Medical Laboratory Tech I- Garners Ferry FSED

Medical University of South Carolina • Columbia, SC

9d • Onsite

About The Position

MUSC Health Emergency and Urgent Care, a part of MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown, is seeking a Medical Laboratory Technician I to support high-quality laboratory testing in a clinical laboratory. As the health care system of the Medical University of South Carolina, MUSC Health is dedicated to delivering the highest-quality and safest patient care. This role involves preparing specimens, performing routine tests, conducting quality control, maintaining instruments, communicating technical information, assisting with training, and participating in continuing education. The MLT I position is for individuals with less than one year of clinical experience.

Requirements

• Associates degree in Medical Laboratory Technology
• Certification as a Medical Laboratory Technician by ASCP Board of Certification (BOC) or equivalent. If not certified, certification must be obtained within the first year of employment.
• Less than one year of clinical experience
• Prolonged standing, sitting, and hand/eye coordination
• Manual dexterity
• Stooping and lifting up to 25 lbs
• Vision/hearing to normal range with/without correction
• Absence of color blindness
• Wearing of protective clothing and shoes due to contact with biohazardous materials
• Able to read, interpret and apply written labels, instructions and guidelines
• Must be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing

Nice To Haves

• If not certified, certification must be obtained within the first year of employment. Starting salary will be 10% lower until certification, then full salary.

Responsibilities

• Performs sample assessment, receiving, accessioning, processing, and testing to support high quality laboratory patient results, as well as supply/stock maintenance activities to support testing activities (65%)
• Prepares specimens for testing
• Performs positive patient identification using two identifiers
• Evaluates specimen acceptability
• Performs specimen receipt in electronic laboratory computer system
• Performs correct labeling practices
• Performs order evaluation and assessment using electronic laboratory computer system
• Performs routine laboratory testing using both automated and non-automated methods using established procedures
• Recognizes normal and abnormal laboratory values
• Recognizes computer data problems
• Communicates technical testing information to medical and lay persons using Standards of Behaviors
• Performs appropriate specimen processing based on sample type and test
• Creates and reviews test/specimen pending worklists
• Proficient in electronic laboratory computer system
• Notifies/Documents critical test results using established policies
• Ensures assigned benches are stocked accordingly
• Ensure new lots/shipment reagents are quality controlled in accordance with manufacturers' procedures and established laboratory protocols
• Ensures reagents are ordered at designated par levels
• Supports test and instrument validation activities
• Performs quality control testing, instrument maintenance, and competency related activities (25%)
• QC testing is performed correctly, completely and in a timely manner
• QC is documented appropriately
• QC is performed and verified prior to reporting patient results
• Troubleshoots equipment, instruments and results effectively
• Documents equipment problems, resolutions on equipment tracking logs/discrepancy form, and communicates to team appropriately
• Process improvement activities are performed and documented
• Follows all procedures and policies as written and approved
• Performs and documents instrument maintenance per manufacturer instructions
• Completes procedure and policy sign off by deadlines using MediaLab
• Completes competency and competency documentation by deadlines using MediaLab
• Actively participates in a setting conducive to teaching health care practitioners in Laboratory Services as assigned (10%)
• Assists in the orientation & training of new staff, students and residents as assigned and provides timely documentation and/or feedback as appropriate
• Ensures positive experiences (clinical as well as non-clinical) for students, residents and health care practitioners
• Participate in continuing education
• Models Standards of Behavior in daily interactions

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer

What This Job Offers

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