Medical Laboratory Technician

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Job Title

Medical Laboratory Technician

Job Description

Cape Fox subsidiary Eagle Health, LLC is accepting resumes for a Medical Laboratory Technician in West Point, New York.

The total hourly pay for this non-exempt position is $52.07
per hour for up to 40 hours per week. This is comprised of a base hourly rate of $46.65 plus $5.42 per hour Health & Welfare (H&W) for up to 40 hours per week as required by the Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS) regulations. This rate represents the company’s good faith and reasonable estimate of possible compensation at the time of posting.

In addition, for eligible positions we offer a variety of benefits including specified holidays, paid leave, health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life and disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, as well as 401K with company match. This job will be posted until filled or withdrawn.

• Independently perform moderately difficult and complex laboratory examinations and procedures and select appropriate procedures for request and/or study.
• Set up equipment and instruments, calibrate various analyzers as required and runs quality control samples on all instruments, adjusting as necessary and performing operator maintenance and facilitate repairs if necessary.
• Manage patient results status by verifying and certifying results input into laboratory computer system.
• Certify all results with notification of panic values. Save markedly abnormal specimens for clinical review and communicates with appropriate credentialed and/or licensed personnel.
• Perform laboratory testing in each of the following sections of the Laboratory:
  Chemistry, performing automated and semi-automated procedures such as total lipid testing;
  Hematology, working in routine hematology;
  Urinalysis;
  Microbiology, diagnostics for macroscopic and microscopic examination of cultures;
  Transfusion Services;
  Quality Control;
  Shipping of samples and phlebotomy.
• Hematology:
  Perform a broad variety of automated and manual procedures related to the quality and quantity of constituents of human blood, plasma, and other body fluids. Perform automated complete blood counts and differential, reticulocyte counts, sedimentation rates, and various manual procedures to include sickle cell screens, body fluid studies, and slide reviews for differentials and morphology.
• Chemistry:
  Select, perform and monitor a wide variety of tests using moderately complex automated analytical systems. Perform moderately complex tests including total iron-binding capacity and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol as part of lipid testing.
• Microbiology:
  Receive laboratory requests along with specimens and select tests and procedures required to identify microorganisms and parasites known to invade man. Perform microbiological testing using Rapid Strep, Rapid Influenza, COVID-19 (PCR), Hem occult kits, and other rapid diagnostic kits.
• Urinalysis:
  Perform a variety of microscopic, macroscopic and chemical analyses in Urinalysis, e.g.,Bence Jones Protein, identification of hemosiderin, acetone, cell counts, protein, etc., to identify normaland pathologic constituents found in urine specimens. Routine determination of the ph or urine byuse of multiple test reagent strips. Uses TS meter for determining specific gravity. Perform urine microscopy, involving the identification of cast material and various types of cellular material.
  
  Other specialized tests may include ted , urine MCG, melanin, myoglobin, porphyrins, porphobilinogen, urobilinogen and Kova stains. Also performs urine HCG.
• Phlebotomy:
  Perform phlebotomy on individuals as directed by laboratory management staff. Select proper type of anticoagulants and amount of blood to be drawn.. Selects proper type of anticoagulants and amount of blood to be drawn. Use needle and syringe, Vacutainer, or butterfly techniques, and labels, as appropriate.
• Transfusions:
  Perform sickledex, ABO/Rh, and antibody testing of blood. Releases blood in accordance with SOP and with a valid 518.
• Serological and bacteriological tests which include both routine and complex tests/examinations such as interpretation of colony count, preparation and interpretation of Kirby-Bauer drug sensitivities, quality control procedures, interpretation of wet preparations, gram stains, reading and interpreting blood cultures, preparation and microscopic examination of saline and iodine wet preps for parasites, reading of pinworm/scotch tape…