PRM Medical Technologist

Jackson Health•Miami, FL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

PRM Medical Technologist performs diagnostic tests and procedures in the clinical laboratory of a county medical facility. The role is responsible for diagnostic analyses, morphologic studies, and quantitative and qualitative determinations on blood, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, and other body-fluid and product specimens, using recognized scientific theory, principles, and techniques. The work emphasizes independent judgment in producing accurate results and recognizing critical values. The position may supervise Laboratory Aides, Assistants and Technicians, Medical Technology Students, and Laboratory Clerks as needed. Supervision is received from a professional superior who reviews results for professional quality and assists when abnormal laboratory results are identified. The technologist carries out patient testing, quality control, instrument maintenance, specimen handling, documentation, inventory, and related laboratory procedures according to protocols and procedure manuals. The role also includes responding to STAT requests, communicating critical or panic values, supporting quality assurance and proficiency testing, and helping ensure continuity of laboratory operations across shifts.

Requirements

Associate degree in a related field.
Valid Florida license as a Medical Technologist in the area of specialty.
Generally requires 1 to 3 years of related experience.
Ability to analyze, organize, and prioritize work accurately while meeting multiple deadlines.
Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form.
Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with professional composure.
Ability to understand and follow instructions.
Ability to exercise sound, independent judgment.
Knowledge and skill in using job-appropriate technology and software applications.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree.
ASCP Certification.

Responsibilities

Produce accurate results according to age-specific standard operating procedures and complete patient and quality-control procedures within defined time limits.
Verify patient identifying information on specimens against work documents, labels, worksheets, and tests ordered, avoiding clerical or data-entry errors.
Coordinate simultaneous procedures accurately, prioritize work in response to STAT requests, and complete scheduled and routine tasks without direct supervision.
Interpret patient and quality-control samples or procedures, identify abnormal or incorrect results, take appropriate action according to protocol, and report panic values to the RN and the patient's physician.
Document panic-value names and results correctly in the computer, monitor pending work and critical values, and report STAT results within one hour of collection or as soon as possible.
Recognize and document equipment or procedural problems, notify a supervisor when necessary, and participate in departmental QA/QI programs.
Perform and document preventive maintenance, instrument checks, daily or shift start-up procedures, and routine inspections to ensure equipment is functioning properly.
Perform quality control with each test and ensure the accuracy of reported results.
Maintain, promptly file, and retrieve quality-control and maintenance records; complete CAP surveys and proficiency testing or other specialized tasks according to protocol.
Check and record refrigerator, freezer, incubator, and room temperatures in the appropriate daily charts.
Maintain supplies and inventory, assist with weekly inventory and ordering, log received reagents with receipt date, lot number, and expiration date, and store and rotate stock according to manufacturer specifications.
Perform venipuncture or bleeding time accurately when needed and thoroughly explain procedures to patients.
Ensure specimens are at room temperature before procedures and are not left standing long enough to compromise their suitability for testing.
Complete work left from other shifts, reduce hold-over testing where possible, and communicate incomplete assignments or procedures to the next shift.
Learn new procedures and assignments within mutually agreed time frames, maintain current knowledge of procedure revisions and advances in the profession, and offer solutions that improve laboratory service.
Follow departmental policies, procedures, infection-control practices, and cleanliness expectations; maintain neat, legible, organized written documentation with appropriate dates and initials.
Consult supervisors for additional assignments and follow them through completion; adapt to modified assignments and adjust personal schedules when requested for patient care.
Communicate regularly with subordinates and supervisors, provide initial non-technical resources for routine problems, and demonstrate practical decision-making and leadership.
Take charge of the department in the absence of supervisors, assist with adequate staffing, encourage employee participation, and support employee empowerment.
Demonstrate service excellence and CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Expertise.
Perform other related duties as assigned.