Medical Lab Tech - King's Daughters

• JOB SUMMARY
  • Performs medical laboratory tests, procedures, experiments, and analyses to provide data for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease by performing required duties and responsibilities.
• DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • Overall performance rating of below indicated essential job duties:
  • Conducts chemical analyses of body fluids such as blood, urine, spinal fluid, and other specimens to determine presence of normal and abnormal components
  • Analyzes and verifies test results prior to release of findings for filing into the information system
  • Performs quality control studies according to established protocols and routine preventative maintenance and equipment checks according to established schedule
  • Responds to queries by other members of the hospital care team, such as physicians, in a courteous and timely manner
  • Assists in the orientation and training of new laboratory employees
  • Maintains professional growth and certification as it applies to the responsibilities of the position.
  • Performs STAT testing within the established turn-around guidelines
  • Reports malfunction of equipment and/or computer to supervisor immediately
• EDUCATION/LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/OTHER REQUIREMENTS
  • Minimum requirement:
    • Associates degree (A. A.) in laboratory science or medical laboratory technology from an accredited institution, or equivalent laboratory training and experience meeting the requirements defined in the CLIA regulation 42CFR493.1489
  • Preferred qualifications:
    • ASCP MLT certification.
• WORKING ENVIRONMENT
  • Works indoors in an office/clinic setting
  • The noise level is usually moderate
  • This job operates in a professional medical laboratory environment.
  • Regularly works near moving mechanical parts
  • Regularly exposed toblood and/or body fluids andinfection.
  • Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals
  • Occasionally exposed to risk of radiation
• PHYSICAL DEMANDS
  • Constantly required to maintain a stationary position behind a computer.
  • Frequently required to move about inside the department.
  • Constantly required to communicate telephonically and face to face with colleagues and customers.
  • Constantly required to operate a computer and telephone.
  • Constantly required to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
  • Frequently required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
  • Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception
  • Regularly required to communicate with physicians and other care team requiring talking and hearing
  • Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments/devices

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