Medical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Lab Tech - Laboratory - FT - Day

Schedule:

Full time - 36 hours/week or greater

Shift:

12 Hour Day Shift (United States of America)

Weekly Work Schedule:

0830-2100 with rotating weekend & holidays

Job Information
Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

A Brief Overview
Responsible for receiving specimens, confirming physician orders, obtaining the necessary information for testing specimens, preparing the specimens for testing and preparing specimens to be forwarded to other laboratories (reference laboratories). Acts as a resource person for inpatient caregivers, clinic caregivers and outreach accounts with regards to solving problems, answering questions and giving technical support. Assists the Outreach Account representative to establish positive relationships with outreach accounts. Performs bench testing in one or more areas of the laboratory to obtain data to be used in diagnosis and treatment of disease. Assists in and/or instructs other personnel and medical technologist interns.

Education Qualifications

• Associate's Degree Medical technology, medical or clinical lab science, biology, chemistry or a related field. Required

Experience Qualifications

• 1 year Laboratory experience. Preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• Medical Laboratory Technician - ASCP MLT(AAB) and MLT(AMT) or equivalent registry also accepted. Required

What you will do

• Is able to perform each of the duties listed below in accordance to hospital and regulatory guidelines and policies. • Anticoagulants and order of draw • Sterile techniques • Properly identifies patient and specimen. • Alert to possible sources or error. • Maintains confidentiality of test results.
• Maintain equipment as directed by instruction manual, laboratory policy procedure manual and/or supervisor. Operate equipment properly.
• Interprets laboratory data and reports test results. Reviews and rechecks questionable results. Documents corrected reports per laboratory protocol. Able to recognize abnormal or inconsistent results that may require specimen recollection. Reports unusual or erratic results to supervisor.
• Calls critical results to clinics, outreach clients or inpatient nursing units; refers to departmental procedure manual for special reporting. Utilizes hospital and laboratory computer systems for ordering and reporting test results. Follows other specific laboratory computer procedures.
• Performs and evaluates the quality control program by including appropriate quality control sample as directed per specific instrument/procedure. Evaluates the integrity of each run. Takes proper remedial action in response to test systems being out of control limits Records each quality control result as per instrument or procedure. Calculates the control mean and standard deviation for each numeric test monthly. Maintains quality control records; keep limits posted and up-to-date.
• Evaluates delta checks according to departmental procedure and calls the result when indicated per procedure.
• Relates any pertinent data or information about patient or laboratory sample to ordering physician and appropriately documents the communication.
• Organizes work during heavy workload situations to expedite patient results. Prioritize/reorganize workload in response to STAT requests.
• Inventory supplies as directed by supervisory technologist.
• Periodically review applicable journal material.
• Receives specimens, confirms physicians’ orders, obtaining the necessary information for testing the specimen and prepares the specimens for analysis.
• Acts as a resource person for the clinicians and patient care services staff in the hospital, clinics and outreach accounts with regards to problem solving, answering questions and giving technical support.
• Calls or faxes result reports as requested, documenting that these were called with the name of the person receiving the reports.

Required for All Jobs

• Complies with all policies, standards, mandatory training and requirements of Stormont Vail Health
• Performs other duties as assigned

Patient Facing Options

• Position is Not Patient Facing

Remote Work Guidelines

• Workspace is a quiet and distraction-free allowing the ability to comply with all security and privacy standards.
• Stable access to electricity and a minimum of 25mb upload and internet speed.
• Dedicate full attention to the job duties and communication with others during working hours.
• Adhere to break and attendance schedules agreed upon with supervisor.
• Abide by Stormont Vail’s Remote Worker Poli