Technician-Medical Laboratory

Technician-Medical Laboratory

Job ID: 31785

Job Category: Laboratory & Pathology

Work Schedule: Rotating

Department: Pathology

Facility: BMH Desoto Hospital

Location: Southaven, MS

Overview

Job Summary

Utilizes laboratory skills to perform and report results of clearly defined laboratory procedures assuring optimal patient oues. Responsible for assigned shifts and subject to overtime and call back as required. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

Receives, identifies,anizes, 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 oues.

Assesses, evaluates and draws appropriate conclusions.

Follows regulatory requirements,petency requirements and maintains safe laboratory practice.

Completes assigned goals.

Specifications

Experience

Minimum Required

Preferred/Desired

Clinical laboratory experience preferred.

Education

Minimum Required

Associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technology from an accredited MLT program, or successfulpletion 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

Preferred/Desired

Training

Minimum Required

Preferred/Desired

Special Skills

Minimum Required

Basicputer literacy.

Preferred/Desired

Licensure

Minimum Required

National certification in concordance with current federal and/or state regulations. Full certification must be obtained within six months of hire date.

Preferred/Desired