Medical Lab Technician / Chemistry Lab Full Time Day Shift 7-330p, Every 4th Weekend

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Boston, MA

7d•$37 - $50•Onsite

About The Position

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Job Summary: Performs laboratory tests, confirms accuracy results and reports findings to the the Pathologists and other Clinicians.

Requirements

Associate's degree in Medical Laboratory or Life Sciences required.
License ASCP Registered preferred.
0-1 years related work experience required.
Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.

Nice To Haves

Clinical laboratory experience
Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) Certification

Responsibilities

Performs start-up, maintenance, and troubleshoots procedures on instruments and laboratory equipment per established laboratory protocols.
Performs and evaluates QC and calibration, and data entry and assessment.
Prepares specimens for examination.
Performs complex chemical, biological, hematological, immunological, microscopic, and bacteriological tests.
Uses automated equipment and instruments capable of performing tests simultaneously.
Analyzes samples for content or other properties.
Tests for electrolytes, enzymes and drug levels in the blood.
Examines blood and other fluids for normal and abnormal cells, counts cells using a microscope.
Makes cultures of body fluids and tissue samples to determine the presence of bacteria, fungi, parasites, and other organisms.
Types and crossmatches blood samples for transfusions and prepares products for transfusion.
Evaluates test results, enters results into the LIS and reports results to clinicians.
Ensures accuracy of test results.
May perform venipunctures, including blood culture collection, and fingersticks ensuring proper ID/labeling of specimens and using vein preservation techniques.
Keeps current with developments in laboratory medicine by mandatory and voluntary continuing education, competency testing and Quality Assurance.
Runs and results for mandated CAP Proficiency Testing Samples.