TESTING LABORATORY TECHNICIAN I - Oklahoma Blood Institute

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Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Pay: Competitive pay based on education and/or experience plus shift differential and $500 bonus after 6 months and $1,000 bonus after 1 year!

Benefits: Health, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term disability, 401(k), paid-time-off, $5,000 annual tuition reimbursement, annual uniform voucher, etc

Days: Monday through Friday with rotating weekends and on-call

Hours: 8:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. (NIGHTS)

Position:

Perform tests and equipment maintenance which require the exercise of independent judgment and responsibility, with minimal supervision by the Testing Laboratory Director/Supervisor or Lead, in only those specialties or subspecialties in which they are qualified by education, training, and experience. Resolve problems as needed to ensure a safe blood supply and a reasonable testing turn around time. A Laboratory Technician I position is responsible for sample processing, test performance, equipment maintenance, and for reporting test results.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science or MLT from an accredited institution
• Written and verbal communication skills are required

Special Requirements:

• Must have full sight
• Hearing impairment requiring a hearing aid(s) is acceptable
• Must be fully ambulatory
• Lifting and carrying 50 pounds routinely

Primary Responsibilities:

• Follow Testing Laboratory's Standard Operating Procedures for sample handling and processing, testing, reporting and maintaining records of test results.
• Adhere to the laboratory's quality control policies and document all quality control activities, equipment and procedural calibrations and maintenance performed.
• Follow the laboratory's established policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance.
• Can identify problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and either must correct the problems and immediately notify the testing laboratory management or Medical director.
• Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications.
• Perform all necessary maintenance on testing equipment and document on applicable maintenance forms.
• Troubleshoot issues with equipment, reagents, and controls
• Available for taking on-call for STAT testing and testing due to blood inventory issues.
• Locate specimens which require further testing and sort into the applicable Testing Department.
• Communicate all accessioning, sample processing, testing, equipment, and reagent issues to Supervisor/Lead Technician.
• Be available to work hours according to draw/clients and rotate weekends/holidays.
• Discard samples as required
• Inspect reagents and supplies that are received in the testing laboratory
• Label reagents and supplies with date received and status
• Store reagents and supplies in the appropriate location
• Perform additional duties as needed

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