Technician-Medical Laboratory

Baptist Memorial Health Care; Meridian (MS); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A health care organization in Meridian, US seeks a skilled individual to utilize laboratory skills in performing and reporting laboratory procedures. Responsibilities include processing specimens, conducting quality control, and maintaining standards to ensure optimal patient outcomes. Candidates must have an associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technology or equivalent military training, along with national certification. The role requires strong analytical skills and basic computer literacy.

Qualifications

• Clinical laboratory experience preferred.
• Minimum required certification in accordance with federal/state regulations.

Responsibilities

• Receives, identifies, organizes specimens for accurate test processing.
• Performs requested laboratory procedures and reports results.
• Conducts quality control and routine maintenance of instruments.
• Evaluates patient identification to minimize errors.

Skills

Basic computer literacy

Education

Associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technology

Job description

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 documents 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.

Experience

Preferred/Desired

• Clinical laboratory experience preferred.

Education

Minimum Required

• 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

Special Skills

Minimum Required

• Basic computer literacy.

Licensure

Minimum Required

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