Medical Technologist PRN - Core Lab

Lake Charles Memorial Hospital; Lake Charles (LA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Lake Charles Memorial Hospital in Lake Charles, LA, seeks a Medical Technologist to perform comprehensive lab analyses and report accurate results to clinicians.

You will conduct quality control, maintain instruments, supervise students, and ensure adherence to turnaround times while handling various body fluids and specimens.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in medical technology or related four-year program.
• One-year internship in medical technology completed.
• Louisiana State License as CLS-Generalist; MT (ASCP) or equivalent.
• Excellent communication and computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Performs medical laboratory tests and analyses to aid diagnosis and treatment.
• Performs quality control studies to ensure data accuracy.
• Maintains and calibrates laboratory instruments per schedule.
• Records repairs and maintenance on equipment logs.
• Notifies Pathologist of unusual findings and calls critical results per guidelines.
• Ensures turnaround times are met.
• Trains and supervises students.
• Performs age-specific duties and ensures safety around biospecimens.

Education

Bachelor's degree in medical technology

One-year internship in medical technology

Louisiana State License as CLS-Generalist

National Certification - MT (ASCP) or equivalent

Job description

• The Medical Technologist performs medical laboratory tests, procedures, and analyses to provide data for use in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. Assures laboratory results are accurate and reported timely.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Performs quality control studies to ensure accuracy of clinical data.
• Performs routine preventative maintenance on assigned instruments and equipment according to established schedule and procedure.
• Verifies instrument functioning by checking and calibrating specific lab instruments and documents data.
• Records on instrument logs any repairs, replacement, and maintenance needed of equipment.
• Conducts chemical, hematological, microbiological, immunological, serological, and immunohematological analyses of body fluids such as blood, urine, spinal fluid, and other specimens submitted for laboratory testing to determine presence of normal and abnormal components.
• Analyzes test results and enters findings in computer.
• Trains and supervises students.
• Performs duties according to age specific needs of patients.
• Performs troubleshooting as necessary.
• Call critical results within established guidelines.
• Notifies Pathologist and Section leader of any unusual or unexpected findings.
• Meets established turnaround times.

The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university.
• Successful completion of a one-year internship in medical technology.
• Louisiana State License as CLS-Generalist; National Certification -MT (ASCP) or equivalent.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Basic computer skills; operation of equipment/instruments.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be at risk for exposure to blood-borne pathogens and tuberculosis.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Mental competence and alertness, dexterity and accuracy of physical movements; clear, concise, pleasant speaking abilities; accurate hearing is essential; visual acuity is a must; stability of emotional make up is essential.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.