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Certification Details - ASCP certification
Job Details - Associate Degree in Medical Technology
- Under the supervision of the Laboratory Manager, performs clinical laboratory procedures, quality assurance, and instrument maintenance
- Maintains cooperative working relationships with intradepartmental and interdepartmental personnel
- Performs variety of general laboratory tests to obtain data for use in diagnosis and treatment of disease
- Performs routine and special laboratory tests in accordance with requisition of physician, may perform clinical tests in any one or combination of areas of specialization
Job Requirements - ASCP certification or equivalent nationally recognized Medical Technology certification required within one year of hire
- Mathematical skills
- Mandatory Abuse Reporter Certification within 6 months of hire
- Reasoning and language skills at the college level
- Ability to read, write, speak and understand English well
Schedule Information - Regular and predictable work attendance
- Participates in departmental 'on-call' schedule which requires a 30-minute response time
Unit Specific Information - Ability to maintain confidentiality; and both a high standard of courtesy and cooperation in dealing with co-workers, patients, and visitors, and satisfactory job performance despite the stress of a hospital work environment
- Wears appropriate apparel for the position and displays nametag upon such apparel
- Performs routine and special laboratory tests within
- Recognizes test inconsistencies and takes appropriate corrective action
- Provides assistance to laboratory co-workers in resolution of similar problems
- Calls critical test results to physicians or nurses immediately and according to established criteria
- Prepares test reports legibly. Initials and dates own work performed
- Reviews reports for clerical accuracy and clinical indications
- Performs quality-control tests
- Runs quality-control tests according to procedure and maintains appropriate data recording
- Analyzes quality-control data and takes appropriate corrective action when results are outside acceptable limits
- Documents actions taken
- Holds patient results until out-of-control situations are resolved
- Reports unresolved situations to the Laboratory Manager
- Observes and follows department preventive maintenance schedules
- Documents all instrument checks, preventive maintenance, routines, problems, and corrective actions taken
- Recognizes, analyzes, and takes corrective action to resolve instrument/clinical problems
- Reports unresolved instrument/clinical problems to the Laboratory Manager
- Performs clerical functions associated with the laboratory area
- Contributes to the general laboratory functions and institutional needs
- Performs specimen collection and processing duties as needed or assigned and according to policies established in the Phlebotomy area
- Attends regular department staff meetings and in-service training
- Observes laboratory and hospital policies, procedures, and safety practices
- Keeps work area neat and clean, and restocks daily supplies
- Assumes the role of leadership in the routine daily activities of the section as assigned
- Maintains equilibrium in stressful situations
- Performs other related duties as assigned
- May be assigned responsibilities for coordinating education activities
- Assists the Laboratory Manager in inventory control and requisition of supplies
- Assists the Laboratory Manager in quality-assurance activities
- Ability to understand and follow directions
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Dependable and responsible
- Other duties as assigned
Date Posted: 26 September 2024
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