Medical Technologist - Certified

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of Laboratory principles and theory.
• Follows approved Laboratory test procedures.
• Works independently, organizing to maximize department efficiency.
• Completes testing within the Laboratory TAT expectations.
• Takes appropriate action when necessary.
• Ensures specimen integrity by adhering to Laboratory test procedures for specimen identification, handling, processing, and storing.
• Performs instrument start-up, maintenance, calibration, and troubleshooting as required with proper documentation.
• Takes appropriate corrective action.
• Performs, evaluates, and documents all required Quality Control.
• Takes appropriate corrective action.
• Correctly performs tests, interprets results for accuracy, acceptability, and critical limits with proper documentation.
• Takes appropriate corrective action.
• Answers phone promptly and courteously.
• Answers pneumatic tube system promptly.
• Grants accurate and complete hand-off communication to the next shift.
• Assists all co-workers in all areas as needed.
• Assists in the training of new Laboratory employees and students.

Requirements

• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• Required Education and Experience:
  • Associates Degree and educational requirements as required to become certified with the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), National Credentialing Agency (NCA), or the American Medical Technologists (AMT).
  • OR Bachelors Degree or educational requirements as needed to become certified with the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), National Credentialing Agency (NCA), the American Medical Technologists (AMT).
  • OR Must have completed an HEW approved school of Medical Technology or the successful completion of a United States Military Laboratory training program and a minimum of 10 years of hospital lab experience required without certification.
  • 1 or more years of experience in the clinical laboratory field required without a Bachelor's degree.
• Preferred Education and Experience:
  • Hospital lab experience.
• Licensure and Certification:
  • Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) - American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP)
  • OR Medical Technologist (MT) - American Medical Technologists (AMT)
  • OR Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) - NCA
  • OR ASCP Specialist Certification (MB, SBB, SC, SH, or SM)
  • OR Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) - American Medical Technologists (AMT)
  • OR Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) - American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP)
  • OR Clinical Laboratory Technician (CLT) - NCA
  • OR Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) - American Medical Technologists (AMT)
  • OR Clinical Laboratory Technologist (CLT) - HEW
  • OR United States Military Laboratory training program certificate of completion.

Qualifications

• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

Skills

• Time Type: Part time

Benefits

Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.