Education Assistance or Sign on Bonus
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Acts as technical information resource for MercyOne Des Moines Laboratory.
Identifies problems that may adversely affect test performance and/or results and uses knowledge, critical thinking skills, and judgment to troubleshoot and resolve them. May be assigned to assume the duties of a charge technologist. Performs tasks and procedures specific to assigned department with minimal supervision.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Uses educational and technical expertise to troubleshoot issues related to specimen quality, instrument/method performance and analytical interferences to ensure patient results match clinical status.
- Assists and supports quality management systems and performance improvement initiatives.
- Works independently, organizing work to meet established deadlines and records.
- Maintains supply inventories.
- Trains new employees and acts as a preceptor for medical laboratory science students.
- Operates laboratory information systems, personal computers, and instrument-related computer software.
- Provides exceptional customer service to internal and external customers.
Functions specific to West Lakes Lab, Blood Bank, Hematology, Chemistry and Microbiology Sections:
- Performs complex laboratory procedures utilized for the diagnosis and treatment of disease as appropriate for patient age to include neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric adults; recognizes deviation from expected results; analyzes and corrects problems using scientific principles.
- Analyzes quality control data, makes judgments concerning the results, and takes appropriate action to maintain test accuracy and precision.
- Performs preventive maintenance and basic troubleshooting of instrumentation and equipment.
- Performs new instrument or procedure implementation and training.
- May be assigned to assume duties of charge technologist in absence of supervisor/manager.
Functions specific to Technical Resolution Section:
- Serves as technical resource for tests referred from MercyOne Des Moines Laboratory to other testing facilities.
- Scans or enters send-out testing reports into LIS and maintains standing orders for outreach patients/clients.
- Performs billing functions including but not limited to: entering test charges & credits and proper diagnosis codes when provided by client.
- Ensures timely follow-up of customer complaints, issues and need for redraws.
- Documents all contact made with client in client services incident management system.
- Rectifies registration errors on outreach patients such as updating/correcting demographic information, updating “bill to” information, and ensuring patient report is issued under correct registration account.
#MissionCritical
What you’ll do:
- Conduct chemical analysis of body fluids, including blood, urine, or spinal, to determine presence of normal or abnormal components
- Collect biological specimens from patients
- Operate, calibrate, and maintain equipment used in quantitative or qualitative analysis
- Enter data from analysis of medical tests or clinical results into computer for storage
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Acts as technical information resource for MercyOne Des Moines Laboratory.
Identifies problems that may adversely affect test performance and/or results and uses knowledge, critical thinking skills, and judgment to troubleshoot and resolve them. May be assigned to assume the duties of a charge technologist. Performs tasks and procedures specific to assigned department with minimal supervision.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Uses educational and technical expertise to troubleshoot issues related to specimen quality, instrument/method performance and analytical interferences to ensure patient results match clinical status.
- Assists and supports quality management systems and performance improvement initiatives.
- Works independently, organizing work to meet established deadlines and records.
- Maintains supply inventories.
- Trains new employees and acts as a preceptor for medical laboratory science students.
- Operates laboratory information systems, personal computers, and instrument-related computer software.
- Provides exceptional customer service to internal and external customers.
Functions specific to West Lakes Lab, Blood Bank, Hematology, Chemistry and Microbiology Sections:
- Performs complex laboratory procedures utilized for the diagnosis and treatment of disease as appropriate for patient age to include neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric adults; recognizes deviation from expected results; analyzes and corrects problems using scientific principles.
- Analyzes quality control data, makes judgments concerning the results, and takes appropriate action to maintain test accuracy and precision.
- Performs preventive maintenance and basic troubleshooting of instrumentation and equipment.
- Performs new instrument or procedure implementation and training.
- May be assigned to assume duties of charge technologist in absence of supervisor/manager.
Functions specific to Technical Resolution Section:
- Serves as technical resource for tests referred from MercyOne Des Moines Laboratory to other testing facilities.
- Scans or enters send-out testing reports into LIS and maintains standing orders for outreach patients/clients.
- Performs billing functions including but not limited to: entering test charges & credits and proper diagnosis codes when provided by client.
- Ensures timely follow-up of customer complaints, issues and need for redraws.
- Documents all contact made with client in client services incident management system.
