Clinical Lab Scientist/Med Tech

Responsibilities

• Provides quality laboratory results for inpatient and outpatient customers according to established policies and procedures.
• Performs both basic and advanced emergency, therapeutic, and diagnostic laboratory procedures with knowledge regarding age specific laboratory needs of the neonatal, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patient.
• May perform waived, moderate and high complexity testing.
• Calibrates, standardizes, operates, maintains, and troubleshoots various instruments following established procedures.
• Performs quality control to ensure proper functioning of instruments, reagents, and procedures.
• Recognizes instrument malfunctions or out-of-control test results and takes appropriate corrective action.
• Responsible for all documentation required for the tasks performed.
• Adheres to infection control and safety practices according to policies and procedures.
• Responsible for training and teaching theory and practical applications to others as directed by laboratory management.
• Participates and/or assists in teaching continuing education courses.
• Inventsories and stocks supplies.
• Checks, inspects, and ensures proper storage and handling.
• Answers inquiries about test results, methodology, specificity, sensitivity, and interpretation.
• May be assigned as “Charge Tech” as required.

Qualifications

• Board certification, in Laboratory Science by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) or the American Medical Technologists (AMT) is required.
• Successfully completes annual laboratory competency testing.
• Reads, writes legibly, speaks and comprehends English.
• Possesses manual dexterity and fine motor skills.
• Able to stand, walk, and sit for long periods of time, reach and bend.
• Able to lift a maximum of 50 pounds with frequent lifting and/or carrying objects weighing up to 20 pounds.
• Vision and hearing must be normal or corrected to within normal.
• Normal color vision for those tasks requiring color differentiation.
• Exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, laboratory chemicals and hazardous material.
• Wears common protective or safety equipment.