Our Mission: At The Cancer & Hematology Centers we are dedicated to help, healing and hope for cancer patients and their families.
We provide our patients with advanced treatments, innovative research and, above all else, compassionate care. Our patients receive the most comprehensive, contemporary cancer care balanced with the compassion of a dedicated nursing and support staff. Treating cancer requires a team of committed and caring health care professionals working together to understand and address your needs. In addition to caring physicians, we have a full range of support staff available to assist you and your family, such as oncology-certified nurses, social workers, experienced lab and pharmacy personnel and a psychologist. Our focus is not just on healing but also on helping and offering hope. We know that being diagnosed with cancer is a life-changing event, and it takes a lot of adjustment to accept the emotional and physical realities of this disease. Our staff understands what you’re going through and can offer compassion and resources to help. To us, it’s important that healing isn't just centered on your disease site. Our cutting-edge cancer care is available close to home. Our medical staff have close ties to prominent hospitals and ongoing cancer research, and we bring those breakthrough advances to our regional centers to progress the level of care that is offered right here at home.
Why Join Us? We are looking for talented and high-motivated individuals who demonstrate a natural desire to support the meaningful work of community oncologists and the patients we serve.
Job Description:
Position Overview:
The Medical Technologist performs testing on patient specimens for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes and reports results. The technologist also performs quality control procedures and instrumentation maintenance. The technologist assists the laboratory manager in maintaining an efficient and effective laboratory operation. The position requires exercise of independent judgment and discretion.
Desired/Required Qualifications:
Education:
Bachelor of Science and successful completion of medical technologist internship.
Must pass registry exam and have current certification.
Must be ASCP (American Society of Clinical Pathologists) certified.
Specific skills & abilities:
Two years of related work experience.
Knowledge of various chemistry and hematology instrumentation required.
Experience using laboratory information system (LIS).
Must be able to distinguish all colors of the spectrum.
Experience/knowledge of microscope usage required.
Preferred:
Five years of related work experience.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Performs assigned technical assays according to established procedures and report test results.
- Properly collects patient specimen including patient preparation, labeling, handling and transportation.
- Maintains all equipment according to maintenance schedule and records function checks.
- Performs and records quality control and proficiency tests. Perform and record corrective action if QC fails.
- Demonstrates skills required to assess and verify validity of patient results prior to reporting. Adheres to established processing times while maintaining the highest quality and most efficient use of resources. Identify problems that may adversely affect test performance and make repairs as necessary.
- Maintains a safe working environment by strict adherence to company safety policies and procedures. Is alert to the existence of safety hazards and reports any unsafe conditions to the safety officer. Keeps work station clean and neat.
- Has documentation of training appropriate for test performance prior to analyzing specimens. Maintains knowledge of current developments in the laboratory field by attending job related seminars or by reading appropriate books, journals and other publications.
- All other duties as assigned.
Providing advanced treatments and compassionate care close to home.
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