Medical Technologist/Medical Laboratory Technician

GORDON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-posted 4 days ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Onsite • Gordon, NE
101-250 employees
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Performs a full range of diagnostic testing on patient specimens as well as ensures testing is conducted in an accurate, efficient, and timely manner that facilitates positive patient care. Interacts directly with medical staff members in interpretation and follows up on patient results. Works with other departments in scheduling, performing, and reporting tests.

  • Assist the phlebotomists in specimen collection, process, and reference lab preparation.
  • Conducts chemical analysis of body fluids, including blood, urine, and spinal fluid, to determine presence of normal and abnormal components.
  • Responsible for the performance and completion of defined equipment, instrument maintenance protocols, and ensuring adequate supply levels.
  • Performs waived moderate and high complexity testing according to CLIA regulations without supervision.
  • Prepares and uses necessary equipment.
  • Performs and maintains documentation.
  • Promotes and ensures patient and staff safety in all aspects of responsibilities.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
  • Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology or equivalent.
  • Certification as a Medical Technologist by a recognized certifying agency or eligibility.
  • Qualifies to do high complexity testing under 42CFR493.1489(b)
  • Knowledge of Federal and State Regulations related to lab.
  • Basic and advanced laboratory concepts, quality control procedures, running, performing, reporting analytical test results; high complexity and below. Supervising bench level medical technologists and medical laboratory technicians, lab assistants, phlebotomists and any other individuals who fall under the auspice of the laboratory.
  • The key areas of the laboratory; chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, coagulation, waive – testing, clinic liaison, shipping and phlebotomy, venipuncture, arterial, capillary, heel puncture, and therapeutic phlebotomy.
  • Demonstrates basic knowledge and understanding of established testing procedures and protocol by remaining abreast of procedure manual and updates and performance in the following areas of laboratory testing: hematology, clinical chemistry, immunoassay, arterial blood gases, urinalysis, hemostasis, transfusion services, immunology/serology, microbiology, phlebotomy, and other laboratory disciplines.
  • Skills in day-to-day lab operations
  • Maintenance of analyzers
  • Reporting results
  • Reporting panic values
  • Reporting STATS, ASAPS, Panic, Delta Check Variations
  • Patient interactions
  • Setting up and coordinating health fairs
  • Liaison to Outpatient Clinic
  • Handling In-Patient Issues and administrative Issues
  • Ensuring proper and periodic training.
  • Identifying problems and making frequent decisions regarding method and performance.
  • Ability to Draw blood; venipuncture, capillary, heel-puncture, and therapeutic phlebotomy
  • Run and perform testing: moderate complexity and below.
  • Result and validate day-to-day quality control; weekly, monthly, bi-monthly and quarterly preventative maintenance
  • Perform all laboratory testing and monitor accuracy of others
  • Instruct personnel in all current and new procedures
  • Encourage good work habits and communicate with others
  • Add, subtract, multiply, divide and understand and apply standard deviation concepts in quality control
  • Generate, read, interpret and take action as it relates to basic financial goals
  • Effectively communicate through patient and provider interaction, handling correspondence and training
  • Work cooperatively and communicate effectively to maintain good working relationships
  • Previous phlebotomy experience preferred.
  • Previous medical technologist experience preferred.
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