Medical Lab Technologist

Job Description

Job Description Position: Medical Lab Technologist
Location: Eureka, CA
Shift: Day (5x8 Hours) 8:00 16:30
Duration: 13 weeks, 40 hrs/week 

Job Description
Start date: ASAP
First Time Traveler: Yes
Weekend Requirement: varies to meet dept needs
Ratios: n/a
Visits/Day: n/a
Rooms/Beds: n/a
Avg. Daily Census: n/a
Years of experience: 2 yr
Float: yes. Travelers will cover Observation Unit which is ER Hold patients
Call Required: n/a
CA state license: yes (HARDSTOP- CALIFORNIA CLS LICENSE MUST BE IN HAND, REQUIRED, DO NOT PASS IF THEY DO NOT HAVE CA CLS LICENSE)
Pending License accepted: no
RTO Restrictions: No more than 7 days

Hospital Highlights
Type of Facility:
Scrub Color: scrubs ok, no jeans or Logo tees, business casual

• Certfications:Certs marked with * are preferred
  ASCP-MLS, California Lab Scientist HARDSTOP
• Skills:Skills marked with * are preferred

  Chemistry

  24 hour urine
  Acetone Analysis
  Arterial Blood Gas
  Atomic absorption
  B-12 Folates
  Hormone/Thyroid
  Immunoassay
  Review & Interpretation of QC
  Specimen Preparation
  Stool Analysis
  Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
  Thyroid testing
  Tumor Markers

  Blood Bank

  ABO/Rh/Antibody Screen & ID
  AHG Crossmatch
  Antibody Typing: Tube Method
  Antigen Typing
  Blood banking procedures
  Blood irradiation
  Cord Blood Evaluation
  Direct Coombs (DAT)
  Donor Collection Procedures
  Electronic Crossmatch
  Indirect Coombs Test
  Patient identification process
  Rhogam Screening
  Thawing/Cooling of Blood Products
  Transfusion Reaction Workup

  Specimen Processing/Handling

  Accessioning
  Pipetting
  Reporting test results
  Specimen Collection
  Specimen Receipt
  Specimen Transport

  Microbiology

  Aerobic culture
  AFB culture
  Anaerobic culture
  Chlamydia culture/smear
  Culture plating
  Gram Stain
  Mycobacteria culture
  Organism identification; Aerobic Anaerobic
  PCR Testing (flu; group B; MRSA Screen; staph aureus; covid)
  Plate Set Up
  Quick identification test (strep serological; indole; coagulase; catalase; oxidase)
  Rapid test kits (RSV, strep; H-flu; C-diff)
  Sensitivities
  Wet prep (WBC; Yeast; Trichomonas)

  Immunology/Serology

  ANA (antinuclear antibody)
  ASO titer (Antistrepolysin O)
  Body fluids
  C3, C4, Total Complement
  Pregnancy test (urine or blood)
  RPR (rapid plasma reagin)

  Urinalysis

  Analyzer
  Crystal identification
  Manual macroscopic UA
  Microscopic UA

  Hematology/Coagulation

  Automated Instrument Use
  Bleeding time
  CBC Manual
  Factor Assays
  Fibrin split products/FDP
  Fibrinogen
  Occult Blood
  Platelet aggregation
  Platelet Count
  Reticulocyte Count
  Sed Rate Manual
  Sickle cell prep

  Professional Knowledge and Skills

  Blood specimen storage
  Hazardous materials and MSDS
  Management/lead experience
  Proper disposal
  Proper labeling
  Quality assurance and controls
  Transmission based precautions

  Work Settings

  Hospital clinical laboratory

  Equipment

  Siemen`s Dimensions*
  Sysmex XM
  
  
• Years of Experience:
  2 year(s)
• Patient Ratio Experience:
  -
• Charting System:
  Required, Epic

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