Medical Lab Technician/ Medical Lab Technologist - Full Time - Blood Bank - 3rd Shift
Job Category: Allied Health
Schedule: Full time
Shift: 3 - Night Shift
SUMMARY:
Performs clinical laboratory tests and procedures to obtain data for use in diagnosis and treatment of disease.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Processes specimens and performs testing under the guidance of a medical technologist.
- Meets expected turnaround time for test results.
- Recognizes abnormal or unusual test results and determines course of action following predetermined criteria prior to reporting results; if necessary, confers with a medical technologist, supervisor or pathologist before reporting results.
- Performs, records and evaluates quality control results and implements corrective action as appropriate.
- Operates, maintains and troubleshoots instrumentation and other equipment, correcting basic malfunctions.
- Documents and communicates technical and general information to appropriate individuals.
- Ensures that adequate supplies and reagents are available to perform the testing required.
- Trains other personnel in policies, procedures and protocols pertaining to their job duties; provides documentation as necessary.
- Communicates and interfaces with hospital personnel, patients, medical staff and family members to ensure high quality patient care.
- Adheres to TMC organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values, policies and standards.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION: Associate's degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school.
EXPERIENCE: Internship as a Medical Laboratory Technician, or equivalent experience in a clinical laboratory setting.
LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION: Registered or registry eligible for MLT by ASCP, HEW, or AMT.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Knowledge of clinical laboratory protocols to follow to ensure tests and procedures are accurate.
- Skill in performing lab analyses and recognizing abnormal or unusual test results, then determining proper course of action.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to complete routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to listen and accurately interpret others’ communication or instructions to take appropriate action.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
- Ability to calculate figures and compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw, interpret bar graphs, and apply basic algebraic concepts.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
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