Georgetown FSED Medical Laboratory Technician

Baptist Health; Georgetown (KY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Preventive Plan

Life Insurance

Retirement Plans

Flimp Decisions

Job summary

Baptist Health in Georgetown, KY is seeking a Part Time Medical Laboratory Technician for the third shift. You will be part of the Clinical Lab and Pathology Department, contributing to accurate testing, timely results, and patient-centered care in a state-of-the-art facility.

Responsibilities include maintaining technical competency, understanding LIS downtime procedures, evaluating tests, and communicating specimen needs.

Qualifications

• Maintains technical competency related to the job functions.
• Understands LIS functions and performs downtime procedures effectively.
• Evaluates procedures and selects investigative techniques as needed.
• Identifies and resolves problems that may affect test results and notifies relevant personnel.
• Determines specimen acceptability via visual checks or abnormal results.

Responsibilities

• Documents unacceptable specimens per policy and communicates specimen requirements.
• Assesses job functions and takes action when problems are detected.
• Identifies issues with specimens, test orders, and registration and acts accordingly.
• Handles troubleshooting professionally and communicates delays to coworkers and customers.
• Applies complex problem-solving to resolve clinical and instrument problems.

Skills

LIS proficiency

Downtime procedures

Technical competency

Education

Associate's degree

Job description

Summary

Job Description

Medical Laboratory Technician

Part Time I Third Shift ( 1x12s)

Laboratory I Georgetown, KY

Baptist Health Clinical Lab and Pathology Department, where science meets compassion and precision meets care. We are dedicated to ensuring that every test, every result, and every patient matters. We demonstrate this by providing state-of-the-art technology; an expert team of pathologists and technicians; comprehensive services; fast and reliable results; a patient-centered approach; and commitment to continuous improvement.

Description

• Maintains technical competency as related to the job functions.
• Understands pertinent LIS functions and performs downtime procedures effectively.
• Evaluates each procedure performed and chooses appropriate investigative techniques as indicated.
• Identifies and resolves problems that may adversely affect test results and notifies appropriate personnel.
• Determines acceptability of specimens by performing visual inspections or by recognizing abnormal/unusual results.
• Documents unacceptable specimens according to policy. Communicates specimen requirements to appropriate personnel.
• Assesses job functions and takes appropriate action when problems are detected.
• Identifies problems with specimens, test orders, registration and takes appropriate action.
• Handles troubleshooting professionally and communicates with coworkers and customers when delays occur.
• Expected to utilize complex problem-solving skills in resolving clinical and instrument problems.

Requirements

• Associate's degree.
• Certified or eligible for certification in clinical laboratory science by recognized certifying agencies.
• Clinical Laboratory Science Certified within 1 year.

Benefits

• Preventive Plan
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Plans
• Flimp Decisions - Flimp Decisions will help you pick the best value plan option given your expected medical needs. The proprietary algorithm provides a personalized financial analysis and recommendation, considering both premium and expected out-of-pocket cost (copays, etc.), as well as other important plan features.

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.