Medical Laboratory Technician - Core Lab - Days

Responsibilities

• Understands and follows hospital fire and safety procedures: knows personal role in case of a fire.
• Maintains membership and active participation in ASCP as a registered Medical Laboratory Technician.
• Exhibits a thorough knowledge of safety requirements in the laboratory as well as special requirements in the designated area of responsibility.
• Affirms and re-assigns workload in order to comply with emergency or critical request requirements.
• Communicates with other shifts regarding departmental work.
• Performs routine and stat procedures according to laboratory specifications as described in procedure manuals; performs repeat testing when results are questionable.
• Calls stat or critical values according to current laboratory policy.
• Enters results into computer system within 1 hour of test completion with a minimum of 99% accuracy.
• Performs and interprets diagnostic procedures; performs repeat tests when results are questionable.
• Judges adequacy of submitted specimens.
• Is familiar with reference ranges, knows expected deviations from normal and acts according to prescribed procedures.
• Investigates possible causes for abnormal results.
• Performs and results quality control as required and reports corrective action in maintenance logs for Quality Control problems 100% of the time.
• Ensures that quality control criteria are met before patient’s reports are accepted.
• Performs preventative and corrective maintenance on instruments and reports in writing if instruments not functioning properly.
• Applies problem solving and trouble shooting skills to identify problems affecting instruments, techniques or other components.
• Is familiar with and helps comply with QA standards and indicators.
• Assures and demonstrates compliance with regulations established by accrediting bodies through successful participation in CAP and other inspection entities.
• Maintains and achieves departmental competency in bench skills with annual assessment by Section Manager with completion of annual packets for each department as appropriate.
• P practices cost saving procedures commensurate with maintaining quality standards.
• Attends continuing education seminars/professional meetings.
• Assists with evaluation of new or modified techniques.
• Assists in training new employees.
• Assists with student interns and student tours of the laboratory.
• Evaluates and restocks supplies as depleted, alerts manager when necessary.
• Cleans countertops a minimum of once per shift or as required to maintain a safe and sanitary work environment.
• Exhibits and demonstrates a thorough understanding of test procedures in the designated departmental area.
• Maintains proficiency in operating, maintaining and troubleshooting all automated equipment in the designated departmental area.
• Succesfully participates in CAP surveys.
• Attends monthly staff meetings to stay informed of continual changes in the laboratory.
• Assumes charge role duties in the absence of Section Manager when appropriate.
• Attends continuing education seminars/professional meetings.
• Fulfills annual continuing education requirements and reports to Education Department for tracking.

Qualifications

• Meets educational requirements set forth by ASCP for a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT).
• Associate degree preferred.
• Experience applying customer service behaviors and communication skills required.
• Certified or registry eligible as a Medical Laboratory Technician by the Registry Board of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) or American Medical Technologist (AMT).
• Must achieve registered status within one year of employment.