Medical Lab Technologist: Precision Diagnostics & Care

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health; Silverdale (WA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Medical Lab Technologist position involves performing essential laboratory procedures to detect, identify, measure, and report data crucial for disease diagnosis and treatment.

You will conduct waived and moderate tests with precision, maintain quality control, and operate diverse instrumentation while safeguarding safety and accuracy under supervision. Collaboration with care teams ensures timely results.

Qualifications

• Associates Of Science in a biological or chemical science required, or equivalent as defined by CLIA.
• High School GED General Studies with official military medical laboratory course and Lab Technician specialty upon hire.
• High School Graduate General Studies with military medical laboratory course and Lab Technician specialty upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Aligning with local and state requirements performs lab test procedures on patient specimens adhering to the Section’s Standard Operating Procedures to ensure accurate, timely reporting.
• Provides excellent patient care through clinical correlation of results, identification of patterns of bias, rapid notification of appropriate caregivers of critical values, and completion of testing within established turn-around-time limits
• Ensures that major automated equipment is operational by performing required maintenance, calibration and troubleshooting procedures; including contacting of instrument vendor for assistance or repair
• Performs required calibration and quality control procedures and maintains records to ensure tests are being performed within established parameters
• Performs proficiency testing as assigned and review results with laboratory clinical leaders
• Assists in evaluation and generation of compliant documentation for the validation of new procedures and equipment to provide the physician with the most current laboratory technology

Education

Associates Of Science in a biological or chemical science as defined by CLIA.

High School GED General Studies completed an official military medical laboratory course and held the military enlisted occupational speciality of Medical Laboratory Specialist (Lab Technician), upon hire

High School Graduate General Studies completed an official military medical laboratory course and held the military enlisted occupational speciality of Medical Laboratory Specialist (Lab Technician), upon hire

Job description

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Medical Lab Technologist position involves performing essential laboratory procedures to detect, identify, measure, and report data crucial for disease diagnosis and treatment.

You will conduct waived and moderate tests with precision, maintain quality control, and operate diverse instrumentation while safeguarding safety and accuracy under supervision. Collaboration with care teams ensures timely results.