Technician-Medical Laboratory

Baptist Memorial Health Care; West Memphis (AR); On-site; USD 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Arkansas is seeking a skilled laboratory technician to utilize laboratory skills and ensure optimal patient outcomes. The role involves receiving and organizing specimens, performing laboratory procedures, and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards. Candidates should possess an Associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technology and obtain national certification within six months of hire. This position may require overtime and call back as needed.

Qualifications

• Preferred/Desired: Clinical laboratory experience preferred.
• Associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technology from an accredited MLT program.
• National certification in concordance with current federal and/or state regulations.

Responsibilities

• Receives, identifies, organizes, and prioritizes specimens.
• Performs and reports requested laboratory procedures.
• Performs routine instrument maintenance and inventory control.

Skills

Clinical laboratory experience preferred

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 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.

Experience

• Preferred/Desired: 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.

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.