Medical Technologist OR Medical Laboratory Technician

About the role

This position involves accurate, precise, and timely patient test results for the diagnosis and management of human illness. The role utilizes automation, computerization, and manual methods, and involves handling blood, tissue, fecal matter, sputum, urine, spinal fluid, and other body fluids. Specimens may be contaminated with infectious diseases, including HIV and other bloodborne pathogens.

Responsibilities

• 55% Critical thinking and leadership: Perform complex analysis of all body fluids and tissues. Determine the reliability of analytic data before releasing patient measurements for diagnosis and treatment. Interpret information to make judgmental decisions and troubleshoot technical procedures and instruments. Use knowledge of medical correlations, laboratory parameters, physiologic factors, medication effects, and specific medical treatments to assess data validity. Evaluate new testing methodologies and practices. Demonstrate safety and infection control practices. Provide mentorship to new lab associates and students.
• 15% Customer service: Communicate professionally with clinicians, clients, physician staff, clinical staff, laboratory associates, patients, and their families. Use service recovery when necessary.
• 20% Quality assurance and equipment maintenance: Perform quality control checks on procedures, equipment, reagents, and stains. Document and interpret QC data to determine the validity of patient results and verify instrument performance. Review maintenance logs to ensure optimum system performance.
• 5% Continuing education and competencies: Stay current in the field. Train new employees and students. Maintain competencies and mandatory education requirements (ACE).
• 5% Miscellaneous duties: Perform additional duties as assigned. Focus on safety, quality, and efficiency as part of a High Reliability Organization (HRO).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field (Required).
• Registered by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) or equivalent certification (e.g., AMT). Alternatively, completion of all required coursework for a Bachelor’s degree and ASCP certification.
• Superior customer service skills.
• Experience in an automated clinical laboratory.

Schedule

Day shift, 40 hours per week.