What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Technologist FT Days position at Kindred Hospital Houston Medical Center?
Description
At ScionHealth, we empower our caregivers to do what they do best. We value every voice by caring deeply for every patient and each other. We show courage by running toward the challenge and we lean into new ideas by embracing curiosity and question asking. Together, we create our culture by living our values in our day-to-day interactions with our patients and teammates.
Job Summary
Under general supervision, performs and reports routine and special laboratory tests on clinical specimens to aid in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients.
Essential Functions
- Performs analyses in hematology, chemistry, urinalysis, coagulation, blood bank and microbiology according to expected performance standards
- Performs venipuncture, finger stick, or heel stick on identified patients by physician's request in a timely, accurate and caring manner
- Keeps documented records current regarding maintenance and quality control
- Follow the laboratory's procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting and maintaining records of patient test results
- Maintain records that demonstrate that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens
- Adhere to the laboratory's quality control policies, document all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations and maintenance performed
- Be capable of identifying problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and either must correct the problems or immediately notify the general supervisor, technical supervisor, clinical consultant, or director
- Follow the laboratory's established corrective action policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance
- Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations
- Comprehensive knowledge of applicable safety, quality control, and specimen handling guidelines and procedures
- Skilled in using applicable laboratory equipment such as centrifuges, meters, microscopes, incubators, pipettes, autoclaves, and sterilizers
- Ability to work quickly and accurately when under strict deadlines
- Considerable knowledge of the theory and practice of clinical laboratory methods and instrumentation
- Working knowledge of anatomy, physiology, laboratory medicine, disease processes, and laboratory procedures
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of all patient and/or employee information to assure patient and/or employee rights are protected
- Must read, write and speak fluent English
- Must have good and regular attendance
- Approximate percent of time required to travel: 0%
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor's degree in a chemical, physical, biological science, or medical technology from an accredited institution
Licenses/Certifications
- Current license issued by the State in which the laboratory is located, if such licensing is required
- Certification as a Medical Technologist or Medical Laboratory Scientist by a nationally recognized agency/board preferred
Experience
- 1-2 years of acute care hospital lab experience in high complexity testing preferred
