PRN Medical Technologist

Medical Laboratory Technician

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Work Shift: Various (United States of America)

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

• Maintains acceptable accuracy in patient, quality assurance, proficiency and competency testing.
• Meets department standard for correct patient or specimen identification Meets department standard for error rate in testing or reporting patient or QC results
• Consistently documents investigation and correct interpretation of QA failures or trends
• Earns acceptable scores in proficiency testing and personnel competency testing
• Maintains instrumentation for testing
• Uses clinical/theoretical knowledge to analyze, investigate, interpret and report lab data
• Reports lab data accurately and in a timely manner
• Recognizes the relationship between lab data and clinical findings or expectation
• Initiates investigation of problems and works to resolution
• Interprets information from multiple sources
• Practices information monitoring, investigation, resolution and hand-off to team members.
• Complies with Pending Log procedure for tracking laboratory test status
• Documents in the LIS all elements of the Notification Value Call procedure Hands-off information to others according to the department procedure and chain of command
• Adheres to WellStars Standards of Behavior in a consistent fashion
• Takes personal responsibility for correction action on constructive criticism.
• Practices organizational skills for efficiency of time, materials, cost and completing testing.
• Meets deadlines for turn-around times required by the department
• Meets department-defined standards for organizational skills
• Meets department productivity standards
• Practices cost-efficient work processes that maintain high quality laboratory data.
• Maintains current personal training, education and practice of policies and procedures
• Maintains current knowledge and practice of WellStar Policies and procedures, including LIS.
• Demonstrates adequate knowledge of laboratory regulatory compliance
• Practices all WellStar and Laboratory Safety Standards
• Participates in meetings, committees, task forces and project teams
• Completes monthly, quarterly, or yearly educational requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Qualifications

Required Minimum Education:

• Associates Medical Technology or Other / Certificate Medical Technology

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• Med Lab Technician (AAB) or Med Lab Technician (AMT) or Med Lab Technician (ASCP)

Additional License(s) and Certification(s):

• For persons who possess the technician qualifications and have recently moved into the state or completed the academic and/or training requirements, they may be temporarily classified once as technicians within 1-1/2 Yrs Required

Required Minimum Experience:

• Minimum 1 year Laboratory experience Preferred

Required Minimum Skills:

• Accuracy: Maintains acceptable accuracy in-patient, quality assurance, proficiency and competency testing.
• Critical Thinking: Uses clinical/theoretical knowledge to analyze, investigate, interpret and report lab data.
• Job Knowledge: Maintains current personal training, education and practice of policies and procedures.
• Productivity: Practices organizational skills for efficient of time, materials, cost and availability of lab data.
• Communication: Practices information monitoring, investigation, resolution and hand-off to team members

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