Technician II, Medical Laboratory Scientist Central Laboratory

Job Summary

About the role

The Laboratory Technician performs routine and complex laboratory procedures under the technical guidance of the Laboratory Manager, Assistant Manager. They are responsible for workload recording and inventory control, participate in research and development of new procedures, and exercise independent judgment in work performance and interpersonal relations.

Responsibilities

• Analytic: Performs requested laboratory tests and special analysis, prioritizes laboratory testing and other duties appropriately, utilizes quality control procedures, reviews records for compliance, directs or performs calibration or calibration verification as needed, oversees or operates and maintains equipment, performs routine safety checks and preventive maintenance on instruments, recognizes when any component of the testing system is not performing optimally, and refers problems beyond his/her scope of practice to Laboratory Manager, Assistant Manager.
• Pre-analytic: Receives electronic and manual orders for tests, receives and/or obtains specimens, monitors workflow and makes adjustments as needed.
• Post-analytic: Responsible for timely release of patient results, communicates with reference lab to confirm results, specimen disposition, and to order supplies, exercises independent judgment in determining whether test results are released, repeated, or referred for review, consults with Laboratory Manager, Assistant Manager when necessary.
• Administrative: Responsible for workload recording, records review and storage, and inventory control, monitors and resolves pending lists per policy, responds appropriately to provider and clinical staff inquiries, supports clinical point of care testing by facilitating issue resolution, participates in department/facility meetings, conference calls, continuing education/in-services, participates in orientation and training of new employees, makes recommendations for improvements to the Laboratory Manager, Assistant Manager, assumes responsibility for day-to-day operations of laboratory, including directing and supporting the front desk, collections, and accessioning areas, provides a laboratory leadership interface with clinical staff, prepares for/participates in state/internal inspections, answers questions or provides documents, responsible for compliance with information communicated in weekly laboratory newsletters, responsible for secondary review of quality control data.

Requirements

• Basic Qualifications: Minimum two (2) years of post registration MT/MLS experience. Bachelors degree and/or MT/MLS Registration or equivalent documentation from the state of Georgia.
• Education: Bachelors degree in medical technology or related health science.
• License, Certification, Registration: GA Dept HR CLIA MT MLT Grnfthr from American Society for Clinical Pathology OR Medical Lab Technician Certificate from American Society for Clinical Pathology OR American Board of Bioanalysis Medical Technologist Certificate OR Medical Lab Scientist Certificate from American Society for Clinical Pathology OR American Medical Technologists Registered Medical Assistant Certificate OR Scientist in Microbiology from American Society for Clinical Pathology OR American Medical Technologists Medical Technologist Certificate OR Medical Technologist Certificate from American Society for Clinical Pathology.
• Experience: Basic Life Support required at hire.
• Additional Requirements: Able to work independently, able to demonstrate good customer service skills, able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills, able to demonstrate dependability, able to demonstrate critical thinking skills.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in medical technology or related health science.