Medical Technologist

Medical Technologist

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and successful completion of a National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS) Medical Technologist program
• five years’ clinical lab experience, or two years’ clinical lab experience with Medical Lab Tech (MLT) certification
• Ability to communicate on a professional level with physicians, nurses and other ancillary professional staff when discussing procedures

Responsibilities

• Performs and provides accurate laboratory test results on human patients
• Prepares and issues blood components for patient transfusions
• Assists in the collection and transport of patient samples from the clinics to laboratory sections
• Handles hazardous materials in accordance with regulations to ensure safe working environment
• Requisitions and maintains inventory of supplies, materials, and equipment as needed for laboratory operations
• Supervises, trains, and reviews the work of students and lower level technicians engaged in clinical laboratory work
• Operates complex specialized laboratory instruments; instructs other personnel in the use and operations of these instruments
• Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience as Medical Technologist preferred
• Medical Technologist (MT) ASCP certification preferred