As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits.
Additional responsibilities for this health care role include:
- Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needs
- Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients
- Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders
- Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families
The Registered Nurse (RN), within their scope of practice, is responsible to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care to a designated group of healthcare consumers across the continuum. Provides services which encompass the spiritual, physiological, social, and psychological aspects of care of the sick, prevention of disease, or conservation of health. The position contributes to the mission and core values of CHI Health.
- Follow the nursing process which includes: assess, plan, implement, and evaluate. The nursing process is an ongoing process that can end at any stage.
- Assessment - Demonstrates a systematic, dynamic way to collect and analyze the following healthcare consumer data including: psychological, physiological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic and lifestyle factors
- Plan – Sets measurable and achievable short and long term goals according to standards of care based on the assessment by the nurse in collaboration with the healthcare consumer and multidisciplinary team.
- Implement – Implements and/or modifies the plan of care using assessment data, clinical reasoning based upon standards of care and evidence based practice. This includes care coordination, education and discharge planning. The nurse is accountable for the care directly, indirectly or through delegation. Professional and legal standards for delegation must be followed.
- Evaluate – Uses a systematic ongoing process to evaluate progress towards identified healthcare consumer goals. Revision of plan of care when needed involving the healthcare consumer and the multidisciplinary team.
- Documents all phases of the nursing process in the healthcare consumer’s record.
- Demonstrates personal and professional responsibility for ongoing development, practice, and education. Maintains a safe work environment. Fosters a collaborative environment in support of the nursing profession.
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The Registered Nurse (RN), within their scope of practice, is responsible to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care to a designated group of healthcare consumers across the continuum. Provides services which encompass the spiritual, physiological, social, and psychological aspects of care of the sick, prevention of disease, or conservation of health. The position contributes to the mission and core values of CHI Health.
- Follow the nursing process which includes: assess, plan, implement, and evaluate. The nursing process is an ongoing process that can end at any stage.
- Assessment - Demonstrates a systematic, dynamic way to collect and analyze the following healthcare consumer data including: psychological, physiological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic and lifestyle factors
- Plan – Sets measurable and achievable short and long term goals according to standards of care based on the assessment by the nurse in collaboration with the healthcare consumer and multidisciplinary team.
- Implement – Implements and/or modifies the plan of care using assessment data, clinical reasoning based upon standards of care and evidence based practice. This includes care coordination, education and discharge planning. The nurse is accountable for the care directly, indirectly or through delegation. Professional and legal standards for delegation must be followed.
The Registered Nurse (RN), within their scope of practice, is responsible to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care to a designated group of healthcare consumers across the continuum. Provides services which encompass the spiritual, physiological, social, and psychological aspects of care of the sick, prevention of disease, or conservation of health. The position contributes to the mission and core values of CHI Health.
- Follow the nursing process which includes: assess, plan, implement, and evaluate. The nursing process is an ongoing process that can end at any stage.
- Assessment - Demonstrates a systematic, dynamic way to collect and analyze the following healthcare consumer data including: psychological, physiological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic and lifestyle factors
- Plan – Sets measurable and achievable short and long term goals according to standards of care based on the assessment by the nurse in collaboration with the healthcare consumer and multidisciplinary team.
- Implement – Implements and/or modifies the plan of care using assessment data, clinical reasoning based upon standards of care and evidence based practice. This includes care coordination, education and discharge planning. The nurse is accountable for the care directly, indirectly or through delegation. Professional and legal standards for delegation must be followed.
The Registered Nurse (RN), within their scope of practice, is responsible to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care to a designated group of healthcare consumers across the continuum. Provides services which encompass the spiritual, physiological, social, and psychological aspects of care of the sick, prevention of disease, or conservation of health. The position contributes to the mission and core values of CHI Health.
- Follow the nursing process which includes: assess, plan, implement, and evaluate. The nursing process is an ongoing process that can end at any stage.
- Assessment - Demonstrates a systematic, dynamic way to collect and analyze the following healthcare consumer data including: psychological, physiological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic and lifestyle factors
- Plan – Sets measurable and achievable short and long term goals according to standards of care based on the assessment by the nurse in collaboration with the healthcare consumer and multidisciplinary team.
