What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Laboratory Technician position at Baptist Memorial Health Care?
Overview
Job Summary
Utilizes laboratory skills to perform and report results of clearly defined laboratory procedures assuring optimal patient outcomes. Responsible for assigned shifts and subject to overtime and call back as required. Performs other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
Experience
Minimum Required
Preferred/Desired
Minimum Required
Training
Preferred/Desired
Special Skills
Licensure
Minimum Required
Job Summary
Utilizes laboratory skills to perform and report results of clearly defined laboratory procedures assuring optimal patient outcomes. Responsible for assigned shifts and subject to overtime and call back as required. Performs other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
- Receives, identifies, organizes, 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.
- Evaluates positive patient identification to reduce analytical and post-analytical error and/or adverse patient outcomes.
- Supports life long learning.
- Completes assigned goals.
Experience
Minimum Required
- No experience necessary, but must have completed accredited MLT program.
- Hospital experience preferred.
Preferred/Desired
Minimum Required
Training
Preferred/Desired
Special Skills
- Position requires basic computer literacy skills
- Basic computer literacy.
Licensure
Minimum Required
- Temporary state licensure and/or national registration or certification in concordance with current federal and/or state regulations. Full required licensure must be obtained within six months of hire date.