Medical Technologist

Responsibilities

• Prepares and performs a variety of laboratory tests in one or more sections of the laboratory to obtain laboratory results and data used for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.
• Ensures that all testing is performed accurately and resulted as ordered within turn-around-time expectations.
• Completes all required documentation, and follows up on all unusual and critical results as required by policy and procedure.
• Obtains/receives and prepares specimens for analysis.
• Understands specimen factors that can affect the accuracy of laboratory testing and insures the integrity of the specimen through the testing process.
• Understands the theory behind laboratory methods and operates various pieces of laboratory instrumentation used to obtain test results.
• Performs instrument maintenance, calibrations, quality control, and test procedures, troubleshooting and refers questionable or unusual cases to the technical supervisor, lab supervisor, director or pathologist.
• Maintains compliance with all hospital, regulatory, safety, and accrediting agency requirements.
• Maintains continuing education and competency requirements as defined by laboratory policy and certification agency requirements.
• Proficient in hospital, laboratory and office computer systems.
• Assists, trains and orient new staff and students in their respective lab disciplines.
• Assumes temporary leadership role in absence of supervisor.
• Affords assistance in regulatory preparation.
• Maintains supply and reagent levels, and practices cost containment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelors in medical technology, clinical laboratory, chemical, physical or biological science OR HEW certificate with 4 years' experience in lieu of degree.
• Masters in medical technology, clinical laboratory, chemical, physical or biological science Preferred.
• Doctorate in clinical laboratory science, chemical, physical or biological science Preferred.
• 1 year hospital laboratory experience as Medical Technologist or Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Laboratory Scientist Preferred.
• 1 year experience for Network Float Pool Preferred.

Qualifications

• Medical Technologist (AMT) - Certification, MT or ASMT certification or accreditation by ASCP, HEW, AMT Preferred.