Clinical Lab Technician: Precision Diagnostics & Impact

University of Mississippi Medical Center; Madison, Northern (MS, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Mississippi Medical Center in Mississippi is seeking a Medical Laboratory Technician to perform routine laboratory tests for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease. You will collect blood or tissue samples, observing aseptic principles, and operate a range of lab equipment.

Responsibilities include processing specimens, performing hematology, microbiology, chemistry, immunology, and urinalysis tests, and maintaining safety and infection-control practices.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in a Laboratory Science or Medical Laboratory Technology and eligibility for certification as a Medical Laboratory Technician.
• Experience or ability to perform routine clinical lab tests in hematology, microbiology, chemistry, and urinalysis.
• Familiarity with aseptic technique and sample handling.

Responsibilities

• Collects, processes, and handles blood and/or other biological specimens in accordance with established procedures; instructs patients in the appropriate collection of samples.
• Conducts clinical laboratory tests in hematology, microbiology, immunology, clinical chemistry, and urinalysis, using microscope or automated analysis.
• Maintains safety, infection control, and quality control practices in the lab.
• Prepares reagents and calibrates equipment for testing.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Specimen collection

Laboratory testing

Safety protocols

Patient instruction

Education

Associate's degree in Laboratory Science or Medical Laboratory Technology

Tools

Microscopy

Automated analyzers

Job description

University of Mississippi Medical Center in Mississippi is seeking a Medical Laboratory Technician to perform routine laboratory tests for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease. You will collect blood or tissue samples, observing aseptic principles, and operate a range of lab equipment.

Responsibilities include processing specimens, performing hematology, microbiology, chemistry, immunology, and urinalysis tests, and maintaining safety and infection-control practices.