Certified, Molecular Technologist

Arbor Diagnostics•Dallas, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Arbor-Women’s Health Elevated is the largest privately owned, exclusively focused, full-service women’s health diagnostics company in the U.S., featuring a broad and growing portfolio of products. We are elevating women's health and creating novel technology-based solutions that allow healthcare providers to devote more time to their patients. Diagnostics services include anatomic pathology, clinical pathology, cytopathology, molecular pathology, microbiology, and genetic testing. Arbor is uniquely positioned to develop services and solutions tailored to meet the needs of a women’s health practice. Every solution is created to uniquely support women’s health providers and their patients. Learn More at www.arbordiagnostics.org . The Molecular Technologist accurately performs complex techniques involving the molecular analysis of human biological specimens in conformance with state and federal regulatory guidelines.

Requirements

Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities
Excellent attention to detail
Ability to work in a team environment
Willingness to maintain confidential information
Must be analyzed for color perception
Associate or bachelor’s degree in a Biological, Chemical or Clinical Laboratory Science
Current certification as Medical Technologist / Medical Laboratory Scientist or appropriate categorical certification through the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), American Medical Technologists (AMT) or American Association of Bioanalysts (AAB)
Good theoretical and application understanding of molecular biology techniques including but not limited to nucleic acid extraction/isolation and PCR techniques

Responsibilities

Performs and demonstrates competency in intricate molecular diagnostic techniques including pipetting, reagent preparation, nucleic acid extraction, and Transcription Mediated Amplification (TMA) and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) methodologies.
Analyze and review results, accurately enter and release clinical results into the Laboratory Information System (LIS).
Evaluate data to determine interference, contamination, inhibition, or other problems that may arise during extraction and amplification of nucleic acids.
Follows aseptic techniques and cleaning procedures for the prevention of contamination.
Responsible for the preventive maintenance and function checks procedures of equipment, as well performing corrective action when necessary.
Ensures patient specimen stability, proper sample processing and takes appropriate corrective action when errors are detected, or rejections/recollections are required.
Performs all quality control procedures to ensure validity and analytic performance of test results and troubleshoots according to laboratory protocols.
Exhibits efficient use of time and resources, meeting expectations for turnaround time (TAT).
Treats all proficiency testing samples according to regulatory agencies’ guidelines and laboratory expectations.
Maintains proficiency and competency in performance for the Molecular testing menu.
Participates in regulatory agencies’ inspection readiness and onsite inspections.
Communicates effectively and timely as needed to coworkers, department leadership and other divisions.