Medical Laboratory Technician I - Lab AdminGeneral

Responsibilities

• Performs clinical testing in assigned sections such as general laboratory, Blood Bank, and Microbiology sections.
• Accurately identifies and labels blood specimens, processes and tests specimens, and operates various centrifuges.
• Recognizes abnormal critical values and follows proper guidelines for notifying medical team members.
• Dispenses blood products as requested by medical staff.
• Performs specimen collection, handling, and processing, including obtaining blood specimens via venipuncture and/or fingerstick.
• Reports critical values per Policy and Procedure, performs tests within established timeframes, and performs laboratory testing in specified sections.
• Monitors and documents Quality Control (QC) according to Policy & Procedure, and performs and records Performance Improvement indicators.
• Carries out preventative maintenance on equipment, troubleshoots minor issues, and orders/restocks supplies/reagents.
• Assists in training new associates and students in laboratory practices.
• Follows CAP, AABB, Compliance, CLIA, JCAHO, and OSHA standards, and utilizes LIS and HIS computer systems to perform, charge, and report laboratory results.

Qualifications

• OR Associates Degree or higher in clinical laboratory science or medical laboratory technology from an accredited institution or equivalent laboratory training and experience meeting the requirements defined in the CLIA regulation 42CFR493.1489.
• Successfully completed an official U.S. military medical laboratory procedures training course of at least 50 weeks duration and currently hold the military enlisted occupational specialty of medical laboratory specialist (laboratory technician).
• 60 semester hours or equivalent from an accredited institution that includes either 24 semester hours of medical laboratory technology courses, OR 24 semester hours of science courses that include six semester hours of chemistry, six semester hours of biology, and 12 semester hours of chemistry, biology or medical laboratory technology in any combination.
• Laboratory training including completion of a clinical laboratory training program approved or accredited by the ABHES, NAACLS, or other organization approved by HHS, or at least three months documented laboratory training in each specialty in which the individual performs high complexity testing.
• No experience required for graduates of a clinical laboratory training program approved or accredited by NAACLS, or other organizations approved by HHS.
• Six Months of approved clinical laboratory experience, which must include a clinical rotation through the following sections of the laboratory: Blood Banking, Microbiology, Chemistry, and Hematology, Immunology, and Urinalysis/Body Fluids in the U.S. or with an accredited laboratory within the last 5 years.