Medical Technologist or Medical Lab Technician
About The Position
This position performs accurate, precise, and timely testing of patient specimens to support the diagnosis and management of human illness. Work uses automated, computerized, and manual methods and includes quality control, instrument operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting. Specimens include blood, tissue, fecal matter, sputum, urine, spinal fluid, and other body fluids, which may be contaminated with infectious diseases, including HIV and other blood-borne pathogens. The role performs complex analyses of body fluids and tissues, assesses the reliability and validity of analytic data before results are released, interprets laboratory information, and troubleshoots procedures and instruments. It also provides customer service to clinicians, clients, patients, and families; performs quality assurance and equipment maintenance; and helps train and mentor new associates and students. The position requires a focus on safety, quality, and efficiency as part of a High Reliability Organization. The job profile is an overview and may change; it is not an exhaustive list of duties.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree (four-year degree) is required.
- Registration by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), or equivalent AMT certification; alternatively, completion of all required bachelor's degree coursework and completion of ASCP certification.
- Superior customer service skills.
- Experience in an automated clinical laboratory.
Responsibilities
- Perform complex analyses of body fluids and tissues using appropriate automated, computerized, and manual methods.
- Determine the reliability of analytic data before releasing patient measurements for diagnosis and treatment.
- Interpret laboratory information and make judgmental decisions; troubleshoot technical procedures and instruments.
- Use knowledge of medical data correlation, laboratory parameters, physiologic factors, medication effects, and medical treatments to assess laboratory data validity.
- Evaluate new testing methodologies and practices using appropriate testing techniques.
- Demonstrate safety and infection-control practices when handling specimens, including potentially infectious materials.
- Mentor new laboratory associates and students.
- Provide professional customer service to clinicians and clients, including communicating by telephone with physician offices, clinical staff, and laboratory associates.
- Communicate with patients and their families and use service recovery when necessary.
- Perform quality control checks on procedures, equipment, reagents, and stains; document and interpret QC data to determine patient-result validity and verify instrument performance.
- Document and review maintenance logs to support optimum system performance and prevent equipment failures.
- Remain current in the field, train new employees and students, and maintain competencies and mandatory education requirements (ACE).
- Perform miscellaneous duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
