Technician-Medical Laboratory

Baptist; Calhoun City (MS); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Mississippi is seeking a Clinical Laboratory Technician to ensure accurate specimen processing and reporting of laboratory results. Responsibilities include performing quality control, maintaining laboratory instruments, and complying with safety regulations. An associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technology and national certification are required. The role may involve overtime and call backs as necessary, emphasizing the importance of optimal patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Clinical laboratory experience preferred.
• Basic computer literacy is essential.
• Must obtain national certification within six months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Receives and processes specimens accurately.
• Performs and reports laboratory procedures.
• Maintains quality control and instrument performance.

Skills

Clinical laboratory experience

Basic computer literacy

Education

Associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technology

Job description

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.
• Assess, evaluate and draws appropriate conclusions.
• Follows regulatory requirements, competency requirements and maintains safe laboratory practice.
• Completes assigned goals.

Specifications

Experience

• Clinical laboratory experience preferred.

Education

• Associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technology from an accredited MLT program, or successful completion of at least a 50 week official US military medical laboratory procedures training course and currently hold or have held the military enlisted occupational specialty of Medical Laboratory Specialist

Training

Special Skills

• Basic computer literacy.

Licensure

• National certification in concordance with current federal and/or state regulations. Full certification must be obtained within six months of hire date.