Medical Technician

Job Duties

Serve as technician to Chemistry, Hematology, Urinalysis, Coagulation, Microbiology, or Blood Bank section of a Medical Treatment Facility.

Perform a full range of laboratory testing to include the most difficult requested tests that require specialized knowledge of a complex network of steps and variables.

Resolve technical problems and ensure that remedial actions are taken whenever test results deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications.

Evaluate, modify and adapt new methods; revise standard techniques to improve or expand quantitativeness, accuracy, precision, specificity, or proficiency of test analyses.

Compare new methods or instrumentation with those in existence to determine performance characteristics suitability.

Provide technical recommendations to the supervisor on significant issues and problems related to the accomplishment of goals and objectives.

Establish an acceptable level of analytic performance and ensure that the levels are maintained throughout the testing process from initial receipt of the specimen, through sample analysis, and reporting of test results.

Determine the appropriate recommendations for unresolved issues or potential problems and performs a follow-up.