Medical Technician

About the Role

Atria is seeking a Medical Technician for our in-office laboratory in NYC. This position will work directly with clinical staff collecting samples to process and test in-office orders of waived and moderate complexity assays, interact with partner labs for send-out of high complexity testing, and maintain the laboratory with a focus on compliance and quality.

Responsibilities

• Processes and transfers patient samples for laboratory testing, ensuring the highest quality of sample submission.
• Partners with the Clinical teams to provide feedback on the quality of sample submissions and the timing of operations/logistics to ensure that the best testing is performed and to minimize errors.
• Completes registration, documentation, and tracking of samples using Atria and vendor applications and platforms.
• Packages specimens for sendout to reference labs, including spinning, aliquoting, labeling, stabilizing, and packing specimens, including reporting on the quality of samples and providing feedback to clinical staff for the need for recollection.
• Interacts with and coordinates logistics of package pickup, tracking, and delivery for submissions to partner labs.
• Performs Point of Care testing using a variety of laboratory assays and platforms, including the transmission of results to the patient chart and the communication of critical values to the patient's care team.
• Maintains the laboratory environment and the laboratory equipment in a clean, safe, and compliant state.
• Performs accurate, legal, and ethical documentation at all times.
• Ensures that submissions by clinical staff meet all regulatory requirements as well as Atria's best practices and quality standards.
• Supports and assists with quality initiatives.
• Assists with the ordering of medical, phlebotomy, and laboratory supplies.
• Coordinates with multiple departments for the receipt, invoicing, storage, and restocking of supplies in the lab, exam rooms, and clinical spaces.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in scientific field (Medical Technology, Biology, Chemistry, or other relevant field)
• 3+ years Laboratory experience in a combination of Point of Care and High Throughput environments
• Excellent interpersonal relations and communication skills
• Availability to work Monday - Friday on a 5x8 schedule