Description
AMERICAN HEALTH ASSOCIATES is the premier long-term care clinical laboratory in the region, servicing over 4500 facilities. Additionally, AHA is one of the fastest growing independent labs in the nation, currently offering services in: Florida, Ohio, Maryland, Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia. By investing in state-of-the-art technology and a skilled workforce, we can offer a superior program focused on serving the long-term care industry.
THE ROLE: Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT)
A Medical Laboratory Technician is responsible for performing a full range of laboratory testing and reporting laboratory findings to physicians. The skills requirements for a Medical Technician I include: Occupational Specific, Technical Skills, Personal and Professional. AHA's MLT must meet the personnel responsibilities per CLIA Sec. 493.1495: Standard Testing personnel responsibilities.
As AHA's MLT, you will be expected to follow the laboratory’s procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting, and maintaining records of patient test results. You must maintain records that demonstrate that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens. Adhere to the laboratory’s quality control policies, document all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations, and maintenance performed. Follow the laboratory’s established policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory’s established acceptable levels of performance. You should be able to identify problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and either correct the problems or immediately notify the technical supervisor, clinical consultant, or director. Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specifications.
Apply the principles, theory, and techniques of the practice of laboratory medicine to produce and report appropriate results. Perform, interpret, and record Quality Control data in all departments as appropriate. Record corrective actions where appropriate. Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on instrumentation as prescribed in procedures. Record corrective actions where appropriate. You must participate in continuing education.
NO WEEKENDS
Requirements
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Produce and report appropriate laboratory results in hematology, coagulation, urinalysis, automated chemistry, and serology.
- Perform, interpret, and record quality control data in all departments.
- Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on instrumentation as prescribed in procedures.
- Call critical results.
- Perform inventory and maintain department supplies.
- Other tasks and projects as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Associate Degree in biological science or chemistry required.
- Completion of a qualified medical laboratory science program or three years of acceptable clinical laboratory experience required.
- ASCP or AMT certification preferred.
- 2-4 years of laboratory experience preferred.
If you are qualified and interested in this position, please submit your updated resume/application, and give us the chance to learn more about you!
AHA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer
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