Medical Lab Technician - Precision Diagnostics

Baptist Memorial Health Care; Germantown (TN); On-site; USD 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care in Germantown, TN seeks a Clinical Laboratory Technician to perform and report defined laboratory procedures ensuring accurate results and patient care. You will handle specimens, conduct quality control, and follow regulatory requirements while maintaining safety and efficiency.

The role requires an associate degree in medical laboratory technology, state licensure, and national certification within six months of hire; military training may qualify.

Qualifications

• 2 years of clinical laboratory experience preferred.
• National certification in concordance with current federal and/or state regulations. Full certification must be obtained within six months of hire date.
• Tennessee State Licensure.

Responsibilities

• Receives, identifies, organizes, and prioritizes specimens to ensure accurate and timely test processing.
• Performs and reports requested laboratory procedures.
• Performs quality control, proficiency testing and routine instrument maintenance and inventory control and document as required.
• Evaluates positive patient identification to reduce analytical and post-analytical error and/or adverse patient outcomes.
• Assesses, evaluates and draws appropriate conclusions.
• Follows regulatory requirements, competency requirements and maintains safe laboratory practice.
• Completes assigned goals.

Skills

Basic computer literacy

Education

Associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technology

Military medical laboratory training (50 weeks)

Job description

Baptist Memorial Health Care in Germantown, TN seeks a Clinical Laboratory Technician to perform and report defined laboratory procedures ensuring accurate results and patient care. You will handle specimens, conduct quality control, and follow regulatory requirements while maintaining safety and efficiency.

The role requires an associate degree in medical laboratory technology, state licensure, and national certification within six months of hire; military training may qualify.