Medical Laboratory Technician - Night Shift

Decypher•Tacoma, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Decypher offers healthcare industry professionals careers where their expertise is valued, making a direct impact on the health and readiness of America's service members, veterans, and their families. Since 2008, Decypher has partnered with the Defense Health Agency to deliver professional services, technology, and management solutions, with a mission to provide and support quality care across the United States. The medical laboratory technician will perform clinical laboratory testing across various sections including hematology, chemistry, microbiology, urinalysis, serology, transfusion services, and phlebotomy. This role involves preparing and evaluating specimens, operating and maintaining laboratory instruments, performing quality control procedures, and accurately reporting results using laboratory information systems. The technician will ensure compliance with laboratory protocols and regulatory standards while supporting specimen processing, transport, and overall laboratory operations.

Requirements

Completed an approved college-based laboratory technician certification program and passed the certification test by an approved organization such as the National Certification Agency (NCA), American Medical Technologists (AMT), American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP)
Currently certified as a medical laboratory technician
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Current certification/registration as determined by the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or American Medical Technologist (AMT)
One-year of experience working in the clinical lab as a Medical Technician
Completed a minimum of a six-month rotation through all sections of a medical laboratory as a part of training required to gain certification
U.S. Citizenship is required

Responsibilities

Perform a full range of clinical laboratory tests in any one or a combination of the following sections of the laboratory: hematology, chemistry, cytology, histotechnology, urinalysis, serology, microbiology, phlebotomy or transfusion and blood bank
Determine the suitability of specimens for analysis
Prepare specimens for analysis and ensure that the physiologic state of the properties is maintained
Prepare reagents and primary reference materials as necessary
Calibrate, standardize, adjust, and maintain instruments
Verify correct instrument operation using established procedures and quality control checks
Identify the cause of common problems and make simple repairs
Recognize and react to indicators of malfunction
Locate and implement corrections
Obtain analytical data, convert to a prescribed unit of reporting, as necessary, and correlate data to verify results
Conduct quality control procedures on equipment, reagents and products and maintain proper records for quality control and quality assurance reports
Required to learn or relearn procedures for performing laboratory testing according to the procedures at your place of duty
Prepare specimens for transport to MTF laboratory or for mail out
Prepare biological waste for proper disposal
Use various clinical automation systems as required, such as, but not limited to the laboratory information system and DMHRSi
Required to work in shipping, hematology, chemistry, microbiology, transfusion service and phlebotomy
Perform quality control procedures, manual enter or transfer results to laboratory information system, certify results, cancel laboratory orders, learn to run specimens if laboratory information system is down
Perform all duties in such a manner that they meet all Joint Commission Standards