Technician-Medical Laboratory

Baptist Memorial Hospital - Calhoun; Calhoun City (MS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Hospital - Calhoun is seeking a laboratory professional to utilize laboratory skills in performing and reporting results of clearly defined procedures, ensuring optimal patient outcomes. This role covers assigned shifts and may require overtime and callback as needed.

The position involves receiving and prioritizing specimens, performing procedures, maintaining quality control, and adhering to regulatory and safety standards to support accurate diagnosis and patient care.

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.

Job description

Overview

Job Summary

Utilizes laboratory skills to perform and report results of clearly defined laboratory procedures assuring optimal patient outcomes. Responsible for assigned shifts and subject to overtime and call back as required. Performs other duties as assigned.

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.