Medical Lab Tech - Laboratory - 2:30pm-11pm - Full Time or Part-Time

Knox Community Hospital; Mount Vernon (OH); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Knox Community Hospital is seeking a Medical Laboratory Technician for the 2:30pm–11pm shift. This full/part-time role involves performing tests, maintaining quality control, and supporting hospital lab operations.

You will work with advanced instruments, participate in QA/Audits, and help develop SOPs while ensuring timely reporting of results to providers. Prior MLT certification and registry readiness are required.

Qualifications

• MLT(ASCP) certification and an associate degree are required.
• Must successfully pass MLT registry within 6 months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine and complex tests in laboratory areas using instrumentation.
• Correlate unexpected results with disease states and explain testing rationale.
• Perform preventive maintenance and troubleshoot instruments to ensure smooth lab operation.
• Recognize, identify and resolve problems with minimal supervision.
• Assist with development of in-house SOPs from manufacturer instructions.
• Actively participate in quality assurance activities in line with regulatory standards.
• Evaluate new instruments and procedures and provide feedback for service improvement.
• Maintain quality control programs and resolve unacceptable values.
• Maintain inventory of supplies and reagents needed for operation.
• Enter data, analyze reports, and provide access to patient/test information to staff.
• Write standard operating procedures, prepare reports, and review results.
• Participate in committees and continuing education initiatives.
• Notify providers of critical results within required timeframes.
• Process specimens for reference laboratory.

Education

Associate degree

MLT(ASCP) certification

Job description

Medical Lab Tech - Laboratory - 2:30pm-11pm - Full Time or Part-Time

A Medical Laboratory Technician performs laboratory tests to aid in diagnosis and treatment of disease. Assists in collection, processing, and analysis of test ordered by a physician. Delivers accurate test results to aid the doctor in his/her diagnosis.

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs routine/complex tests in areas of the laboratory using highly technical instrumentation.
• Correlates unexpected lab test results with disease states or apply scientific principle theory of testing procedure for instruments, reagents, quality control to determine the rationale behind unexpected or inconceivable results.
• Performs preventive maintenance, troubleshoots and repairs instruments to ensure the smooth operation of the laboratory.
• Recognizes, identifies and resolves problems and issues that arise without direct supervision.
• Sets up and assists with the development of in-house protocols for new procedures from manufacturer’s instructions and established references.
• Actively participates in Laboratory Quality Assurance activities with emphasis on assuring compliance with regulatory and accrediting agencies. Informs other staff of changes that occur.
• Evaluates new instruments and procedures and provides feedback on ways to improve service delivery.
• Maintains quality control programs and takes appropriate action to resolve unacceptable values.
• Maintains inventory control to assure adequate supplies and reagents needed for operation.
• Maintains and supports computer information systems by entering data, analyzing, verifying, and printing reports; accessing patient and testing information and providing assistance with this information to hospital staff.
• Writes standard operating procedures, prepares reports, and reviews testing results.
• Actively participates in laboratory and/or hospital committees and activities such as continuing education and customer service teams.
• Notifies provider of critical results within acceptable timeframes.
• Process specimens for reference laboratory.

Requirements Include

• MLT(ASCP) and an associate degree; OR
• Must successfully pass MLT registry within 6 months of employment.