- Rectifies registration errors on outreach patients such as updating/correcting demographic information, updating “bill to” information, and ensuring patient report is issued under correct registration account.
#MissionCritical
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Acts as technical information resource for MercyOne Des Moines Laboratory.
Identifies problems that may adversely affect test performance and/or results and uses knowledge, critical thinking skills, and judgment to troubleshoot and resolve them. May be assigned to assume the duties of a charge technologist. Performs tasks and procedures specific to assigned department with minimal supervision.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Uses educational and technical expertise to troubleshoot issues related to specimen quality, instrument/method performance and analytical interferences to ensure patient results match clinical status.
- Assists and supports quality management systems and performance improvement initiatives.
- Works independently, organizing work to meet established deadlines and records.
- Maintains supply inventories.
- Trains new employees and acts as a preceptor for medical laboratory science students.
- Operates laboratory information systems, personal computers, and instrument-related computer software.
- Provides exceptional customer service to internal and external customers.
Functions specific to West Lakes Lab, Blood Bank, Hematology, Chemistry and Microbiology Sections:
- Performs complex laboratory procedures utilized for the diagnosis and treatment of disease as appropriate for patient age to include neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric adults; recognizes deviation from expected results; analyzes and corrects problems using scientific principles.
- Analyzes quality control data, makes judgments concerning the results, and takes appropriate action to maintain test accuracy and precision.
- Performs preventive maintenance and basic troubleshooting of instrumentation and equipment.
- Performs new instrument or procedure implementation and training.
- May be assigned to assume duties of charge technologist in absence of supervisor/manager.
Functions specific to Technical Resolution Section:
- Serves as technical resource for tests referred from MercyOne Des Moines Laboratory to other testing facilities.
- Scans or enters send-out testing reports into LIS and maintains standing orders for outreach patients/clients.
- Performs billing functions including but not limited to: entering test charges & credits and proper diagnosis codes when provided by client.
- Ensures timely follow-up of customer complaints, issues and need for redraws.
- Documents all contact made with client in client services incident management system.
- Rectifies registration errors on outreach patients such as updating/correcting demographic information, updating “bill to” information, and ensuring patient report is issued under correct registration account
#MissionCritical
The Medical Technologist performs routine tests to provide data for use in the diagnosis and treatment of disease by using technical, problem solving, communication and supervisory skills.
Essential Key Job Responsibilities
- Interprets physician’s orders and determine medical necessity of tests ordered.
- Collects all types of specimens and determines stability for analysis.
- Performs all tests including body fluids, microbiology, and blood banking and documents results in an accurate, timely, and cost efficient manner.
- Correlates results with patient’s age, sex, and medical condition.
- Performs daily quality control and evaluates results on daily/monthly reports.
- Operates and performs maintenance per guidelines on all instruments and information systems.
- Orders and stocks supplies as needed.
- Rotates to all shifts as dictated by schedule including holidays, weekends, and on-call shifts.
- Participates in quarterly proficiency testing and Performance Improvement projects.
- Reviews policies and procedures as assigned.
- Supervises Clinical Lab Technicians and serves as a resource for other personnel and/or students.
- Reviews management reports including but not limited to: Exception reports, billing reports, and Quality Control reports.
- Maintains professional knowledge.
Non-essential Job Responsibilities
- Other duties as assigned by management
Under general supervision and direction, perform clinical laboratory procedures. Performs high, moderate and waived complexity procedures as define in the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988. Maintains working knowledge of theories involved in clinical testing. With increasing experience, performs specialized tests requiring a high degree of expertise and may serve in a team leader capacity as assigned.
