Medical Technologist - UH Bacteriology - University Hospital

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• The Medical Technologist (MT) or Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) professional responsibility within their scope of practice:
• Abides by and enforces all compliance requirements and policies and performs these responsibilities in an ethical manner consistent with the organization's values.
• Adheres to hospital policies including confidentiality.
• Requires regular and prompt attendance.
• Works the assigned schedule including overtime and call as required
• Maintains expertise.
• Participates in continuing education activities, if required.
• Participates in proficiency testing program(s).
• Teaches instrument operation or procedures to Clinical Laboratory Science students or new employees as assigned.
• The Medical Technologist (MT) or Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) patient care/department responsibilities:
• Requires minimal supervision to safely perform patient care/essential functions.
• Utilizes proper body mechanics when:
  • Moving, positioning and transferring patients without assistance or with assistance when needed for patient safety
  • Moving equipment/supplies that is necessary to perform essential functions
• Evaluates and solves problems related to collection and processing of biological specimens for analysis.
• Follows standard procedures to perform routine, timed, and STAT moderate and high complexity laboratory tests.
• Recognizes deviation from expected results.
• Analyzes and corrects problems maintaining written or computer documentation.
• Reports all critical values following laboratory protocol.
• Maintains instruments by performing maintenance procedures and calibration.
• Operates and utilizes necessary programs on LIS, HIS, or PC.
• Draws blood specimens from patients, if required.
• Monitors the work pending log of designated section and document action taken.
• Maintains a neat and efficient work area by cleaning bench tops, equipment/instrument, and replenishing supplies in a timely manner.
• Follows procedures for hazardous waste management.
• The Medical Technologist (MT) or Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) communication responsibilities:
• Communicates and uses appropriate customer relation skills with physicians, patients, families and healthcare team in person and via telephone.
• Responds to overhead pages, if required.
• The Medical Technologist (MT) or Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) documentation responsibilities:
• Maintains accurate and complete records by:
  • Analyzing quality control data, evaluating the results, and taking appropriate action to maintain accuracy and precision.
  • Documenting results or actions in writing or by computer.
  • Documenting customer complaints, testing, or reporting errors and presenting each to leadership for corrective action.
• The Medical Technologist (MT) or Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) citizenship responsibilities:
• Accepts and completes all duties positively and without conflict.
• Cooperates, helps others, and improves the performance of the unit.
• Completes all mandatory unit, educational, and hospital requirements.
• Utilizes cost effective practices in performing all aspects of the job.
• Adheres to current Infection Control and Safety Standards.
• The responsibilities for unit/departmental specific:
• 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.
• Follow the laboratory's established policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance.
• 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…