Medical Laboratory Tech: Precision Diagnostics & Impact

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation; Jonesboro (AR); On-site; USD 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation is seeking a laboratory professional to utilize core skills in performing and reporting defined laboratory procedures to ensure optimal patient outcomes. The role handles assigned shifts, with overtime and callbacks as required.

The position focuses on specimen handling, precise testing, quality control and regulatory compliance within a hospital laboratory setting.

Qualifications

• 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.

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 Specialist training (50 weeks)

Job description

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation is seeking a laboratory professional to utilize core skills in performing and reporting defined laboratory procedures to ensure optimal patient outcomes. The role handles assigned shifts, with overtime and callbacks as required.

The position focuses on specimen handling, precise testing, quality control and regulatory compliance within a hospital laboratory setting.