Medical Lab Technician

Job Responsibilities

Medical Laboratory Technicians perform a full range of simplex-to-complex patient testing and laboratory services that will provide specialized expertise in one or more of the following laboratory disciplines: Microbiology, Transfusion Medicine, Hematology, Coagulation, Urinalysis, Serology, Chemistry and Point of Care Testing.

• Performing laboratory procedures, recognizing deviation from expected results by ensuring sample suitability and accuracy.
• Resolving inconsistencies and correcting problems using scientific principles.
• Maintaining laboratory equipment and instruments.
• Ensuring quality control and functionality of instruments.
• Preparing a laboratory for inspection by regulatory agencies.
• Monitoring, maintaining, ordering and stocking laboratory supplies.
• Providing customer service to answer questions from patient providers regarding test processes, patient results, or sample collection techniques.

Job Qualifications

• Associates degree in Medical Laboratory Technician, Clinical Laboratory Science, or related field with two (2) years of clinical laboratory experience REQUIRED.
• Must possess a valid Louisiana State License in Clinical Laboratory Science and ASCP-BOC or equivalent national certification as a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT), Clinical Laboratory Technician (CLT) or equivalent.