Medical Lab Technician

Lexington Medical Center • Columbia, SC

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About The Position

The Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) provides laboratory services to inpatient and outpatient populations, performing routine tests and analysis to support patient diagnosis and treatment. The position emphasizes accurate, timely results and excellent testing quality, in accordance with Lexington Medical Center’s mission, vision, and strategic imperatives.

The MLT performs manual and automated laboratory testing and may collect specimens, including blood specimens through venipuncture or capillary puncture using age-appropriate techniques. The role includes evaluating specimen handling, conducting and interpreting quality-control procedures, monitoring and troubleshooting instruments, maintaining equipment and records, recognizing and reporting abnormal or critical results, and maintaining competency across assigned testing. The MLT also collaborates with patients, families, coworkers, and other healthcare professionals; supports learning for coworkers and students; maintains continuing education; and follows laboratory, confidentiality, and hazardous-waste requirements.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree from a nationally or internationally accredited educational institution.
• Active Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) certification from ASCP Board of Certification or an equivalent state or governmental certification, such as NCA, AMT, or AAB.
• Certification may be at the MLT level or categorical in a recognized clinical laboratory science discipline; practice with categorical certification is limited to the certified category or categories.
• Registry-eligible candidates without active MLT certification may be considered but must obtain certification within six months of hire.
• Maintain continuing education requirements for national certification and applicable MLT-level requirements.

Responsibilities

• Perform manual and automated laboratory testing in accordance with accreditation requirements and established laboratory procedures.
• Collect specimens as required, including blood specimens by venipuncture or capillary puncture using developmentally appropriate techniques.
• Evaluate specimen preparation and handling; select, perform, evaluate, and monitor test procedures.
• Conduct quality-control procedures on equipment and reagents, assess results for acceptability, and perform basic troubleshooting.
• Perform assigned testing independently, multitask, and meet productivity expectations while promoting teamwork.
• Recognize instrument malfunctions, identify and implement corrections, and verify instrument operation using protocols and quality-control checks.
• Recognize normal and abnormal values, correlate data with other test results or diagnoses, and report results and problems to appropriate personnel.
• Perform assigned daily, weekly, and periodic instrument maintenance; identify common problems, make simple repairs, and communicate with service personnel as needed.
• Maintain quality-control and other records; review abnormal-result, overdue, and pending logs and take appropriate action.
• Notify appropriate personnel of critical or alert results and perform required abnormal-result notification according to policy.
• Refer requests for interpretation or explanation of results to a supervisor or pathologist when appropriate.
• Train new employees and students as assigned and facilitate learning for coworkers and other members of the healthcare team.
• Achieve and maintain competency for waived, moderate, and potentially selected high-complexity testing; complete competency evaluations as required.
• Maintain continuing education requirements for national certification and Lexington Medical Center MLT-level requirements.
• Work collaboratively and communicate courteously and accurately while following confidentiality policies.
• Inform personnel of circumstances that may affect testing quality and initiate appropriate follow-up.
• Apply clinical reasoning, initiative, leadership, and independent decision-making while recognizing and incorporating differences into care.
• Ensure hazardous waste and hazardous-waste pharmaceuticals are properly segregated, labeled, closed, stored, and managed for disposal; complete required RCRA training.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Day-one medical, dental, and life insurance benefits for benefit-eligible employees and families.
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
• 403(b) match plan eligibility beginning day one; Lexington Health matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer-paid life insurance equal to one times salary.
• Optional supplemental life insurance with low-cost premiums up to three times salary.
• Adoption assistance.
• Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage for full-time employees after 90 days of eligible employment.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Student loan forgiveness.

What This Job Offers

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