Medical Lab Technician – Core Lab Nights – 8hr – 10hr or 12hr shifts

Medical Lab Technician – Core Lab Nights – 8hr – 10hr or 12hr shifts

Requirements

• Associate degree or appropriate Military Training eligible for ASCP or NCA certification. Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) training at an Accredited NAACLS training program
• High School Graduate
• Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) – American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP) ASCP, NCA or eligible (must be completed within 6 months of hire)

Responsibilities

• Accurately prepares, labels and stores reagents, standards, controls, proficiency testing material and patient specimens for analysis.
• Analyzes patient, control and proficiency testing specimens and records results in a timely manner according to laboratory policy.
• Calibrates, maintains and operates instruments keeping appropriate documentation; reports equipment malfunction to supervisor.
• Correlates results of pertinent laboratory determinations.
• Demonstrates ability to provide care/service safely and efficiently.
• Demonstrates competence in the areas of critical thinking, interpersonal relationships and technical skills.
• Disposes of biohazardous materials, chemical waste, sharps and other potentially hazardous materials according to policy.
• Follows regulatory, accreditation and institutional standards, policies and procedures.
• Instructs patient (and/or care provider) with correct specimen collection procedures.
• May be required to float to other locations throughout the organization.
• Other responsibilities may include: performing venipuncture, finger stick and/or heel stick using appropriate techniques; maintaining inventory of supplies, reagents and solutions to assure uninterrupted work flow; recording and retrieving laboratory data from on-site reference laboratories; instructing medical technology students during their lab practicum; orienting new employees to the lab procedures they will be expected to perform; special projects; additional duties as assigned.
• Participates in continuing education.
• Participates in quality assurance/quality improvement activities.
• Recognizes abnormal results, alert values, and sources of error and interfering substances, and initiates corrective action when indicated; verifies accuracy and transcription of final report.
• Uses and wears PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) as necessary to perform job duties safely and minimize risk.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.