Medical Lab Tech

JOB SUMMARY

Performs medical laboratory tests, procedures, experiments, and analyses to provide data for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease by performing required duties and responsibilities.

• Overall performance rating of below indicated essential job duties:
• Conducts chemical analyses of body fluids such as blood, urine, spinal fluid, and other specimens to determine presence of normal and abnormal components
• Analyses and verifies test results prior to release of findings for filing into the information system
• Performs quality control studies according to established protocols and routine preventative maintenance and equipment checks according to established schedule
• Responds to queries by other members of the hospital care team, such as physicians, in a courteous and timely manner
• Assists in the orientation and training of new laboratory employees
• Maintains professional growth and certification as it applies to the responsibilities of the position.
• Performs STAT testing within the established turn-around guidelines
• Reports malfunction of equipment and/or computer to supervisor immediately

• Minimum requirement: Associates degree (A.
  
  A.) in laboratory science or medical laboratory technology from an accredited institution, or equivalent laboratory training and experience meeting the requirements defined in the CLIA regulation 42
  
  CFR
  493.1489
• Preferred qualifications: ASCP MLT certification.

• Works indoors in an office/clinic setting
• The noise level is usually moderate
• This job operates in a professional medical laboratory environment.
• Regularly works near moving mechanical parts
• Regularly exposed toblood and/or body fluids and infection.
• Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals
• Occasionally exposed to risk of radiation

• Constantly required to maintain a stationary position behind a computer.
• Frequently required to move about inside the department.
• Constantly required to communicate telephonically and face to face with colleagues and customers.
• Constantly required to operate a computer and telephone.
• Constantly required to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Frequently required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception
• Regularly required to communicate with physicians and other care team requiring talking and hearing
• Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments/devices