Medical Tech 2

Job Summary

This role, under the general supervision of the Supervisor, Manager or Laboratory Director, permits the Medical Laboratory Technician to perform tests requiring limited skill and responsibility and exercise independent judgment minimally, as competency is demonstrated.

Core Responsibilities And Essential Functions

• Maintains acceptable accuracy in patient, quality assurance, proficiency and competency testing.
  • Mets department standard for correct patient or specimen identification
  • Mets department standard for error rate in testing or reporting patient or QC results
  • Consistently documents investigation and correct interpretation of QA failures or trends
  • Earns acceptable scores in proficiency testing and personnel competency testing
  • Maintains instrumentation for testing
• Uses clinical/theoretical knowledge to analyze, investigate, interpret and report lab data.
  • Reports lab data accurately and in a timely manner
  • Recognizes the relationship between lab data and clinical findings or expectation
  • Initiates investigation of problems and works to resolution
  • Interprets information from multiple sources
• P practices information monitoring, investigation, resolution and hand-off to team members.
  • Complies with Pending Log procedure for tracking laboratory test status
  • Documents in the LIS all elements of the Notification Value Call procedure
  • Hands-off information to others according to the department procedure and chain of command
  • Adheres to WellStar’s Standards of Behavior in a consistent fashion
  • Takes personal responsibility for correction action on constructive criticism
• P practices organizational skills for efficiency of time, materials, cost and completing testing.
  • Mets deadlines for turn-around times required by the department
  • Mets department-defined standards for organizational skills
  • Mets department productivity standards
  • P Practices cost-efficient work processes that maintain high quality laboratory data
  • Maintains current personal training, education and practice of policies and procedures
• Maintains current knowledge and practice of WellStar Policies and procedures, including LIS.
  • Demonstrates adequate knowledge of laboratory regulatory compliance
  • P Practices all WellStar and Laboratory Safety Standards
  • Participates in meetings, committees, task forces and project teams
  • Completes monthly, quarterly, or yearly educational requirements
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  • Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct

Required Minimum Education or Associates General

Medical Technology

Other / Certificate

Med Lab Technician (AAB) or Med Lab Technician (AMT) or Med Lab Technician (ASCP)