Lab Technician/Technologist - LVH CC Blood Bank

HNL Lab Medicine • Allentown, PA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Performs laboratory procedures to obtain results for physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases using established protocols that require the broad exercise of independent judgment and responsibility with minimal technical supervision. Works independently and communicates effectively with other healthcare professionals.

Requirements

• Must meet CLIA 88 personnel requirements for high complexity testing.
• Associate’s degree in MLT program from an accredited institution required.
• 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 mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Word processing, Spreadsheets, E-mail, Laboratory Information Systems.

Nice To Haves

• Certification by a recognized certifying agency for clinical laboratory professionals preferred (ASCP, ASMT, NCA, etc).
• Certifications may be required in specialized areas of the laboratory.

Responsibilities

• Accurately performs any high complexity, moderate complexity or waived laboratory testing in the assigned testing division, which may require the broad exercise of independent judgment to include the use of advanced clinical laboratory instrumentation and equipment according to departmental Standard Operating Procedures.
• Recognizes and corrects instrument malfunctions within the scope of the operators manual and records troubleshooting activities.
• Confirms, verifies and reports test results independently.
• Monitors results for reasonableness and critical values.
• Correlates and interprets data generated from testing.
• Assists physicians in the interpretation of test results within the scope of the profession.
• Conducts established quality control and performance improvement activities.
• Provides clinical orientation and/or training of new employees/students.
• Prepares and/or collects specimens (blood, urine, feces or other body fluids) for analysis.
• Participates in Continuous System Improvement (CSI) and continuing education programs.
• Performs competency for high complexity testing, as delegated.

Benefits

• employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or other such protected classes as may be defined by law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree