Medical Lab Tech - Lagrange, GA

UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine; LaGrange (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center is seeking a Medical Laboratory Technician for the Night shift. The role involves performing tests with limited autonomy under supervision, maintaining QA standards and ensuring accurate reporting of lab data.

Strong attention to detail and commitment to patient safety are essential. The position requires an Associate degree or equivalent in Medical Technology, valid certifications upon hire, and 1 year of laboratory experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or certificate in Medical Technology required.
• All required certifications must be obtained on hire unless stated otherwise.
• Minimum 1 year of laboratory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains accuracy in patient testing, QA, proficiency and competency testing.
• Ensures correct patient/specimen identification and low error rates.
• Documents QA investigations and trends, and reports QC results.
• Reports lab data accurately and timely and interprets results in clinical context.
• Maintains instrumentation and adheres to safety and policy standards.

Education

Associates Medical Technology or Other / Certificate Medical Technology

Job description

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

locationsWellstar West Georgia Medical Center

time typeFull time

Work Shift

Night (United States of America)

Job Summary:

This role, under the general supervision of the Supervisor, Manager or Laboratory Director, permits the Medical Laboratory Technician to perform tests requiring limited skill and responsibility and exercise independent judgment minimally, as competency is demonstrated.

• Accuracy: Maintains acceptable accuracy in-patient, quality assurance, proficiency and competency testing.
• Critical Thinking: Uses clinical/theoretical knowledge to analyze, investigate, interpret and report lab data.
• Job Knowledge: Maintains current personal training, education and practice of policies and procedures.
• Productivity: Practices organizational skills for efficient of time, materials, cost and availability of lab data.
• Communication: Practices information monitoring, investigation, resolution and hand-off to team members.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

Maintains acceptable accuracy in patient, quality assurance, proficiency and competency testing.

• Meets department standard for correct patient or specimen identification
• Meets department standard for error rate in testing or reporting patient or QC results
• Consistently documents investigation and correct interpretation of QA failures or trends
• Earns acceptable scores in proficiency testing and personnel competency testing
• Maintains instrumentation for testing

Uses clinical/theoretical knowledge to analyze, investigate, interpret and report lab data

• Reports lab data accurately and in a timely manner
• Recognizes the relationship between lab data and clinical findings or expectation
• Initiates investigation of problems and works to resolution
• Interprets information from multiple sources

Practices information monitoring, investigation, resolution and hand-off to team members.

• Complies with Pending Log procedure for tracking laboratory test status
• Documents in the LIS all elements of the Notification Value Call procedure
• Hands-off information to others according to the department procedure and chain of command
• Adheres to WellStar’s Standards of Behavior in a consistent fashion
• Takes personal responsibility for correction action on constructive criticism.

Practices organizational skills for efficiency of time, materials, cost and completing testing.

• Meets deadlines for turn-around times required by the department
• Meets department-defined standards for organizational skills
• Meets department productivity standards
• Practices cost-efficient work processes that maintain high quality laboratory data.
• Maintains current personal training, education and practice of policies and procedures

Maintains current knowledge and practice of WellStar Policies and procedures, including LIS.

• Demonstrates adequate knowledge of laboratory regulatory compliance
• Practices all WellStar and Laboratory Safety Standards
• Participates in meetings, committees, task forces and project teams
• Completes monthly, quarterly, or yearly educational requirements.

Required Minimum Education:

• Associates Medical Technology or Other / Certificate Medical Technology

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• MLT(AAB) - Medical Laboratory Technician or MLT(AMT) - Medical Laboratory Technician or MLT(ASCP) - Medical Laboratory Technician

Additional License(s) and Certification(s):

• For persons who possess the technician qualifications and have recently moved into the state or completed the academic and/or training requirements, they may be temporarily classified once as technicians within 18 months.

Required Minimum Experience:

• Minimum 1 year experience laboratory experience Preferred.

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