Medical Laboratory Technician - MRINetwork Jobs
Spokane, WA
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Job Description
Job Title: Medical Laboratory Technician – Permanent Position
Location: Spokane, Washington Area
Benefits:
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Life, accidental death, and dismemberment insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Retirement
- Social Security
- Vacation, leave and holidays
- Flexible spending account
- Dependent care assistance
- Other insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Deferred compensation
Job Summary: Performs simple, routine laboratory procedures and other laboratory work which supports the operation of a laboratory. Positions assigned to this class are distinguished by the requirement for conducting simple and qualitative laboratory work under general supervision.
Job Responsibilities Include:
- Performs standard urinalysis determinations, including color, volume, specific gravity, glucose, albumin, pH, acetone, protein, calcium, diacetic acid and sediment examination;
- Assists in laboratory examinations involving serology, virology, and chemistry;
- Dissects and prepares routine biological tissues, assists with surgical procedures as applied to animals;
- Draws blood samples from patients; centrifuges blood to separate serum from corpuscles; performs white cell counts and hemoglobin estimates; types whole blood and determines Rh factor;
- Operates laboratory equipment such as electronic balances, microscopes, spectrophotometers, pH meters, autoclaves, metering pumps and centrifuges;
- Responds to inquiries concerning patient lab values, reference ranges, specimen requirements, procedures, time required for tests, and preparation of specimens to outside labs for analysis;
- Performs manual dehydration; cleans and infiltrates tissue; embeds specimens in paraffin;
- Examines stool specimens for parasites and occult blood;
- May perform inventories of chemicals, supplies and equipment;
- May perform more complex determinations as part of training for higher level position;
- Performs other work as required.
Requirements:
- Persons legally authorized to work in the U.S. under federal law, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, are eligible for employment unless prohibited by other state or federal law.
- Completion of an approved course* for laboratory assistants.
- *Course approved by American Society of Clinical Pathologists.
Experience - Two years of chemical, or clinical or public health laboratory experience.
Education - Training in medical technology or education in college with courses in laboratory sciences may be substituted, year for year, for experience.
License/Certification - Must have additional licenses or certification