Medical Laboratory Technician

Overview

Physicians East, P.A. is a team of skilled healthcare professionals united to meet the challenge of delivering quality, cost‑efficient, comprehensive healthcare to the people of Eastern North Carolina.

We are looking for an employee with experience working in a Clinical Laboratory. Knowledge of clinical laboratory processes and procedures required. This candidate will be expected to perform quality control testing, calibrations, and maintenance of laboratory analyzers. This candidate will be responsible for testing patient samples, reporting results and keeping appropriate documentation. Candidates with a knowledge of quality assurance measures are preferred.

Candidates who possess strong detail oriented and interpersonal skills will excel in this position.

GENERAL DUTIES (This list may not include all the duties assigned):

Prepare bone marrow aspirates and biopsies for analysis, as well as fine needle aspirates per procedure manual.

Follow the laboratory’s procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting and maintaining records of patient test results for the following instruments/tests:

Hematology

Sysmex XN2000, Sysmex CA660, Iricell

Wet Prep and KOH Prep

Manual Differentials

Urine Microscopics

Microbiology

Reading Urine and Throat Cultures, Beckman Microscan 1096, Stool for WBC and Fecal Fat Stain, AVL Opti CCA, Thermatest DSX

Maintain records that demonstrate proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient samples for procedures described in #2 above.

Adhere to quality assurance policies, corrective action policies and preventive maintenance policies for procedures described above.

Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specifications.

Immediately notify technical supervisor when identifying problems that may adversely affect test performance if problem cannot be corrected.

Perform equipment maintenance, calibration, and quality control. Maintain log sheets for equipment maintenance.

Print and review Levey‑Jennings graphs and quality control results from the LIS or analyzer.

Perform paperwork necessary for departmental requirements.

Prepare blood and urine specimens to be sent out to reference labs.

Maintain work area and equipment in a clean and orderly fashion.

Attend safety classes and other continuing education classes as offered by Physicians East.

Perform continuing education yearly as required by Physicians East.

Maintain proficiency in using the LIS and EMR as required by Physicians East.

This job description outlines the basic day to day requirements for a MLT at Physicians East Laboratory.

Additional duties not outlined here may be required as needed. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by his or her supervisor.

Associate Degree as a Medical Laboratory Technician required. ASCP or NCA certification with at least two years’ experience in all laboratory departments preferred.

Must work under direct supervision of the general supervisor when performing highly complex testing, if MLT does not have at least two years’ experience performing highly complex testing. Highly complex tests include:
Reading microbiology cultures, Iron Binding Capacity testing, Body fluid analysis, Semen analysis.

FT/PT/Temp/PRN role based at our Greenville (other) location, Monday-Friday with hours ranging between the hours of 7:00 am until work is completed after closing at 5:30 pm.

Overtime may be required to ensure patients are taken care, tasks are completed, and calls are returned in a timely manner.

Weekend work is rare but can occasionally be necessary.

Physicians East, P.A. is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity, which includes status…