Also called: POCT Coordinator
Makes sure every quick bedside test in a hospital, like finger-stick glucose and rapid strep or COVID tests, gives accurate results.
Trains nurses on a new glucose meter, checks that each device passed its daily quality checks, and hunts down why one unit's results look off. You keep the hospital ready for lab inspections and track hundreds of devices used by thousands of staff.
Estimate based on medical lab scientist and lab supervisor pay.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in medical laboratory science and ASCP certification, plus lab experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Medical Laboratory Science, Clinical Laboratory Science, Biology.
Growing about average. Bedside testing keeps growing as labs get faster.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Device data flows into software automatically; training staff, inspections and troubleshooting stay human.
Classes: Chemistry, Biology, AP Statistics.
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