What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technologist-Medical 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
Minimum Required
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 specimen to ensure accurate and timely test processing.
- Performs and reports requested laboratory procedures.
- Performs quality control, proficiency testing, routine instrument maintenance and inventory control.
- Evaluates positive patient identification to reduce analytical and post-analytical error and/or adverse patient outcomes.
- Assesses, evaluates and draws appropriate conclusions.
- Supports life long learning.
- Completes assigned goals.
- Provide instruction for personnel and medical technology students, as required.
Experience
Minimum Required
Preferred/Desired
- Clinical Laboratory Experience
Minimum Required
- Bachelor's degree Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) or Medical Technology (MT) from an accredited institution Program.
Training
Preferred/Desired
Special Skills
Minimum Required
- Basic computer literacy
Licensure
Minimum Required
- National certification in concordance with current Federal and/or State Regulations.
- ASCP