Medical Laboratory Technician Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technology and one year of work experience in a laboratory setting; or certification in phlebotomy and three years of work experience in a laboratory setting.
• Skills in specimen collection, including patient preparation when applicable, labeling, handling, preservation or fixation, processing or preparation, transportation, and storage.
• Skills in implementing standard laboratory procedures and performing test methods using laboratory instruments properly.
• Skills in preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and calibration related to each test performed.
• Working knowledge of reagent stability and storage.
• Skills in implementing laboratory quality-control policies and procedures and assessing the validity of patient test results using quality-control sample values.
• Working knowledge of hematology, coagulation, chemistry, immunology, urinalysis, microbiology, and rapid virology.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Familiarity with mandatory reporting requirements under the Indian Child Protection Act concerning suspected child abuse or neglect.
• Maintain a current insurable driver’s license.
• Ability to meet the position’s physical demands, including handling objects up to 25 pounds and standing or walking for more than four hours per day.

Nice To Haves

• Degree from an approved medical laboratory technician program.
• Two years of experience as a Medical Laboratory Technician in a hospital or clinical laboratory setting.
• Prior experience working with Indian Health Services, a Tribe, or a Tribal organization.
• Bilingual skills in English and the Keres native language.

Responsibilities

• Greet and receive patients in a timely, appropriate, patient-centered manner while following laboratory policies and patient-privacy protocols.
• Follow routine provider order venues and maintain quality, safety, and infection-control standards.
• Perform point-of-care laboratory tests, apply quality control, and document results in electronic health records.
• Collect, prepare, label, handle, preserve, process, transport, and store specimens according to policies, procedures, and standards, including preparing patients when applicable.
• Perform blood draws using age-appropriate collection methods and communicate the techniques used.
• Identify and communicate patient test results by alerting supervisory personnel and the ordering licensed clinician according to protocols.
• Maintain quality assurance through quality controls, routine equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, calibration, and monitoring quality-control measures.
• Set up, calibrate, operate, clean, and maintain laboratory and test equipment; recognize malfunctions and implement corrections.
• Prepare specimens and growth media for laboratory testing.
• Communicate effectively with patients and their families.
• Support a safe and secure environment by following established procedures and applicable legal requirements.
• Participate in staff training, answer other professionals’ questions, and develop laboratory skills through educational opportunities and mandatory in-services.
• Plan and carry out procedures, resolve problems, and correct errors using established decision criteria; ensure work is reviewed for accuracy before charting.
• Maintain inventory to ensure adequate laboratory supplies and reagents.
• Perform miscellaneous job-related functions within the laboratory as assigned.
• Maintain a current insurable driver’s license and comply with organizational policies, procedures, and applicable laws.
• Uphold confidentiality, patient care, professional and ethical standards, dependable conduct, and cultural awareness and sensitivity.