- Implement – Implements and/or modifies the plan of care using assessment data, clinical reasoning based upon standards of care and evidence based practice. This includes care coordination, education and discharge planning. The nurse is accountable for the care directly, indirectly or through delegation. Professional and legal standards for delegation must be followed.
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.
Position Type: Part-time
Scheduled Hours per 2 week Pay Period: 40
Primary Location: MN > PARK RAPIDS > ST JOSEPH'S AREA HEALTH SERVTitle: Med Tech > Medical Technologist > CLS > Computer Lab Science > Medical Technician > ASCP > NCA#missioncritical
CHI St. Joseph's Health is looking for a Medical Technologist to join our Team! The Medical Technologist is trained and knowledgeable in clinical laboratory analysis, theory, and terminology. He/she is knowledgeable about the operation and maintenance of laboratory equipment, all hospital laboratory policies and procedures pertaining to testing, quality control, proficiency testing, quality improvement and any other system in place to assure timely and accurate results. Must interact with patients in a professional and caring manner when providing information or collecting specimens.
Performs a wide range of technical procedures analyzing blood and various body fluids in order to expedite the physician’s diagnosis and treatment of his patient. Records and documents this data in the proper areas. The employee shall assist with quality audits in accordance with accrediting agencies. Technical duties will include routine patient testing, complex red cell antibody identification, and preparation of blood components for transfusion. Technical competency and critical thinking are required, as errors could result in serious consequences to patients. Work involves confidential patient diagnosis and test results, requiring the employee to respect the patient’s right to confidentiality. The technologist shall have good communication skills and interact pleasantly and professionally with all co-workers, medical staff, patients, visitors and others. The employee shall actively support the policies of the Laboratory and organization.
Essential Key Job Responsibilities
- Direct observations of routine patient test performance, including, as applicable, patient identification and preparation; and specimen collection, handling, processing and testing
- Monitoring the recording and reporting of test results, including, as applicable, reporting critical results
- Review of intermediate test results or worksheets, quality control records, proficiency testing results, and preventive maintenance records
- Direct observation of performance of instrument maintenance and function checks
- Assessment of test performance through testing previously analyzed specimens, internal blind testing samples or external proficiency testing samples
- Evaluation of problem-solving skills
- Performs quality control procedures to ensure accuracy of test results.
- Analyzes patient samples according to approved standards of testing.
- Maintains equipment to ensure accurate, consistent results in the performance of tests.
- Provides teaching and education to clinical laboratory scientist students and other laboratory personnel.
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Collects and processes laboratory specimens.
- Follow standards of safety dictated by the laboratory, the hospital and regulatory agencies.
- Contributes to the efficient operation of the laboratory.
- Participates in continuing education programs for the upgrade of educational experience.
- Other job duties as assigned by management.
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A primary and secondary care hospital serving North Harris and Montgomery counties. Clinical services include cardiovascular services, diagnostic imaging, women’s services (digital mammography and bone density studies), neurosciences, pediatric care (Newborn and Level II nurseries) and surgery, pathology and pulmonary services, and sleep disorders. Clinical affiliations include The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Radiation Treatment Center, and Texas Children’s Hospital.
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:
- Performs and results test procedures on patient specimens adhering to the Section’s Standard Operating Procedures to ensure accurate, timely reporting
- Ensures that major automated equipment is operational by performing required maintenance, calibration and troubleshooting procedures
- Performs required Quality Control procedures and Maintains records to ensure tests are being performed within control limits
- Assists in evaluation of new procedures and equipment to provide the physician with the most current laboratory technology
- Participates in opportunities for continuing education and/or teaching, training according to the Section Performance Standards to enhance technical skills
- Responsible for inventory of supplies
- Adheres to all regulatory requirements
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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.
Work under the supervision of the Laboratory Director; performs routine phlebotomy, prepares and analyzes patient specimens for testing or culture, has knowledge of theory in areas of Transfusion Service, Chemistry, Hematology, Serology, Coagulation and Microbiology; performs quality control; interprets quality of patient results as they correlate to instrument operation; performs routine instrument maintenance; relays results to the nursing floor or physician; performs miscellaneous related duties and performs other duties as assigned.
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 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
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pecimen 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.
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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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
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 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 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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