Medical Laboratory Technician - University Hospital

About the Role

USA Health is transforming medicine along the Gulf Coast to care for the unique needs of our community. We offer patients convenient access to innovative treatments and advancements that improve health and overall well-being through multiple facilities, campuses, clinics, and classrooms.

Responsibilities

• Abides by and enforces all compliance requirements and policies, performing responsibilities in an ethical manner consistent with the organization's values.
• Adheres to hospital policies including confidentiality.
• Maintains expertise and participates in continuing education activities, if required.
• Participates in proficiency testing program(s).
• Teaches instrument operation or procedures to Clinical Laboratory Science students or new employees as assigned.
• Requires minimal supervision to safely perform patient care and essential functions.
• Utilizes proper body mechanics when moving, positioning, and transferring patients or equipment/supplies.
• Evaluates and solves problems related to collection and processing of biological specimens for analysis.
• Follows standard procedures to perform routine, timed, and STAT moderate and high complexity laboratory tests.
• Recognizes deviation from expected results, analyzes and corrects problems, and maintains documentation.
• Reports all critical values following laboratory protocol.
• Maintains instruments by performing maintenance procedures and calibration.
• Operates and utilizes necessary programs on LIS, HIS, or PC.
• Draws blood specimens from patients, if required.
• Monitors the work pending log of designated section and documents action taken.
• Maintains a neat and efficient work area by cleaning bench tops, equipment, and replenishing supplies.
• Follows procedures for hazardous waste management.
• Communicates and uses appropriate customer relation skills with physicians, patients, families, and healthcare team in person and via telephone.
• Responds to overhead pages, if required.
• Maintains accurate and complete records by:
  • Analyzing quality control data, evaluating results, and taking appropriate action.
  • Documenting results or actions in writing or by computer.
  • Documenting customer complaints, testing, or reporting errors and presenting each to leadership for corrective action.
• Accepts and completes all duties positively and without conflict.
• Cooperates, helps others, and improves the performance of the unit.
• Completes all mandatory unit, educational, and hospital requirements.
• Utilizes cost-effective practices in performing all aspects of the job.
• Follows laboratory's procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analysis, reporting, and maintaining records of test results.
• Maintains records that demonstrate proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as specimens.
• Adheres to the laboratory's quality control policies, documenting all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations, and maintenance performed.
• Follows established policies and procedures when test systems are not within acceptable levels of performance.
• Identifies problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and corrects them or notifies the appropriate supervisor.
• Documents all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from established performance specifications.
• Participates on committees as assigned.
• Participates in Performance Improvement activities through quality measurement or participation in ICARE process as assigned.
• Completes all mandatory department, educational, and hospital requirements.
• Adheres to current Infection Control and Safety Standards.
• Regular and prompt attendance; ability to work schedule as defined and overtime as required.
• Related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree in Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) from an accredited institution Required.
• Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) training program Required.
• Registry eligible with the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) or American Medical Technologist (AMT) as a Medical Laboratory Technician Required.
• Comparable combination of education and experience may substitute for the above requirements.

Benefits

Employees must be in a regular position, working 20 hours or more per week (.50 FTE or greater) to qualify for benefits.

Skills

• Communication skills, written and verbal (Medium).
• Organization skills with attention to detail (Medium).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office technology: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint (Medium).