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St. Peter's Health · 4 hours ago

Technical Clinical Laboratory Coordinator - Point of Care (Evenings, 1.0 FTE)

Montana, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

St. Peter's Health is seeking a Technical Clinical Laboratory Coordinator for their Point of Care Testing department. The role involves overseeing the daily operations of laboratory informatics and ensuring effective patient flow, compliance with regulations, and staff training.

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Responsibilities

Assists the Operations Manager in the day-to-day operations of the Laboratory Department in the areas of Point of Care Testing and Informatics

Is responsible for ensuring effective and efficient patient flow systems; ensures development and consistent implementation of tools to ensure patient satisfaction with service as measured by satisfaction scores; responds to and resolves complaints

Works with Laboratory, Medical, and Nursing staff to foster collaborative relationships and ensure consistent and integrated approach to providing services

Works collaboratively with Technical Laboratory Supervisors, Phlebotomy Coordinators, Client Services, Pathologists, Nursing, Medical staff, and other constituencies to develop and implement policies and procedures to comply with rules, regulations, and state and federal law; ensures practices to support patient safety

Responsible for working with Technical Laboratory Supervisors, Phlebotomy Coordinators, Client Services, and Pathologists for the development and participation in both CQI and QA yearly plans and activities (as approved by the Director)

Will assist in evaluating expenditures and make recommendations to ensure operations are within budget. Will take part in strategic planning and budget development each year

Responsible for oversight for training and orientation functions that are employee-centered, competency-based based and timely

Responsible for assisting in the compliance of the Laboratory with the Joint Commission, CMS, and other regulating agencies' requirements. Works cohesively with the Technical Laboratory Supervisors, Phlebotomy Coordinators, Pathologists, Nursing, and Medical staff, and assures compliance of each employee

Assist with ensuring adequate equipment maintenance and that all equipment complies with regulatory requirements and calibration standards

Assist in being a liaison with both equipment vendors and Biomed Services

May be assigned responsibility for participating in or leading department projects, such as but not limited to ARRA Meaningful Use, ICD-10 implementation, Point of Care Testing menu changes, and LEAN Process improvement

Responsible for the ordering and management of inventory for POCT

Will attend and participate in all department meetings and attend organizational, nursing, or medical staff meetings as requested or assigned

Responsible for being a liaison between Providers, Nursing, Patient Access, and Laboratory to ensure the best possible patient care experience

Responsible for acting as and mentoring SME in areas assigned

Responsible for always setting the example of positive interactions, encouraging actions, and promoting co-workers, providers, the hospital, and the medical group

Other duties as assigned by the leadership team

Qualification

Clinical Laboratory ScientistRegulatory ComplianceLaboratory InformaticsMeditechCPOELEAN ImplementationStaff TrainingProblem-solvingOrganizational SkillsCommunication SkillsAttention to DetailLeadership Skills

Required

Five years' experience as a clinical lab scientist as a generalist in a hospital setting

Current licensure as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist in Montana is required

Two years of computer technical school and/or two years' experience working directly in the computer field may be substituted for the 4-year degree if directly applicable to this position

Must demonstrate problem-solving ability and ability to plan for clinical area technology advancements to keep up with the state of art in laboratory medicine

Must be able to perform extensive mathematical calculations for method comparisons, accuracy and precision

Must be able to plan training and staff competency assessments

Must also be capable of multitasking

Must demonstrate exceptional organizational ability

Must demonstrate advanced problem-solving skills

Must demonstrate flexibility

Must demonstrate professionalism

Must be able to work under extremely busy conditions

Must be able to provide on-call coverage to address critical patient care needs

Must be able to communicate verbally, in writing, and electronically

Must demonstrate attention to detail

Must be able to teach and train others