Medical Technologist - Full-time / Part-time

Medical Technologist

Ashland-KY-41101-United States

• JOB SUMMARY
  • Performs medical laboratory tests, procedures, experiments, and analyses to provide date for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease by performing required duties and responsibilities.
• DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • Overall performance rating of below indicated essential job duties:
  • Conducts chemical analyses of body fluids such as blood, urine, spinal fluid, and other specimen to determine presence of normal and abnormal components
  • Analyzes and verifies test results prior to release of findings for filing into the information system
  • Performs quality control studies according to established protocols and routine preventative maintenance and equipment checks according to established schedule
  • Responds to queries by other members of the hospital care team, such as physicians, in a courteous and timely manner
  • Assists in the orientation and training of new laboratory employees
  • Maintains professional growth and certification as it applies to the responsibilities of the position
  • Performs STAT testing within the established turn-around guidelines
  • Reports malfunction of equipment and/or computer to supervisor immediately
  • Reports test results that fall within laboratory panic values to appropriate health care provider and documents efforts to report panic values
  • Brings unusual or remarkable findings to the attention of the supervisor and/or pathologist.
• EDUCATION/LICENSE/ CERTIFICATIONS/OTHER REQUIREMENTS
  • Minimum requirement:
    • Degree in one of the following:
      • Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Laboratory Science
      • Bachelor’s Degree in a Chemical or Biological Science
    • ASCP board-eligible to obtain Medical Laboratory Science ASCP certification or equivalent within 6 months of hire
  • Preferred qualifications:
    • NA
• WORKING ENVIRONMENT
  • This job operates in a professional medical laboratory environment
  • Regularly works near moving mechanical parts
  • Regularly exposed to blood and/or body fluids and infection.
  • Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals
  • Occasionally exposed to risk of radiation
  • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• PHYSICAL DEMANDS
  • Occasionally required to maintain a stationary position (standing or sitting)
  • Frequently required to walk and move about
  • Frequently required to operate a computer and other equipment
  • Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments/devices
  • Regularly required to communicate with physicians and other care team requiring talking and hearing
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

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