Medical Laboratory Technician - FT - 2nd Shift

Vitruvian Health•Dalton, GA

138d

About The Position

Performs a wide variety of complex clinical laboratory tests and procedures according to established standards for patients of all age populations. Maintains and/or calibrates highly scientific equipment. Provides teaching and education to laboratory students and other personnel. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to each patient's age, including knowledge of age-dependent expected values and access to data reflecting the patient's current status in relation to age-specific needs. The role requires manual dexterity, visual acuity, basic mathematical skills, color discrimination, and the ability to distinguish sounds across a low-to-high range to ensure proper operation of clinical equipment. The technician communicates with other healthcare providers by telephone to obtain or give information critical to patient care and selects appropriate instrumentation and supplies for the age group served, with particular attention to neonatal, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients.

Requirements

Associate of Science or Associate of Applied Science degree in Medical Laboratory Technician, as stipulated by the Georgia Department of Community Health; a bachelor's degree in a natural science is also accepted.
Certified MLT ASCP or equivalent. Recent graduates of an accredited MLT program and people moving to Georgia may be temporarily classified as an MLT for 18 months before initial certification.
Maintain certification throughout employment at Hamilton Medical Center and meet Georgia state clinical laboratory licensure laws.
Manual dexterity and good eye-hand coordination.
Ability to distinguish sounds in a low-to-high range to assure proper operation of clinical equipment.
Ability to communicate by telephone with healthcare providers to obtain or give information critical to patient care.
Visual acuity, basic mathematical skills, and color discrimination ability.
Ability to obtain and interpret pertinent information based on patients' age-appropriate needs.
Ability to select appropriate instrumentation and supplies for patients, particularly neonates, pediatric patients, adults, and geriatric patients.
Consistent ability to perform clinical skills necessary for care and treatment of patients across age groups.

Responsibilities

Perform complex clinical laboratory tests and procedures according to established standards.
Maintain and/or calibrate scientific equipment.
Teach and educate laboratory students and other personnel.
Provide care appropriate to patients' ages, applying age-dependent expected values and patient-status data.
Communicate with healthcare providers by telephone to obtain or provide information critical to patient care.
Select instrumentation and supplies appropriate for the age group of the patient served.
Perform clinical skills needed to care for and treat patients across age groups, particularly neonates, pediatric patients, adults, and geriatric patients.