- Specimen Collection/Processing/Testing: Follows laboratory procedures for specimen collection, handling, processing, test analysis, reporting and maintenance of records of patient test results as authorized by the supervisor. Monitors test systems for proper performance and accuracy regarding reporting of test results and reports problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting results – 40% of the time
- Quality Control: Performs quality control procedures, instrument function checks and any necessary calibration and maintenance procedures. Follows established laboratory safety guidelines. With minimal assistance, completes procedures within established time frames. Correlates complete sample data prior to reporting results and documents irregularities. Monitors quality control results to assure that acceptable levels of analytic performance are maintained. With appropriate experience, may review cumulative QC, submit data and evaluate intra and inter lab results and maintain lot specific QC data – 20% of time
- Documentation: Maintains records to ensure proper documentation of activities and results. Documents all corrective actions taken when tests systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specifications – 10% of time
- Quality Assurance: Performs quality assurance on laboratory testing. Quality Assurance areas include turn around time verification, sample evaluation, and others as defined in the Quality Assurance Policy – 10% of time
- Information systems: Enter data accurately and in accordance with laboratory policies. Retrieves results and information. Maintains patient confidentiality – 5% of time
- Equipment Maintenance: Operates various complex instrumentation. Performs preventative maintenance protocols. With minimal assistance, investigates and corrects equipment malfunction. Records appropriate documentation – 5% of time
- Education: Participates in continuing education opportunities. Demonstrates technical procedures to laboratory personnel as requested by supervisor – 5% of time
- Materials Management: Performs inventory, ordering, receiving and stocking of designated supplies as directed by section supervisor – 5% of time
- Supervision: May be required to act as a general supervisor, as defined by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988, in the absence of other laboratory management personnel. - <5% of the time.
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Acts as technical information resource for MercyOne Des Moines Laboratory.
Identifies problems that may adversely affect test performance and/or results and uses knowledge, critical thinking skills, and judgment to troubleshoot and resolve them. May be assigned to assume the duties of a charge technologist. Performs tasks and procedures specific to assigned department with minimal supervision.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Uses educational and technical expertise to troubleshoot issues related to specimen quality, instrument/method performance and analytical interferences to ensure patient results match clinical status.
- Assists and supports quality management systems and performance improvement initiatives.
- Works independently, organizing work to meet established deadlines and records.
- Maintains supply inventories.
- Trains new employees and acts as a preceptor for medical laboratory science students.
- Operates laboratory information systems, personal computers, and instrument-related computer software.
- Provides exceptional customer service to internal and external customers.
Functions specific to West Lakes Lab, Blood Bank, Hematology, Chemistry and Microbiology Sections:
- Performs complex laboratory procedures utilized for the diagnosis and treatment of disease as appropriate for patient age to include neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric adults; recognizes deviation from expected results; analyzes and corrects problems using scientific principles.
- Analyzes quality control data, makes judgments concerning the results, and takes appropriate action to maintain test accuracy and precision.
- Performs preventive maintenance and basic troubleshooting of instrumentation and equipment.
- Performs new instrument or procedure implementation and training.
- May be assigned to assume duties of charge technologist in absence of supervisor/manager.
Functions specific to Technical Resolution Section:
- Serves as technical resource for tests referred from MercyOne Des Moines Laboratory to other testing facilities.
- Scans or enters send-out testing reports into LIS and maintains standing orders for outreach patients/clients.
- Performs billing functions including but not limited to: entering test charges & credits and proper diagnosis codes when provided by client.
- Ensures timely follow-up of customer complaints, issues and need for redraws.
- Documents all contact made with client in client services incident management system.
- Rectifies registration errors on outreach patients such as updating/correcting demographic information, updating “bill to” information, and ensuring patient report is issued under correct registration account.
Analyzing lab testing is pretty complex. We depend on our Medical Technologist's knowledge and skills when it comes to evaluating medical lab tests to determine what's happening with our patients. They are vital to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases. Love working in the lab and analyzing results? Connect with CHI today!
What you'll do:
- Conduct chemical analysis of body fluids, including blood, urine, or spinal, to determine the presence of normal or abnormal components
- Collect biological specimens from patients
- Operate, calibrate, and maintain equipment used in quantitative or qualitative analysis
- Enter data from analysis of medical tests or clinical results into computer for storage
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Job Summary
Performs moderately complex to highly complex and specialized clinical laboratory tests/analyses using manual or automated techniques to obtain data for use in the diagnosis, management and treatment of disease/injury. Specific areas of accountability may include one, or a combination of, the following disciplines: transfusion service, microbiology, chemistry, coagulation, hematology, immunology, and urinalysis.
Work includes:
1) pretesting and processing samples,
2) performing, analyzing, interpreting, and confirming tests,
3) documenting and delivering timely test results and
4) operating and maintaining standard Lab instrumentation and equipment.
