Medical Technologist - Medical Laboratory Technician (MT/MLT)

Responsibilities

• Performs, evaluates, and monitors laboratory tests as authorized within established protocols, selecting and performing additional procedures when indicated.
• Monitors workflow and makes necessary adjustments to complete work in an appropriate time frame.
• Evaluates results for clinical significance, validity, and appropriateness, following prescribed policies in reporting and notifying test results.
• Performs and documents calibration, maintenance, and repair of instruments and equipment, recognizing and correcting test and/or instrument malfunctions.
• Performs, documents, and reviews quality control and quality assurance for improvement according to established protocols, taking corrective action when necessary.
• Ensures specimens are properly labeled and suitable for testing, collecting specimens from newborn, pediatric, and adult patients according to established protocols.
• Provides general direction, training, competency review, and technical assistance to medical laboratory technicians, phlebotomists, and support staff, including developing education and training protocols and instructing students, residents, and new team members.
• Assists in improving the quality and efficiency of laboratory procedures, policies, and processes, ensuring compliance with accrediting agency standards and supporting CAP Regulatory requirements in an acute setting.
• Performs internal and external proficiency testing in the same manner as patient samples.
• Performs specialty testing in areas including transfusion services, microbiology, chemistry, hematology, histology, coagulation, and flow cytometry, supporting disease-specific accreditations by meeting turn-around time goals.
• Provides direct support and timely, accurate laboratory results for critical care departments such as the ED, ICU, and OR during high acuity patient events, including transfusion services, attending codes, testing on irretrievable samples, tissue grinding, gram stains, mass casualty procedures, and mass transfusion procedures.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served, understanding the principles of growth and development over the life span.
• Ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status, interpret appropriate information, and identify each patient's requirements relative to their age-specific needs.

Licensure and Certification

Required: Medical Technologist (MT) certification issued by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), or Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) certification issued by the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP BOC), or Medical Technologist (MT) certification issued by the American Medical Technologists (AMT) within 1 year.

Education

Required: Bachelor's Degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences or Medical Technology or related field.

Experience

No experience required.

Skills

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to handle stressful situations in a calm and professional manner.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, which may include alternate site assignments.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Frequently lifts up to 10 lbs; occasionally lifts up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to sit, stand, and walk for the majority of the workday.
• May be exposed to mechanical, electrical, chemical, explosive, radioactive, and/or infectious agents.
• Will be exposed to human blood and body fluids.
• Must wear appropriate lab coat, gloves, gowns, and eye and face protection as needed.
• May require travel, with potential exposure to inclement weather and adverse road conditions.
• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.