Medical Lab Scientist II-PN

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Lexington Oncology Associates
Full Time
Day Shift
7:30 - 4:00

Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center anchors an expansive health care network that includes nearly 600 physicians and advanced practice providers at nearly 80 locations across the Midlands of South Carolina, making it the region’s third largest employer. From general medicine and orthopaedics to oncology, cardiology and neurosurgery, these dedicated professionals combine the highest quality care with advanced medicine and state-of-the-art technology to help patients achieve the best possible outcomes.  Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies.

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Job Summary

Perform daily lab tests, patient interviewing and phlebotomy. Responsible for compliance of the entire lab to include QA and COLA requirements and guidelines. Seek compliance with appropriate health and safety regulatory agencies. To procure and process patient specimens for laboratory testing, perform tests accurately in a timely fashion, accurately report test results, detecting and managing basic problems as they occur.
 

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 (Optional): None.
Required Certifications/Licensure: Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) certification by the American Society of Clinical Pathologist (ASCP) Board of Certification (BOC) or an equivalent state or governmental certification from one of the following:   National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA); American Medical Technologies (AMT); American Association of Bioanalysts Board of Registry (AAB)
National certification may be at the medical laboratory technician (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 testing according to accreditation requirements and LMC Laboratory established procedures.  The MLT 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, reagents, and products.
  • Recognize and react to indicators of malfunctions; locate and implement corrections; verify correct instrument operation using protocols and quality control checks.    
  • Recognize normal and abnormal values.
  • Maintain instruments to include daily, weekly, and periodic maintenance.    
  • Identify the causes of common problems and making simple repairs.    
  • Maintain proper records for quality control reports, etc.    
  • Perform correct notification of abnormal results per policy.        
  • Achieve and maintain competency for waived, moderate and potentially selected high complexity testing. Competency is evaluated semi-annually the first year of hire and annually thereafter.
     

Duties & Responsibilities

• Works with others (e.g. coworkers, nurses and physicians and other healthcare workers, laboratory and hospital administration, patients and families) in a teamwork approach that promotes/encourages each person’s contributions toward achieving optimal goals.
• Informs other personnel of circumstances that may affect the quality of testing and takes the responsibility to initiate appropriate follow-up. 
• Notifies appropriate personnel of critical test results or results that are deemed “alert” values.
• If interpretation or explanation of test results is sought, the MLT takes the responsibility th