Given the critical importance of test results to patient care and clinical outcomes, an incumbent is accountable for ensuring the accuracy of test results and related analyses based on adherence to established standards, procedures and regulatory requirements for test analysis, quality control, quality assurance, safety, blood-borne pathogen/infection control, specimen handling/processing and documenting/reporting patient results. While controls may affect certain decision –making opportunities, an incumbent is expected to exercise sound judgment to monitor, control, and assess tests conditions, specimen quality, chemical/biologic reactions, and instrument function. An MLT is expected to seek advice from a Tech-in-Charge or an MT when the ability to resolve a problem is limited by training or experience.
Work requires knowledge of the major disciplines of laboratory practice (e.g. blood bank, chemistry, hematology, coagulation, immunology, urinalysis, and microbiology). An incumbent applies knowledge of scientific principles and theory to determine the causes or possible significance of abnormalities and departures from the norm when test results do not conform to expectations.
Incumbents are also accountable for:
1) meeting technical training requirements,
2) maintaining awareness of procedure changes,
3) updating knowledge, skills and applying those competencies, and
4) following department standards for excellence.
Essential Job Duties
Performs pretesting and processing samples (Pre-Analytic).
Evaluates and reports patient results for use in the diagnosis and treatment of disease for patients of all ages (Post-Analytic).
Performs and evaluates quality control to ensure quality patient care.
Maintains standard laboratory instrumentation and equipment.
Job Summary
As a Medical Technologist, you will perform moderately to highly complex and specialized clinic laboratory tests and analyses of human blood, urine and other body fluids, tissues or substances to obtain data for use in the diagnosis, management and treatment of disease and injury. Your specific areas of accountability may include one or more of the following disciplines: transfusion service, chemistry, coagulation, hematology, microbiology, immunology, toxicology and/or urinalysis.
Your day-to-day work will include:
- Pretesting and processing samples (Pre-Analytic)
- Performing, analyzing, interpreting, and confirming tests (Analytic)
- Documenting and delivering test results (Post-Analytic)
- Operating and maintaining standard lab instruments and equipment
- Accountability for ensuring the accuracy of test results and related analyses based on strict adherence to established standards, procedures and regulatory requirements for test analysis, quality control, quality assurance, safety, blood-borne pathogen/infection control, specimen handling and processing and documenting and reporting patient results.
- Exercising independent judgment to monitor, control and assess test conditions, specimen quality, chemical and biologic reactions, and instrument function; identify atypical organisms; solve unexpected problems; correlate quantitative, biochemical, physiologic and morphologic data to verify results; and evaluate or implement new procedures.
- In the absence of Lab Manager, you may also be assigned responsibility for serving as a Medical Technologist Lead
Specimen Collection/Processing/Testing: Follows laboratory procedures for specimen collection, handling, processing, test analysis, reporting and maintenance of records of patient test results as authorized by the supervisor. Monitors test systems for proper performance and accuracy regarding reporting of test results and reports problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting results – 40% of the time
Quality Control: Performs quality control procedures, instrument function checks and any necessary calibration
and maintenance procedures. Follows established laboratory safety guidelines. With minimal assistance, completes procedures within established time frames. Correlates complete sample data prior to reporting results and documents irregularities. Monitors quality control results to assure that acceptable levels of analytic performance are maintained. With appropriate experience, may review cumulative QC, submit data and evaluate intra and inter lab results and maintain lot specific QC data – 20% of time
Documentation: Maintains records to ensure proper documentation of activities and results. Documents all
corrective actions taken when tests systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specifications – 10% of time
Quality Assurance:Performs quality assurance on laboratory testing. Quality Assurance areas include turn
around time verification, sample evaluation, and others as defined in the Quality Assurance Policy – 10% of time
Information systems: Enter data accurately and in accordance with laboratory policies. Retrieves results and
information. Maintains patient confidentiality – 5% of time
Equipment Maintenance: Operates various complex instrumentation. Performs preventative maintenance
protocols. With minimal assistance, investigates and corrects equipment malfunction. Records appropriate documentation – 5% of time
Education: Participates in continuing education opportunities. Demonstrates technical procedures to laboratory
personnel as requested by supervisor – 5% of time
Materials Management: Performs inventory, ordering, receiving and stocking of designated supplies as directed
by section supervisor – 5% of time
Supervision: May be required to act as a general supervisor, as defined by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Act of 1988, in the absence of other laboratory management personnel. - <5% of the time.
