7/70 Medical Laboratory Technician

Fairview Health Services•Maplewood, MN

17h•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is seeking a Medical Laboratory Technician for the Acute Care Laboratory at M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital in Maplewood, Minnesota. The laboratory offers diagnostic services including hematology, chemistry, microbiology, immunology, and molecular diagnostics. The MLT provides laboratory services to diverse populations in an integrated healthcare environment, performing waived, moderate, or high complexity testing according to standard operating procedures and established quality-control parameters. The role may include specimen collection and handling, workflow support, scheduling tests, and providing results. The MLT works independently under general supervision. This is a full-time 7/70 night-shift position, Thursday through Wednesday, with shifts typically scheduled from 9:30 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. In each two-week pay period, employees typically work seven consecutive nights followed by seven consecutive nights off; each shift is typically ten hours.

Requirements

Associate degree or higher from an accredited college or university in a related laboratory field, including the related laboratory practicum, or an equivalent route qualifying the candidate as high-complexity testing personnel or a moderate-complexity technical consultant, depending on the role, as specified by CLIA ’88.
Qualifying education must meet one of the following: an associate degree or higher in chemical, biological, clinical, or medical laboratory science, or medical laboratory technology from an accredited institution; an associate degree or higher, or 60 semester hours of academic credit, with six semester hours in biology and six semester hours in chemistry; or completion of a 50-week U.S. military medical laboratory training course plus an associate degree or higher, or 60 semester hours of academic credit, with six semester hours in biology and six semester hours in chemistry.
Provide a diploma listing the field of study or a transcript as applicable to the qualifying education route.
Possess or be eligible to receive appropriate HHS-approved laboratory certification: ASCP, ASCPi, AMT, or AAB Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) certification within one year.

Responsibilities

Collect and process biological specimens using appropriate techniques and established standard operating procedures.
Verify patient identity and specimen identification, assess specimen integrity, and follow guidelines for specimen testing and procurement priorities.
Perform waived, moderate, or high complexity testing under CLIA ’88 procedures in applicable laboratory areas, which may include hematology, coagulation, microbiology, serology, immunology, immunohematology, chemistry, special chemistry, urinalysis, phlebotomy, and EKG.
Operate laboratory instrumentation and information systems according to procedure.
Perform and document maintenance procedures and maintain adequate supplies.
Recognize problems, seek assistance when appropriate, consult a supervisor when issues cannot be resolved, and initiate safety or emergency responses as needed.
Evaluate testing results for accuracy, normal parameters, reporting protocols, and age-specific reference ranges.
Correlate results using clinical knowledge, technical expertise, and other conditions affecting test results; recheck abnormal, discrepant, or unexpected results as appropriate.
Communicate abnormal and critical results directly to caregivers and obtain information from caregivers to investigate incongruent results.
Document deviations, actions taken, reagent, test kit, and calibrator checks; recognize and communicate values and trends exceeding quality-control decision levels.
Resolve quality-control issues, consult supervisors as needed, and participate in laboratory performance improvement activities by collecting data, reviewing results, and implementing recommendations.
Collaborate with laboratory customers to promote customer satisfaction and comply with regulatory agency policies.
Orient and mentor new employees and students in routine and complex testing methods, instrumentation, and information systems; check work before release, complete training checklists and evaluations, and report progress and problems to a supervisor or manager.