Medical Technologist

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The William Jennings Bryan Dorn VAMC is a historic hospital complex and national historic district located at Columbia, South Carolina. The district encompasses 19 contributing buildings and a covered walk. Most of the oldest buildings are two- to three-story brick structures and feature a Georgian Colonial Revival architectural style. The original buildings date back to 1932, with additional buildings completed in 1937, 1945, and 1946. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter named the hospital after U.S. Representative from South Carolina, William Jennings Bryan Dorn. The complex includes the hospital recreation, dining, and residential buildings and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. The hospital provides primary care and specialty health services, including mental health services, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, cardiology, neurology, oncology, dentistry, geriatrics, extended care, and more.

Responsibilities

• Shall perform medical technician duties and manage patient's needs as described in the (PD), identified by the Service Unit and as directed by Supervisor.
• Shall perform in accordance with the competency standards.
• Shall provide professional medical services or direct patient care services as follows: - Perform moderate and high complexity analytical patient testing in all areas of the clinical Laboratory to include Hematology, Chemistry, Urinalysis, Serology, and Specimen preparation following internal Policies and Guidelines.
• Perform phlebotomy on infants, children, adult, and geriatric patients using proper phlebotomy techniques.
• Perform quality control and preventative maintenance on laboratory analyzers as mandated by Pinon Health Center Laboratory Policies.
• Accession lab orders and result lab test in EHR/RPMS (LIS) ensuring completeness in data entry.
• Process reference Laboratory samples following internal Policies and specimen processing requirements of reference Laboratory.
• Capable of taking remedial action, when necessary, following policies and procedures regarding "Out of Control" quality control or analyzer problems.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Must be certified by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) or American Medical Technologists (AMT) or an equivalent MT, MLS, or CLS certification with appropriate training and a minimum of two years of experience. (MTs are not required to be board certified, only certified as an MT, MLS or CLS by the ASCP or AMT).
• Required to have a BS from an accredited college or university in medical laboratory science, medical technology, clinical laboratory, or related science.
• Must have a completion of medical technology, clinical practice program and have all licenses, permits, and certifications as required by law.
• Must have a minimum of two (2) years of experience as a generalist.
• Must have proof of updated and complete vaccinations.

Assignment is from 5/1/2022 to 4/30/2023 for the base period.

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