Medical Lab Technician Per Diem TMC Rincon

Summary

Performs clinical laboratory tests and procedures to obtain data for use in diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Essential Functions

• Processes specimens and performs testing under the guidance of a medical technologist.
• Mets expected turnaround time for test results.
• Recognizes abnormal or unusual test results and determines course of action following predetermined criteria prior to reporting results; if necessary, confers with a medical technologist, supervisor or pathologist before reporting results.
• Performs, records and evaluates quality control results and implements corrective action as appropriate.
• Operates, maintains and troubleshoots instrumentation and other equipment, correcting basic malfunctions.
• Documents and communicates technical and general information to appropriate individuals.
• Ensures that adequate supplies and reagents are available to perform the testing required.
• Trains other personnel in policies, procedures and protocols pertaining to their job duties; provides documentation as necessary.
• Communicates and interfaces with hospital personnel, patients, medical staff and family members to ensure high quality patient care.
• Adheres to TMC organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values, policies and standards.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Associate's degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school
• Experience: Internship as a Medical Laboratory Technician, or equivalent experience in a clinical laboratory setting.
• Licensure or Certification: Registered or registry eligible for MLT by ASCP, HEW, or AMT.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of clinical laboratory protocols to follow to ensure tests and procedures are accurate.
• Skills in performing lab analyses and recognizing abnormal or unusual test results, then determining proper course of action.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to complete routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to listen and accurately interpret others’ communication or instructions to take appropriate action.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to calculate figures and compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw, interpret bar graphs, and apply basic algebraic concepts.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.