Coordinator POCT

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a(an) Coordinator POCT today with Medical City Plano.

Job Summary and Qualifications

POSITION SUMMARY: Performs, demonstrates proficiency and understands Point of Care testing as it relates to patient care. Develops relationships with all nursing areas to promote and monitor testing. Assists in instructing testing personnel in all patient care areas. Performs teaching with a perceptive depth of clinical Laboratory tests and procedures. Ensures that the highest quality of care is maintained at all times for bedside testing. Has thorough knowledge of all CAP, JCAHO and CLIA regulations as it pertains to Point of Care. With input from the Laboratory staff and management, develops and maintains the Performance Improvement program for the Laboratory.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Show competency in performing testing procedures

• Performs, monitors, evaluates Quality control for bedside testing

• Instructs nursing staff on use of instrumentation, develops competencies for nursing staff

• Maintains and complies data for PI for the Laboratory

• Serves as the POCT committee chairperson

• Attendance and being on time, ready to work your scheduled hours, is an essential job function

• Research new POCT instruments, hospital needs and makes recommendations to Lab Technical Manager

• Thorough knowledge of CAP, JCAHO and CLIA regulations as relates to the Lab and Point of Care testing

POSITION REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree

• Licensure/certification/registration: ASCP registered

• Experience: 3 years as MT and/or 2 years supervisor in lab setting

• Special Skills & Qualifications: Ability to listen, interact and communicate verbally and in writing.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Medical City Plano opened in 1975 and provides Plano and Collin County with advanced health care. Medical City Plano is a 600+ bed acute care hospital. We have more than 2,000 employees and over 1,400 physicians on staff. Our main campus in Plano has a cancer treatment center and cardiovascular programs. We have The Bariatric Surgery Institute, a Wound Care Center and inpatient rehabilitation. We also offer complete women's and children's services. This includes a high-risk antepartum unit and a Level 3 neonatal intensive-care unit. We were the first hospital in Dallas, Collin or Denton counties to be named a Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Medical City Plano was the first Level I Trauma Center in Collin County and The Burn & Reconstructive Center of Texas was the first burn center in Collin County. As a part of the Medical City network of hospitals and specialists, patients are ensured access to leading medical experts and advanced healthcare innovations.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Coordinator POCT opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.