Technologist-Medical

Baptist; Huntingdon (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation is seeking a qualified Medical Laboratory Scientist/Technologist for the Pathology department. The role involves using laboratory skills to perform and report results of defined procedures, ensuring optimal patient outcomes and adherence to schedules including overtime and callbacks.

Responsibilities include specimen processing, quality control, instrument maintenance, and education of staff and students as required.

Qualifications

• Clinical laboratory experience required.
• Bachelor's degree in MLS/MT from an accredited program.

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, routine instrument maintenance and inventory control.
• Evaluates, validates, and communicates results to ensure accurate patient care.
• Assesses, evaluates and draws appropriate conclusions.
• Supports lifelong learning and completes assigned goals.
• Provides instruction for personnel and medical technology students as required.

Skills

Clinical Laboratory Experience

Education

Bachelor's degree Medical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology from an accredited program

Job description

• Business Unit BMH Carroll County Hospital
• Department Pathology

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.

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 specimen to ensure accurate and timely test processing.
• Performs and reports requested laboratory procedures.
• Performs quality control, proficiency testing, routine instrument maintenance and inventory control.
• Evaluates positive patient identification to reduce analytical and post-analytical error and/or adverse patient outcomes.
• Assesses, evaluates and draws appropriate conclusions.
• Supports life long learning.
• Completes assigned goals.
• Provide instruction for personnel and medical technology students, as required.

Specifications

Experience

Minimum Required

Preferred/Desired

• Clinical Laboratory Experience

Education

Minimum Required

• Bachelor's degree Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) or Medical Technology (MT) from an accredited institution Program.

Special Skills

Minimum Required

• Basic computer literacy

Licensure

Minimum Required

• National certification in concordance with current Federal and/or State Regulations.

Preferred/Desired

• ASCP