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Acts as technical information resource for MercyOne Des Moines Laboratory.
Identifies problems that may adversely affect test performance and/or results and uses knowledge, critical thinking skills, and judgment to troubleshoot and resolve them. May be assigned to assume the duties of a charge technologist. Performs tasks and procedures specific to assigned department with minimal supervision.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Uses educational and technical expertise to troubleshoot issues related to specimen quality, instrument/method performance and analytical interferences to ensure patient results match clinical status.
- Assists and supports quality management systems and performance improvement initiatives.
- Works independently, organizing work to meet established deadlines and records.
- Maintains supply inventories.
- Trains new employees and acts as a preceptor for medical laboratory science students.
- Operates laboratory information systems, personal computers, and instrument-related computer software.
- Provides exceptional customer service to internal and external customers.
Functions specific to West Lakes Lab, Blood Bank, Hematology, Chemistry and Microbiology Sections:
- Performs complex laboratory procedures utilized for the diagnosis and treatment of disease as appropriate for patient age to include neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric adults; recognizes deviation from expected results; analyzes and corrects problems using scientific principles.
- Analyzes quality control data, makes judgments concerning the results, and takes appropriate action to maintain test accuracy and precision.
- Performs preventive maintenance and basic troubleshooting of instrumentation and equipment.
- Performs new instrument or procedure implementation and training.
- May be assigned to assume duties of charge technologist in absence of supervisor/manager.
Functions specific to Technical Resolution Section:
- Serves as technical resource for tests referred from MercyOne Des Moines Laboratory to other testing facilities.
- Scans or enters send-out testing reports into LIS and maintains standing orders for outreach patients/clients.
- Performs billing functions including but not limited to: entering test charges & credits and proper diagnosis codes when provided by client.
- Ensures timely follow-up of customer complaints, issues and need for redraws.
- Documents all contact made with client in client services incident management system.
- Rectifies registration errors on outreach patients such as updating/correcting demographic information, updating “bill to” information, and ensuring patient report is issued under correct registration account.
#MissionCritical
Sign on Bonus or Education Assistance eligible
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Acts as technical information resource for MercyOne Des Moines Laboratory.
Identifies problems that may adversely affect test performance and/or results and uses knowledge, critical thinking skills, and judgment to troubleshoot and resolve them. May be assigned to assume the duties of a charge technologist. Performs tasks and procedures specific to assigned department with minimal supervision.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Uses educational and technical expertise to troubleshoot issues related to specimen quality, instrument/method performance and analytical interferences to ensure patient results match clinical status.
- Assists and supports quality management systems and performance improvement initiatives.
- Works independently, organizing work to meet established deadlines and records.
- Maintains supply inventories.
- Trains new employees and acts as a preceptor for medical laboratory science students.
- Operates laboratory information systems, personal computers, and instrument-related computer software.
- Provides exceptional customer service to internal and external customers.
Functions specific to West Lakes Lab, Blood Bank, Hematology, Chemistry and Microbiology Sections:
- Performs complex laboratory procedures utilized for the diagnosis and treatment of disease as appropriate for patient age to include neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric adults; recognizes deviation from expected results; analyzes and corrects problems using scientific principles.
- Analyzes quality control data, makes judgments concerning the results, and takes appropriate action to maintain test accuracy and precision.
- Performs preventive maintenance and basic troubleshooting of instrumentation and equipment.
- Performs new instrument or procedure implementation and training.
- May be assigned to assume duties of charge technologist in absence of supervisor/manager.
Functions specific to Technical Resolution Section:
- Serves as technical resource for tests referred from MercyOne Des Moines Laboratory to other testing facilities.
- Scans or enters send-out testing reports into LIS and maintains standing orders for outreach patients/clients.
- Performs billing functions including but not limited to: entering test charges & credits and proper diagnosis codes when provided by client.
- Ensures timely follow-up of customer complaints, issues and need for redraws.
- Documents all contact made with client in client services incident management system.
- Rectifies registration errors on outreach patients such as updating/correcting demographic information, updating “bill to” information, and ensuring patient report is issued under correct registration account.
