Medical Lab Technician/Medical Technologist

Medical Lab Technician

Position Purpose:

The Medical Laboratory Technician will work within the goals and objectives established by departmental management in conjunction with the guidelines and policies of the hospital to provide accurate, timely, cost effective, and efficient testing of patient specimen samples. They will be expected to demonstrate a level of clinical laboratory knowledge equivalent to General Testing Personnel as defined by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act and to conduct testing within the standards of accrediting agencies, the ethical practices of the hospital, and prudent practices of safety and infection control.

Essential Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Performs diagnostic testing procedures of moderate and high complexity in each department of the laboratory, authenticating and validating all results with approved quality control monitors.
2. Operates, maintains and adjusts technical and non-technical equipment.
3. Performs invasive and non-invasive procedures as required.
4. Communicates, advises and informs medical and non-medical personnel of diagnostic testing requirements, regulations and medical laboratory policy and issues.
5. Follows hospital safety, infection control and risk management policies and procedures.
6. Performs clerical functions relating to processing, computing and storage of laboratory specimens, records and reports.
7. Performs monitoring, shipping and handling of blood products from American Red Cross. This includes documentation of quality control records and maintenance of blood product availability.
8. Performs specialized collection including:
? Drug collections
? Paternity
? Insurance
? Therapeutic Phlebotomy
? Arterial Blood Gas

Mandatory Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

? The skills required for proper specimen collection, including patient preparation, if applicable, labeling, and handling, preservation or fixation, processing or preparation, transportation and storage of specimens.
? The skills required for implementing all standard laboratory procedures and the skills required for performing each test method with proper instrument use.
? The skills required for performing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting and calibration procedures related to each test performed.
? A working knowledge of reagent stability and storage, as well as the skills required to implement quality control policies and procedures of the laboratory.
? An awareness of the factors that influence test results, and the skills required to assess and verify the validity of patient test results through the evaluation of quality control sample values prior to reporting patient test results.
? Working knowledge of hematology, coagulation, chemistry, immunology, urinalysis, microbiology, rapid virology and blood banks.
? Capable of responding to emergency paging system within Hospital. Knowledge of clinical laboratory instrumentation and equipment and the ability to maintain, troubleshoot and repair instrumentation.
? Ability to calculate, transcribe and document numerical data with a high level of accuracy.
? Ability to perform other duties as assigned.
? A record of satisfactory performance in all prior and current employment as evidenced by positive employment references from previous and current employers.

Qualifications:

Education:
? Current registry with the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) as MLT, or
? Current certification with the National Certification Agency (NCA) as CLT, or
? Associate degree or at least 60 semester hours of academic credit from a regionally accredited college/university, including successful completion of a CAHEA/NAACLS accredited MLT program and courses in biology and chemistry, or
? Thirty semester hours of academic credit from a regionally accredited college/university, including 6 semester hours of biology and 6 semester hours of chemistry AND successful completion of an advanced 50 week military medical laboratory specialist program, or
? Associates degree or at least 60 semester hours of academic credit from a regionally accredited college/university, including 6 semester hours of chemistry and 6 semester hours of biology AND five years full time acceptable clinical laboratory experience within the last ten years.

Additional Information
Position Type : Full Time
Shift : Day
Hourly Wage: $19.44 - $29.19 per/hour

Medical Technologist

Position Purpose:

The Medical Technologist will work within the goals and objectives established by department management in conjunction with the guidelines and policies of the hospital to provide accurate, timely, cost effective, and efficient testing of patient specimen samples. They will be expected to demonstrate a level of clinical laboratory knowledge equivalent to General Supervisor as defined by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act. They will be expected to conduct testing within the standards of accrediting agencies, the ethical practices of the hospital, and prudent practices of safety and infection control.

Essential Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Performs all diagnostic testing procedures of moderate and high complexity in each department of the laboratory, authenticating and validating all results with approved quality control monitors.
2. Operates, maintains and adjusts technical and non-technical equipment.
3. Performs invasive and non-invasive procedures as required.
4. Communicates, advises and informs medical and non-medical personnel of diagnostic testing requirements, regulations and medical laboratory policy and issues.
5. Monitors laboratory supplies and inventory.
6. Resolves technical problems and takes remedial actions whenever test systems deviate from performance specifications.

Mandatory Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

? Knowledge of medical technology applicable to a wide range of duties in all areas of the hematology, coagulation, and transfusion services section of the laboratory, and a high level of skill in applying this knowledge in solving very complex problems involving diverse aspects of clinical laboratory practice.
? Knowledge of clinical laboratory instrumentation (hematology, coagulation and transfusion services) and equipment, and the ability to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair instrumentation.
? Knowledge of the unique needs, clinical skills and client care standards appropriate to the age ranges served: child, adolescence, young, middle and late adulthood and geriatrics.
? Ability to calculate, transcribe and document numerical data with a high level of accuracy. Capable of responding to emergency paging system within Hospital.
? Ability to calculate, transcribe and document numerical data with a high level of accuracy.
? Ability to perform other duties as assigned.
? A record of satisfactory performance in all prior and current employment as evidenced by positive employment references from previous and current employers.

Qualifications:

Experience:
? Three years' experience as a Medical Technologist in accredited laboratory.

Education:
? Bachelor's degree in a biological or chemical science from an accredited institution, or graduation from an accredited school of Clinical Laboratory Science.

License/Certification:
? Current registration from the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ACSP) as a Medical Technologist (MT) or equivalent training and licensing for MT as certified by the National Certification Agency for Medical laboratory Personnel. Must also, meet the requirements of technical personnel for moderate and high complexity testing as specified by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act.

Additional Information
Position Type : Full Time
Shift : Day
Hourly Wage: $28.01 - $42.02 per/hour