Medical Technologist

About the role

The Medical Technologist is responsible for performing laboratory testing assigned to the department. Recognize unusual test results and resolve discrepancies. Ability to establish work priorities and handle several procedures simultaneously including troubleshooting instruments and other problems/issues. Maintain knowledge of all current Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) required to work effectively. Develop, draft, revise SOPs, training documents, validation/verification plans, test cases, and validation/verification summaries. Maintain excellent communication with the Department and other Laboratory Services personnel.

Responsibilities

• Leads the operational and technical management of the laboratory section, ensuring rigorous quality control, method validation, and data integrity, including assessment of linearity and result correlation.
• Directs daily activities while ensuring full compliance with all regulatory requirements, policies, and procedural standards.
• Ensures Laboratory consistently meets or exceeds all quality, safety, regulatory, certification, and accreditation standards applicable to clinical laboratory operations.
• Reviews and investigates Shield forms in a timely manner. Reviews all Quality Control and Maintenance records for completeness and any potential issues of concern. Identifies problems and trends and implements effective corrective action. Participates in problem resolution. Approaches problem resolution as a process improvement opportunity. Identifies opportunities for improvement.
• Performs sample assessment, receiving, accessioning, processing, and testing to support high quality laboratory patient results, as well as supply/stock maintenance activities to support testing activities.
• Prepares specimens for testing. Performs positive patient identification using two identifiers. Evaluates specimen acceptability. Performs specimen receipt in electronic laboratory computer system. Performs correct labeling practices. Performs order evaluation and assessment using electronic laboratory computer system. Performs routine laboratory testing using both automated and non-automated methods using established procedures. Recognizes normal and abnormal laboratory values. Recognizes computer data problems. Communicates technical testing information to medical and lay persons using Standards of Behaviors. Performs appropriate specimen processing based on sample type and test. Creates and reviews test/specimen pending worklists. Notifies/Documents critical test results using established policies. Ensures assigned benches are stocked accordingly. Ensures new lots/shipment reagents are quality controlled in accordance with manufacturers' procedures and established laboratory protocols. Ensures reagents are ordered at designated par levels. Supports test and instrument validation and quality control activities.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor of Science degree In Medical Technology or relevant medical or scientific discipline required.
• Experience: At least three years of clinical experience required.
• Certification: Certification as a Medical Laboratory Scientist by ASCP BOC or equivalent, or relevant catagorical certification required.

Skills

• Ability to establish work priorities and handle several procedures simultaneously including troubleshooting instruments and other problems/issues.
• Maintain knowledge of all current Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) required to work effectively.
• Develop, draft, revise SOPs, training documents, validation/verification plans, test cases, and validation/verification summaries.
• Maintain excellent communication with the Department and other Laboratory Services personnel.

Benefits

• Entity Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)
• Worker Type: Employee
• Worker Sub-Type: Regular
• Cost Center: CC005431 CHS - Sea Island Medical Center
• Pay Rate Type: Hourly
• Pay Grade: Health-27
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36
• Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

Pay

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Schedule

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Benefits

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