Medical Lab Technician I

LMC Irmo - Lab  
PRN
Any 
AM/PM

Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center dedicates itself to providing quality health services that meet the needs of its communities. Ranked #1 in the Columbia metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina and the first hospital in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.

The 607-bed teaching hospital anchors a health care network that includes six community medical centers and employs more than 8,700 health care professionals. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina’s first HeartCARE CenterTM and an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence affiliated with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education. The network also features an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer’s care center and nearly 80 physician practices.  Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year.

 

 

 

 

Job Summary

The Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) provides laboratory services for both inpatient and outpatient populations. The MLT ensures excellent quality in laboratory testing and accurate forms of analysis that improve patient outcomes. Performs routine testing that ensures fast, precise information for patient diagnosis and treatment. All responsibilities are carried out in accordance with the mission, vision, and strategic imperatives of Lexington Medical Center.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education: Two-year diploma in Medical Laboratory Science, biological science or chemistry from a national or international accredited educational institution. Transcript must include a minimum of 60 semester hours with 25 hours of coursework in clinical laboratory science, chemical and biological science required.  Must include a clinical laboratory rotation in immunohematology, chemistry, hematology and microbiology.
Minimum Years of Experience: None
Substitutable Education & Experience: None
Required Certifications/Licensure: Eligible to sit for the Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) Certification Exam from the American Society of Clinical Pathologist (ASCP) Board of Certification (BOC) or an equivalent state or governmental certification including:
- National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA) or
- American Medical Technologies (AMT) or
- American Association of Bioanalysts Board of Registry (AAB) 
National certification may be at the medical laboratory science (MLT) level or a categorical certification in a recognized discipline of clinical laboratory science (i.e., chemistry, hematology, blood bank, microbiology). With a categorical certification, the employee’s practice at LMC will be limited to the category or categories listed by the certifying board.
Required Training: None

Essential Functions

• The Medical Laboratory Technician performs the following:       
  • Manual laboratory testing (no or little automation).       
  • Automated laboratory testing (requiring instrumentation to complete).    
  • Collection of specimens: May be required to perform venipuncture to include capillary punctures for blood specimens from patients of various ages requiring developmentally  appropriate techniques.
• Performs established laboratory testing according to accreditation requirements and LMC Laboratory established procedures.
• Exhibits the knowledge and expertise in the following job duties:      
  • Evaluate specimen preparation and handling for test analysis.     
  • Select, perform, evaluate, and monitor the performance of test procedures using manual and /or instrumental techniques.         
  • Conduct quality control procedures on equipment and reagents and reviews and interpret results for acceptability. Perform basic troubleshooting to correct problems.  
  • Perform independently all testing assigned and multi-task as necessary.    
  • Meet and exceed productivity in laboratory testing; promote teamwork among coworkers.             
  • Recognize and react to indicators of malfunctions; locates and implement corrections;   verify correct instrument operation using protocols and quality control checks.   
  • Recognize normal and abnormal values; evaluate and correlate data with other test results/diagnosis and report results and problems to appropriate individuals as necessary.             
  • Maintain instruments to include daily, weekly, and periodic maintenance as assigned.  
  • Identify the causes of common pr