Medical Lab Technician / Medical Technologist

Margaret Mary Health•Batesville, IN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for the collection and analysis of laboratory specimens and subsequent reporting according to laboratory protocol and procedures. The role requires strong lab science and customer service skills, effective communication, and the ability to operate lab and basic office equipment. The position could be filled by a Medical Technologist (MT) with a Bachelor's degree or a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) with an Associate's degree. The shifts are 72 hours per pay period, night shifts from 5 PM to 5 AM, Monday through Wednesday.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or Bachelor's degree majoring in Medical Technology, Science or other scientific field
Registered as a Medical Lab Tech or Medical Technologist by the ASCP or AMT
Minimum of 1 year relevant work experience required
Strong lab science skills
Strong customer service skills
Effectively communicates both verbal & written
Able to operate lab & basic office equipment
Constant manual dexterity & use of hands
Frequent walking, standing, & talking
May need to lift up to 25 lbs frequently; occasionally up to 50 lbs

Responsibilities

Uses only approved abbreviations.
Understands patient safety goals & actions taken.
Uses 2 patient identifiers before giving treatments, demonstrates process.
Introduces self to patient & explains procedure thoroughly to assure patient comfort & compliance.
Verifies correct patient by appropriate identification process before beginning procedure.
Competently performs all routine phlebotomy procedures.
Observes patient & puncture site carefully during procedure for adverse reactions.
Calls for additional support if needed.
Knows proper collection tubes & containers for routine testing.
Ability to collect, research and process esoteric lab testing (i.e. 24-hour specimens, chromosomes, reference testing, etc.).
Sends out bone marrow, flow cytometry, cytology, chromosome analysis & pathology specimens following proper procedure.
Sends out reference lab specimens following proper procedure.
Performs accurate & appropriate testing of specimens received in the laboratory, according to laboratory protocol & procedure.
Investigates & documents problems with unacceptable specimens.
Verifies accuracy of results before reporting them.
Verifies results in a timely manner.
Reports results for stat, abnormal, critical values & other categories of special requests as defined by lab policy.
Reviews reported results in department daily.
Performs appropriate quality control for the test procedure & documents results.
Accurately analyzes & evaluates QC results obtained before accepting & reporting patient test results.
Troubleshoots out of range QC & notifies section leader of unresolved issues.
Calls the technical support hotline to troubleshoot out of range QC.
Documents steps taken in troubleshooting process.
Labels QC & reagents with date opened & expiration.
Performs maintenance according to each analyzer’s schedules & procedures.
Documents performance of maintenance for the analyzer.
Performs & documents calibration of instrumentation for new lot numbers of reagents & expired calibrations.
Organizes workload for maximum efficiency in order to complete tests being performed.
Performs duties independently, requiring no direct supervision, but seeks guidance as needed.
Handles conflict situations appropriately.
Maintains work area and equipment in the condition required by department standards.
Performs daily cleaning of work area.
Maintains appropriate supplies for work being performed and ensures supplies are sufficient for ongoing testing.