Medical Lab Technician

8% Shift Differential - Premium Pay

Reports to the Laboratory Manager (BMG). Examines and tests human specimens for purposes of obtaining information for the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of patients or for providing information to others who will diagnose and treat patients.

8% Shift Differential - Premium Pay

Reports to the Laboratory Manager (BMG). Examines and tests human specimens for purposes of obtaining information for the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of patients or for providing information to others who will diagnose and treat patients.

• MISSION:
  We deliver outstanding care, inspire health, and connect with heart.
• VALUES:
  Trust. Respect. Integrity. Compassion.
• SERVICE GOALS:
  Personally connect. Keep everyone informed. Be on their team.

• Receiving and collecting specimens for laboratory testing including drawing blood, collecting urine and other body materials and fluids from patients.
• Performing blood analysis in chemistry, hematology, immunology, microbiology, and general lab as ordered by physicians.
• Performing and interpreting wet mounts, gram stains, urinalysis, and other tests as ordered on other body fluids.
• Notifying physicians of critical lab values immediately.
• Performing EKGs, spirometry, and Holter hookup and scanning and maintaining log.
• Preparing paperwork, computer orders, and specimens for referral labs.

• Maintaining daily patient log and entering test results on forms. Distributing reports to physicians' offices.
• Maintaining file of standing lab and future lab orders for patients. Maintaining files of orders and test results for two years.
• Obtaining lab charge from computer system, documenting on billing ticket, and checking for associated diagnosis for billing purposes.
• Checking and correcting the Lab information systems for tests referred out.
• Keeping quality control and maintenance records up-to-date, adhering to the laboratory's quality control policies, and documenting all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations, and maintenance performed.
• Keeping lab manual up-to-date.
• Maintaining records that demonstrate that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient samples.
• Documenting all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the lab's established performance specifications.

• Performing minor maintenance and repairs on equipment, following the laboratory's established corrective action, policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance.
• Keeping inventory and ordering laboratory supplies.
• Maintaining cleanliness of laboratory, cleaning spills with special attention to body fluid precautions and contaminated waste disposal per OSHA guidelines.