Certified Medical Technologist

Everything But Ordinary – Danville, Illinois!

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About the Facility – The Danville VAMC

This hospital provides primary care and specialty health services, including mental health care, women's health services, treatment for PTSD, podiatry, optometry, ophthalmology, cataract surgery, orthopedics, palliative and hospice care, physical medicine and rehabilitation, psychology, rehabilitation and extended care, surgery, and urology. Facility Address: 1900 E Main St Danville, IL 61832

Responsibilities

Included but not limited to:

• Performance of a full range of automated and non-automated laboratory procedures in the areas of chemistry, urinalysis, hematology, hemostasis, immunochemistry, and immunohematology.
• Evaluation of the suitability of the specimen for analysis, requesting new specimen if determined to be unusable.
• Prepare specimens for analysis; ensuring that the physiologic states of the specimen properties are maintained.
• Selection, performance, evaluation, and monitoring of the performance of test procedures using manual and/or instrumental techniques in accordance with established protocols.
• Recognition and reaction to indicators of malfunction; locates and implements corrections.
• Conducting quality control procedures on equipment, reagents, and products and maintains proper records for quality control reports.
• Calibration, standardization, adjustment, and maintenance of instruments on which the technician is trained. Verification of correct instrument operation using established procedures and quality control checks and monitoring. Identification of the cause of common problems and making simple repairs.
• Evaluation of the validity of data in relation to the test system and accepted assay procedures; correlation of quantitative data with patient data (i.e., history, medications) to verify results.
• Performance of additional tests to clarify or confirm abnormal patient results. Recognition of abnormal results that require immediate attention by the physician and reporting them directly.
• Responsibility for the generation of laboratory results from the work area into the laboratory computer system.
• Editing and verification of results recorded into the computer system.

Qualifications

• Shall be computer literate as patient documentation is directly inputted in the patient's electronic medical record. Proficiency in the use of the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VISTA) system and the Computerized Patient Record Systems (CPRS) are preferred.
• Shall be certified in BLS and maintain the certification during contract's length.
• Bachelor's Degree including graduate from a medical technology program accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS).
• Must have certification/registration as determined by the ASCP or AMT.
• Must have a minimum of one-year experience within the past 5 years.
• Must have proof of vaccinations including proof of COVID 19 vaccination.

Terms

This contract has a base period of six months with another six month option available.

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