Medical Laboratory Technician; Pickerington Medical Campus

Medical Laboratory Technician (Pickerington Medical Campus)

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The duties of this position includes but is not limited to accurate, precise, and timely patient test results for the diagnosis and management of human illness. The position utilizes automation and computerization, and manual methods. Responsibilities also include quality control, instrument operation, maintenance and troubleshooting. The position handles blood, tissue, fecal matter, sputum, urine, spinal fluid and other body fluids. Specimens may be contaminated with infectious diseases including HIV and other blood borne pathogens.

• 55% – Uses critical thinking, academic theory, facilitation and leadership abilities, and advanced customer service skills. Performs complex analysis of all body fluids and tissues, determines reliability of analytic data, interprets information to make judgmental decisions, troubleshoots technical procedures and instruments, applies medical correlation of data, laboratory parameters, physiologic factors, medication effects, and specific medical treatments to assess validity of laboratory data, uses appropriate testing techniques to evaluate new testing methodologies and practices, demonstrates safety and infection control practices, provides mentorship to new lab associates and students.
• 15% – Provides customer service to clinicians and clients. Must be comfortable and professional on the telephone, able to communicate with physician staff office, clinical staff, and all laboratory associates. Must be able to communicate with patients and their families, using service recovery when necessary.
• 20% – Performs quality assurance functions and equipment maintenance functions. Performs quality control checks on each procedure, equipment, reagents, stains, etc. Documents and interprets all QC data, reviews maintenance logs to assure optimum system performance, guarantees valid data and eliminates costly, time‑consuming equipment failures.
• 5% – Engages in continuing education and maintains competencies, meets mandatory education requirements (ACE), trains new employees and students.
• 5% – Performs miscellaneous duties as assigned.

Bachelor's Degree (Required). ASCP or MLT certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology.

Four-year Bachelor of Science Degree. Registered by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists. AMT Certification is considered equivalent to ASCP. Or completion of all required coursework for a Bachelor’s degree and completion of ASCP Certification. Superior customer service skills. Experience in an automated clinical laboratory.

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40

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Entry level

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Equal employment is extended to all people in all aspects of the associate‑employer relationship including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, discipline, reduction in staff, termination, assignment of benefits, and any other term or condition of employment.