LAB TECH

Cary Medical Center•Caribou, ME

2d•$29 - $40

About The Position

Cary Medical Center is hiring a Lab Tech to join its Laboratory team. The successful applicant performs routine and specialty laboratory tests to aid medical providers in diagnosing and treating disease. The role involves collecting and processing specimens, reporting results, maintaining and troubleshooting laboratory instruments, and following approved procedures and applicable regulations. The position is full-time, scheduled for 36 hours, with a listed day shift of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; employees must be available to work various assigned shifts and provide occasional weekend and holiday coverage. The position is non-exempt, with a stated pay range of $29.42–$40.00 per hour. Cary Medical Center describes its workplace as supportive and collaborative and notes that employees voted it one of Maine’s Best Places to Work for the sixth year in a row.

Requirements

Associate degree in medical laboratory technology.
Registry with ASCP, HEW, or AMT.
Availability to work Sunday through Saturday, on various assigned shifts, with occasional weekend and holiday coverage.

Nice To Haves

CPR and basic first aid are recommended.

Responsibilities

Obtain high-quality specimens from inpatients and outpatients.
Respond promptly to computer orders, telephone requests, and STAT and urgent requests.
Identify patients correctly, provide customer service, explain procedures, and answer patient questions appropriately.
Complete specimen draws with one needle stick and obtain sufficient specimen quantity more than 95% of the time.
Label all specimen tubes correctly and completely.
Follow Universal Precautions.
Perform laboratory procedures independently according to procedures approved by the Laboratory Medical Director.
Keep equipment, instruments, and reagents in working order and accessible for coworkers on the next shift.
Process specimens and obtain results promptly.
Report critical values promptly.
Verify quality control is acceptable before reporting patient results and document remedial actions when it is not.
Complete assigned proficiency tests in the same manner as patient tests.
Mentor Medical Technology students.
Perform CLIA-required control activities and include quality-control material as specified in standard operating procedures.
Dilute and repeat tests outside the instrument’s linear range.
Perform scheduled linearity, correlation, and/or precision checks.
Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair instruments as necessary, and document equipment repairs.
Immediately notify the Lab Lead of instrument or procedural problems.
Comply with local, state, and federal laws and regulations.