Technician-Medical Laboratory

Business Unit BMH Golden Triangle Hospital Department Pathology Job Description Job Summary Utilizes laboratory skills to perform and report results of clearly defined laboratory procedures assuring 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 and routine instrument maintenance and inventory control and document as required. Evaluates positive patient identification to reduce analytical and post-analytical error and/or adverse patient outcomes. Assesses, evaluates and draws appropriate conclusions. Follows regulatory requirements, competency requirements and maintains safe laboratory practice. Completes assigned goals. Specifications Experience Clinical laboratory experience preferred. Education Associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technology from an accredited MLT program, or successful completion of at least a 50 week official US military medical laboratory procedures training course and currently hold or have held the military enlisted occupational specialty of Medical Laboratory Specialist Training Special Skills Basic computer literacy. Licensure National certification in concordance with current federal and/or state regulations. Full certification must be obtained within six months of hire date. #J-18808-Ljbffr Baptist