Medical Laboratory Technician

About the Role

As a Medical Laboratory Technician, you will perform vital clinical laboratory procedures to detect, identify, measure, and report data crucial for disease diagnosis and treatment. You will conduct waived and moderate procedures using technical skills, instrumentation, and information systems, providing essential clinical laboratory support while ensuring the quality and accuracy of all tests under leadership direction.

Key Responsibilities

• Align with local and state requirements, perform lab test procedures on patient specimens adhering to the Section’s Standard Operating Procedures to ensure accurate, timely reporting.
• Provide excellent patient care through clinical correlation of results, identification of patterns of bias, rapid notification of appropriate caregivers of critical values, and completion of testing within established turn-around-time limits.
• Ensure major automated equipment is operational by performing required maintenance, calibration, and troubleshooting procedures, including contacting instrument vendors for assistance or repair.
• Perform required calibration and quality control procedures and maintain records to ensure tests are performed within established parameters.
• Perform proficiency testing as assigned and review results with laboratory clinical leaders.
• Assist in the evaluation and generation of compliant documentation for the validation of new procedures and equipment to provide physicians with the most current laboratory technology.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Comprehensive knowledge of laboratory principles across various disciplines (microbiology, hematology, chemistry, etc.).
• Understanding of sample processing and result interpretation.
• Prioritization of chemical and biological safety.
• Adeptness at operating and maintaining lab equipment.

Qualifications

Required

• Associate of Science in a biological or chemical science as defined by CLIA, upon hire.

OR

• High School GED General Studies completed an official military medical laboratory course and held the military enlisted occupational specialty of Medical Laboratory Specialist (Lab Technician), upon hire.

OR

• High School Graduate General Studies completed an official military medical laboratory course and held the military enlisted occupational specialty of Medical Laboratory Specialist (Lab Technician), upon hire.

Preferred

• Medical Laboratory Technician AMT, upon hire.

OR

• Medical Laboratory Technician ASCP, upon hire.

OR

• Medical Lab Tech AAB, upon hire.

Pay Range: $21.85 - $30.87 /hour