#MissionCritical
Analyzing lab testing is pretty complex. We depend on the knowledge and skills of our Medical Technologist when it comes to evaluating medical lab tests to determine what’s happening with our patients. They are vital to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases. Love working in lab and analyzing results? Connect with CHI health today!
What you’ll do:
- Conduct chemical analysis of body fluids, including blood, urine, or spinal, to determine presence of normal or abnormal components
- Collect biological specimens from patients
- Operate, calibrate, and maintain equipment used in quantitative or qualitative analysis
- Enter data from analysis of medical tests or clinical results into computer for storage
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Analyzing lab testing is pretty complex. We depend on the knowledge and skills of our Medical Technologist when it comes to evaluating medical lab tests to determine what’s happening with our patients. They are vital to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases. Love working in lab and analyzing results? Connect with CHI health today!
What you’ll do:
- Conduct chemical analysis of body fluids, including blood, urine, or spinal, to determine presence of normal or abnormal components
- Collect biological specimens from patients
- Operate, calibrate, and maintain equipment used in quantitative or qualitative analysis
- Enter data from analysis of medical tests or clinical results into computer for storage
mclabtexas
Analyzing lab testing is pretty complex. We depend on our Medical Technologist's knowledge and skills when it comes to evaluating medical lab tests to determine what's happening with our patients. They are vital to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases. Love working in the lab and analyzing results? Connect with CHI today!
What you'll do:
- Conduct chemical analysis of body fluids, including blood, urine, or spinal, to determine the presence of normal or abnormal components
- Collect biological specimens from patients
- Operate, calibrate, and maintain equipment used in quantitative or qualitative analysis
- Enter data from analysis of medical tests or clinical results into computer for storage
POSITION SUMMARY
Accurately analyzes and report all tests ordered by the Medical Staff in a timely manner to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Performs and results test procedures on patient specimens adhering to the Section’s Standard Operating Procedures to ensure accurate, timely reporting2. Ensures that major automated equipment is operational by performing required maintenance, calibration and troubleshooting procedures3. Performs required Quality Control procedures and Maintains records to ensure tests are being performed within control limits4. Assists in evaluation of new procedures and equipment to provide the physician with the most current laboratory technology5. Participates in opportunities for continuing education and/or teaching, training according to the Section Performance Standards to enhance technical skills6. Responsible for inventory of supplies7. Adheres to all regulatory requirements
- Assist the Director in the supervision of a shift.
Follows established procedures and requirements set forth by the Lead in each individual department.
Revises schedules of subordinate staff in the event of a call in.
Trains and orients new employees,
Carries out disciplinary procedures.
Reviews workload and guides staff in additional studies regarding problems related to correlation of test results and disease states.
Ensures that tests are performed in a timely manner, particularly in STAT situations, coordinates timed test with nursing personnel and other departments.
Oversees specimen-processing on off hours, works with nursing regarding questionable test, duplicate test or other questions relating to the general laboratory.
Resolves grievances, takes disciplinary action as necessary.
2. Supervises all technical aspect of a shift.
Coordinates with pathologist on unusual test results, diagnostic reports or computer functions.
Recognized problems with test procedures/laboratory data/computer system functions that indicate erroneous trends.
Acts as a resource person for technical or computer system problems.
Prepares preventive maintenance and quality control schedules in conjunction with the lead tech.
Inspects instruments and computer hardware, ensuring proper working order and troubleshooting as necessary.
Oversees special procedures and difficult clinical assays.
- Performs the duties of a Medical Technologist as needed.
Has the skills and ability to step into any position under his/her supervision.
Maintains current knowledge of new procedures, developments, techniques and methods regarding laboratory services.
Maintains a clean, organized, and sanitary work area, observing OSHA guidelines.
Analyzing lab testing is pretty complex. We depend on the knowledge and skills of our Medical Technologist when it comes to evaluating medical lab tests to determine what’s happening with our patients. They are vital to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases. Love working in the microbiology lab and analyzing results? Connect with CHI health today!
What you’ll do:
- Conduct chemical analysis of body fluids, including blood, urine, or spinal, to determine presence of normal or abnormal components
- Collect biological specimens from patients
- Operate, calibrate, and maintain equipment used in quantitative or qualitative analysis
- Enter data from analysis of medical tests or clinical results into computer for storage
