MLS​/MLT, Laboratory Rotating

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Hours: 24-Hours, Days, 7:00 am - 3:30 pm, Rotating schedule, Monday - Sunday

Hourly Rate: $29.27-$40.24 per hour.

Job Summary:

General rotating MLS/MLT to work in all the clinical laboratory areas. The MLS/MLT performs a wide array of laboratory procedures in all departments exercising independent judgment and being involved in evaluation of present procedures. Works closely with supervisors and coworkers to complete patient testing, quality control, correlation studies and special projects. Actively participates in specimen collection procedures. Must have good organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.

Essential Functions

• Conducts interactions with everyone in a friendly, courteous and respectful manner.
• Goes out of his/her way to offer assistance to others. If he/she cannot offer assistance, then finds someone who can.
• Advocates to ensure privacy and confidentiality while helping others to maintain awareness.
• Maintains a clean and safe hospital.
• Responds appropriately and immediately in emergency situations.
• Maintains a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and/or staff to provide the highest level of physical comfort, and minimize risk and injury.
• Ensures compliance with regulations to maintain accreditation and licensure.
• Complies with the Hospital Attendance and Tardiness Policy.
• Completed all Hospital and Department Specific Mandatory requirements in the prior calendar year.
• Reports Incidents in a timely and effective manner.
• All employees with direct patient contact are responsible for actively engaging in the practice of, monitoring and enforcing compliance to hand hygiene.
• Identifies patient and/or specimens appropriately prior to sample collection or proceeding with analysis
• Performs preventative maintenance on analyzers based on a scheduled regimen as stated in policies and procedures.
• Recognizes, evaluates and is able to resolve instrument errors and malfunctions and notifies the department supervisor.
• Performs, evaluates, and accepts or rejects quality control values based upon stated guidelines; troubleshoots any unacceptable values, utilizing a basic scientific approach to resolve problems and obtain acceptable quality control. Takes appropriate action when controls remain beyond acceptable ranges.
• Analyzes patient and proficiency samples while prioritizing work based upon a status of routine, urgent, or stat to maintain an efficient workflow.
• Notifies clinician of any abnormal results that require immediate attention.
• Communicates any relevant patient information to other healthcare professionals who require the information.
• Performs venipunctures and capillary punctures, when necessary, to obtain blood specimens. Assists in specimen collection when requested.
• Evaluates specimen (s) for acceptability for Laboratory testing and takes appropriate action when specimens are not acceptable.
• Educates patients and co-workers in correct specimen collection procedures; determines quality and acceptability of specimens collected by patients and co-workers.
• Demonstrates good teamwork by providing assistance to co-workers when necessary.
• Adheres to all required safety regulations as stated in policies and procedures.
• Maintains a safe, organized, and clean workstation.
• Assists the supervisor by performing part or all of the supervisor’s duties for short periods of time, in the absence of the supervisor or when the supervisor is not available, so that departmental goals and tasks can be met/exceeded.
• Records/reports area accurate. Pays close attention to required detail when performing all tasks and functions. Performs quality work with accuracy.
• Acquires knowledge through educational in‑services or seminars throughout the year. Possesses a comprehensive understanding of technological advances, disease processes, and regulatory matters.
• Retains, applies, and teaches others this knowledge.
• Enters and edits ordering information in the computer system on patients and specimens to maintain accurate records of…