Technologist-Medical

Baptist Memorial Health Care; Southaven (MS); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care in Southaven, Mississippi, is seeking a Clinical Laboratory professional. This role involves performing laboratory procedures, ensuring timely test processing, and maintaining quality control for optimal patient outcomes. A Bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory Science or Medical Technology is required, along with clinical laboratory experience and national certification. The job offers opportunities for training and is essential for supporting patient care.

Qualifications

• Minimum Required: Clinical Laboratory Experience.
• Minimum Required: Basic computer literacy.
• Minimum Required: National certification in concordance with current regulations.

Responsibilities

• Receives, identifies, organizes, and prioritizes specimens for testing.
• Performs and reports requested laboratory procedures.
• Conducts quality control, proficiency testing, and routine maintenance.

Skills

Clinical Laboratory Experience

Basic computer literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Medical Laboratory Science or Medical Technology

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 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 lifelong learning.
• Completes assigned goals.
• Provide instruction for personnel and medical technology students, as required.

Qualifications

Experience

• Minimum Required: Clinical Laboratory Experience
• Preferred/Desired: (not specified in the original content)

Education

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

Training

• Preferred/Desired: (not specified in the original content)

Special Skills

• Minimum Required: Basic computer literacy

Licensure

• Minimum Required: National certification in concordance with current Federal and/or State Regulations.
• Preferred/Desired: ASCP