Staff Medical Technologist/Technician Hematology

About the role

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Responsibilities

• Process and analyze samples, in a timely and orderly fashion, and meet usual and customary levels of productivity, while following procedures for accurate identification.
• Set up, run, maintain, and adjust laboratory instruments accordingly to policies and procedures.
• Take appropriate action for quality control in all technical areas and follow infection control procedures for all job-related functions.
• May perform quality control summaries.
• Perform phlebotomy procedures on patients as needed.
• Complete forms and reports findings to nurses and/or physicians.
• Interact with other healthcare workers to solve problems and interpret patient lab results within the framework of medical technology.
• Perform routine and basic laboratory testing within a designated area in the clinical laboratory.
• Recognize testing inconsistency and take appropriate corrective action.
• Maintain all patent and specimen records accurately, neatly, and legibly.
• Follow hospital, state, and federal guidelines for ensuring a safe environment for workers, patients, and public.
• Maintain compliance with hospital and departmental policies and procedures for safety, security, and infection control.
• Communicate and interact with patients, families, visitors, physicians, departmental and hospital staff, and the public in general, in a manner that demonstrates professionalism and concern for their individual needs.

Qualifications

• Must possess current licensure as required by state board where services will be provided: MD: No State License required OH: No State License required PA: No State License required WV: High Complexity Testing Personnel (HCTP) License OR Trainee License issued by the WV Department of Health
• Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology/Medical (Clinical) Laboratory Science OR Bachelor’s degree in a chemical or biological science, or 30 or more years of previous experience concurrent with CLIA grandfathered exception.

Preferred qualifications

• Certification as a Medical Technologist/ Medical Lab Scientist by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) or American Medical Technologists (AMT).
• Experience as a Medical Technologist.

Physical requirements

• Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying of materials and equipment.
• May sit for extended period of time.
• Work around strong or unpleasant odors.
• May be exposed to agents which may cause serious disease.

Skills and abilities

• Able to multitask and handle stressful situations.
• Able to communicate effectively.
• Able to work well as a team with co-workers, supervisors and all other staff/customers, including patients.
• Knowledge of basic computer skills.

Additional Job Description

Scheduled Weekly Hours 40
Exempt/Non-Exempt Shift: United States of America (Non-Exempt)
Company WVUH West Virginia University Hospitals
Cost Center 102 WVUH Clinical Labs Hematology and Coagulation
Address 1 Medical Center Drive Morgantown West Virginia
Equal Opportunity Employer West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.