Lab Technician/Technologist Generalist - 17th Street
About The Position
The Lab Technician/Technologist Generalist performs laboratory procedures to obtain results that physicians use to diagnose and treat diseases. The role follows established protocols and requires broad independent judgment and responsibility with minimal technical supervision. The technician works independently and communicates effectively with other healthcare professionals. This position performs high-, moderate-, and waived-complexity testing in the assigned testing division, using advanced clinical laboratory instrumentation and equipment as required by departmental Standard Operating Procedures. The technician evaluates and reports results, troubleshoots instrument issues within the scope of the operator’s manual, conducts quality-control activities, and may assist physicians with interpreting results within the scope of the profession. The role also includes specimen preparation or collection, training and orientation, competency work, and participation in continuous improvement and continuing education.
Requirements
- Meet CLIA 88 personnel requirements for high-complexity testing.
- Associate’s degree in an MLT program from an accredited institution.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
- Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
- Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
- Ability to work with probability, statistical inference, geometry, and trigonometry, and apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to interpret technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and work with abstract and concrete variables.
- Computer skills in word processing, spreadsheets, email, and Laboratory Information Systems.
Nice To Haves
- Certification by a recognized certifying agency for clinical laboratory professionals, such as ASCP, ASMT, or NCA.
Responsibilities
- Perform high-, moderate-, and waived-complexity laboratory testing in the assigned testing division according to departmental Standard Operating Procedures.
- Use advanced clinical laboratory instrumentation and equipment as required.
- Recognize and correct instrument malfunctions within the scope of the operator’s manual and document troubleshooting activities.
- Independently confirm, verify, and report test results.
- Monitor results for reasonableness and critical values, and correlate and interpret testing data.
- Assist physicians in interpreting test results within the scope of the profession.
- Conduct established quality-control and performance-improvement activities.
- Provide clinical orientation and/or training to new employees and students.
- Prepare and/or collect blood, urine, feces, or other body-fluid specimens for analysis.
- Participate in Continuous System Improvement (CSI) and continuing education programs.
- Perform competency for high-complexity testing as delegated.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
