Office Lab Consultant

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Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.

Consistently ranked as bestin the Columbia Metroarea by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000babies each year, performs more than 34,000surgeries annually and isthe region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center.

Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Under the direct supervision of the Point of Care Coordinator, the Office Lab Consultant is responsible for the oversight of laboratory testing performed in the Point of Care Testing (POCT). This position monitors all aspects of Laboratory quality, accreditation, and regulatory compliance during physician practice on-boarding and daily operations. Oversight of POCT operations and accreditation/regulatory requirements will include:
Completion of on-boarding checklist. Training of POCT personnel. Development of POCT policy, procedure and safety manuals. Oversight of Laboratory daily maintenance and testing quality control. Oversight of performance of proficiency testing. Development and monitoring of a Quality Assurance plan. Implementation of an inventory control system. Assistance with selection of new manual and automated testing systems. Providing clinical testing and specimen processing support.

Assistance with client connectivity to the laboratory information system (LIS). The POCT Consultant will inform the physician office staff, practice manager, and clinical director of all requirements needed to comply with CLIA regulations and oversee compliance maintenance through monitoring of personnel training, quality control and quality assurance.

Minimum Education: Bachelor of Science Degree in Medical Technology, Biological, or Chemical Science
Minimum Years of

Experience:

4 Years of relevant experience in the Clinical Laboratory
Substitutable Education & Experience (Optional): None
Required Certifications/Licensure: MT(ASCP) or equivalent certification
Required Training: None

• Completion of on-boarding checklist during physician office laboratory set-up to ensure that the new office has been provided with appropriate resources and the proper CLIA certification has been obtained for on-site testing.
• Development of policy, procedure and safety manuals for each office.
  a. Writes procedures for all POCT on-site testing.
  b. Updates manuals annually and presents them for director review.
  c. Ensures that all testing procedures have been properly validated prior to implementation.
• Provides training and support for POCT staff to ensure competency for all POCT testing.
  a. Training for proper performance of testing to include: i. Following procedures for testing based on manufacturer recommendations to ensure accurate and reliable results. ii. Performing and documenting daily maintenance, quality controls and quality assurance. iii. Performance of proficiency testing. iv. Analyzer usage, calibration, and troubleshooting.
  b. Evaluation of POCT staff for competency at initial training, 6 month post and annually thereafter.
  c. Review of personnel files for documentation of training, competency, and level of education.
  d. Assistance with disciplinary action as necessary when a lab policy has been violated.
  e. Assistance as needed with interviewing candidates for vacant positions.
  Appropriate daily, weekly and/or monthly review of quality control to ensure proper performance of manual and automated testing procedures.
  a. Designs and provides maintenance and QC logs for all in-house testing.
  b. Ensures that QC programs are established and maintained to identify failures in quality as they occur.
  c. Establishes and maintains acceptable levels of analytical performance for each test system.
  d. Documents remedial action taken whenever significant…