Medical Lab Technician - Urgent Care

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs, assists and is accountable for various clinical laboratory test procedures.
• Ensures proper maintenance and operation of instrumentation.
• Exercises professional judgment in the performance of laboratory procedures.
• Provides patient care essential to laboratory procedures.
• Recognizes patient conditions requiring immediate action and reports to provider.

Licenses and/or Certifications

• Certification as a Medical Laboratory Technician by the Board of Registry of American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or National Certification Agency (NCA) required.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

• Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Technician program that typically results in the acquisition of an Associates degree.
• Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, chemistry, mathematics, hematology and serology at a level normally acquired through completion of an accredited program (National Commission for health Certifying Agencies) with supervised clinical internship.
• Interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate effectively with physicians, nursing personnel and other clinicians while exchanging information to routine inquiries and reporting laboratory results.
• Familiar with a variety of laboratory testing procedures to resolve technical problems.
• Analytical skills necessary in order to interpret routine tests and recognize abnormal/critical/atypical test results and take the appropriate course of action.
• Knowledge and experience preforming phlebotomy required.
• Ability to travel.
• CPR Training required and/or must be obtained within 45 days of hire for identified individuals in job role.

Working Conditions

• Laboratory Services area work environment with frequent exposure to physical discomforts due to unpleasant odors from specimens and chemicals.
• Frequent exposure to infectious agents when handling specimens or hazardous materials.
• Potential for personal harm or injury is reduced when proper safety and health precautions are followed.

Physical Requirements

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