Job Summary
Utilizes laboratory skills to perform and report results of clearly defined laboratory procedures, ensuring optimal patient outcomes. Responsible for assigned shifts and subject to overtime and call back as required. Performs other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
- Receives, identifies, organizes, and prioritizes specimens to ensure accurate and timely test processing.
- Performs and reports requested laboratory procedures.
- Performs quality control, proficiency testing, routine instrument maintenance and inventory control.
- Evaluates positive patient identification to reduce analytical and post-analytical error and/or adverse patient outcomes.
- Assesses, evaluates and draws appropriate conclusions.
- Supports lifelong learning.
- Completes assigned goals.
- Provides instruction for personnel and medical technology students, as required.
Qualifications
- Minimum Required Education: Bachelor's degree in Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) or Medical Technology (MT) from an accredited institution.
- Preferred/Desired Education: None specified.
- Minimum Required Experience: None specified.
- Preferred/Desired Experience: Clinical Laboratory Experience.
- Minimum Required Special Skills: Basic computer literacy.
- Preferred/Desired Special Skills: None specified.
- Minimum Required Licensure/Certification: National certification in accordance with current Federal and/or State Regulations.
- Preferred/Desired Licensure/Certification: ASCP.