Medical Lab Tech 2

CAMC Health System•Beckley, WV

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for the accurate and timely performance of routine quantitative and/or qualitative laboratory analyses. Performs waived, moderate, and high-complexity testing in accordance with CLIA and laboratory procedures. The role includes specimen collection and processing, testing human specimens using manual and instrument-supported methods, documenting and reporting results, maintaining quality control and quality assurance, and resolving routine testing, instrument, and reagent issues. The Medical Lab Tech 2 also maintains equipment and supplies, participates in staff development and quality improvement activities, and follows biosafety, chemical hygiene, and patient confidentiality requirements. The employee must demonstrate competency through initial orientation and ongoing validation to independently perform the duties described and those specified by the unit or department competency checklist. For positions with direct patient contact, the employee must demonstrate developmentally appropriate knowledge and skills for the patient ages identified by the department. This is a regular, full-time position scheduled for days at the Beckley location.

Requirements

Associate's degree.
Clinical Lab Practitioner credential.
Medical Lab Tech certification (ASCP/AMT/AAB).
Demonstrated competency through initial orientation and ongoing competency validation.
For positions with direct patient contact, demonstrate knowledge and skills for developmentally appropriate care, including obtaining and interpreting patient information, understanding growth and development, and understanding the range of treatment needed by patients.

Responsibilities

Collect, label, process, and distribute specimens, considering pre-analytical requirements.
Use written procedures to test human specimens for specific analytes using manual and instrument-supported methods; document and enter results in laboratory information systems.
Calculate, record, and report test results for department, administrative, and/or patient records.
Ensure quality control and quality assurance criteria are met, taking corrective action or notifying appropriate individuals before results are issued.
Identify, evaluate, and resolve routine factors affecting procedures and results, including specimen, method, instrument, and reagent issues; document resolution or notification before reporting results.
Evaluate test results, compare related results, and resolve pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical problems with documentation.
Perform and document routine instrument and equipment maintenance and reagent preparation; identify and resolve basic instrument and reagent problems and prevent malfunctions.
Use laboratory information systems and other computer resources to evaluate and document quality control, quality assurance, and test results.
Participate in staff development and continuing education, including demonstrations, bench training, and formal and informal education programs.
Participate in special projects, quality improvement work, workgroups, committees, and CAP/FDA inspection preparation.
Participate in implementation of instruments, methods, tests, procedures, and reagents.
Maintain a clean and safe work area and adequate inventory and supply levels; follow biosafety and chemical hygiene protocols.
Follow confidentiality regulations, guidelines, protocols, and procedures for patient information.
Perform waived, moderate, and high-complexity testing according to CLIA.
Follow laboratory procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, result reporting, and patient-test records.
Maintain records demonstrating proficiency-testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient samples.
Follow quality control policies and document quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations, and maintenance.
Follow established policies and procedures when test systems are outside established performance levels.
Identify problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting, correct them or immediately notify the general supervisor, and document corrective actions when systems deviate from established specifications.
Maintain and document required education; provide positive customer service and coworker relations; comply with attendance, pay, and scheduling policies; participate in continuous quality improvement; work cost-effectively and in alignment with organizational policies, mission, and strategic plan; and perform related duties as assigned.