Medical Technologist
Company: Surgery Partners
Location: Lubbock
Posted on: January 25, 2023
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Job Description:
DescriptionShift: Full Time Monday 11am-9pm/Tuesday-Thursday
9am-7pm
GENERAL SUMMARY
The medical technologist is a member of the professional laboratory
technical team responsible for performing, reporting, and
interpreting all levels of testing under general supervision.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Accurately performs correct blood collection procedures using a
variety of standard equipment and ensures timely and appropriate
transportation to the laboratory.
Identifies patients and labels specimens correctly and legibly
according to departmental policy.
Processes, labels, and stores specimens appropriately for
subsequent testing.
Performs laboratory procedures, reports and evaluates test results
in all laboratory areas ensuring accuracy, reliability, and
validity of results through application of clinical knowledge and
training. Performs testing with respect to quality and
timeliness.
Demonstrates awareness of and compliance with the laboratory record
keeping, test resulting and report handling policies.
Understands quality control policies and demonstrates skills
required to perform quality control procedures and evaluate quality
control results.
Demonstrates ability to operate, troubleshoot and maintain
instrumentation, perform calibration, and participate in technical
and operational problem solving. Documents and reports concerns
according to lab policies.
Effectively uses a variety of computer systems and programs.
Maintains confidentiality of all pertinent patient care information
to assure that patient rights are protected.
Promotes positive morale and team work by interacting effectively
with members of the laboratory, and other service areas of the
hospital and external customers.
Orients, mentors, and teaches clinical laboratory methods,
procedures, and techniques to new employees or co-workers as
applicable.
Participates in staff meetings, continuing education and mandatory
in-services.
Complies with all safety and regulatory practices, policies, and
procedures.
Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED
Ability to perform complex, advanced clinical procedures and to
effect appropriate modifications to existing procedures
Ability to independently analyze, verify, and assess clinical
and/or laboratory data.
Ability to provide technical guidance, leadership, and instructions
to new employees and lower level professional staff within area of
expertise.
Ability to identify and evaluate clinical testing problems and to
effect corrective procedures and modifications.
Ability to monitor and/or maintain quality control standards
Must be able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
and apply common sense understanding to a variety of instructions
furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Must be able to provide excellent customer service.
Know the definitions of fundamental computer terms related to
applications software and desktop PC's
Know how to open, read, and respond to email
Know how to manage electronic files
Know how to print electronic documents and reports
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Bachelor's degree from four-year College or university; Medical
Technology degree preferred.
Experience preferred
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION
*MT (ASCP), MLS(ASCP) or CLS (NCA), or other applicable national
certification. If this certification is not complete and/or current
at time of hire, it must be done within one (1) year from date of
hire
Keywords: Surgery Partners, Lubbock , Medical Technologist, Healthcare , Lubbock, Texas
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