3 Medical Technologist - Main Lab - Mid-shift (Full Time) Jobs in Charles, LA
Lake Charles Memorial Health System is Hiring a Medical Technologist - Main Lab - Mid-shift (Full Time) Near Charles, LA
- The Medical Technologist performs medical laboratory tests, procedures, and analyses to provide data for use in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. Assures laboratory results are accurate and reported timely.
- Performs quality control studies to ensure accuracy of clinical data.
- Performs routine preventative maintenance on assigned instruments and equipment according to established schedule and procedure.
- Verifies instrument functioning by checking and calibrating specific lab instruments and documents data.
- Records on instrument logs any repairs, replacement, and maintenance needed of equipment.
- Conducts chemical, hematological, microbiological, immunological, serological, and immunohematological analyses of body fluids such as blood, urine, spinal fluid, and other specimens submitted for laboratory testing to determine presence of normal and abnormal components.
- Analyzes test results and enters findings in computer.
- Trains and supervises students.
- Performs duties according to age specific needs of patients.
- Performs troubleshooting as necessary.
- Call critical results within established guidelines.
- Notifies Pathologist and Section leader of any unusual or unexpected findings.
- Meets established turnaround times.
- Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university.
- Successful completion of a one-year internship in medical technology.
- Louisiana State License as CLS-Generalist; National Certification -MT (ASCP) or equivalent.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
- Basic computer skills; operation of equipment/instruments.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be at risk for exposure to blood-borne pathogens and tuberculosis.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- Mental competence and alertness, dexterity and accuracy of physical movements; clear, concise, pleasant speaking abilities; accurate hearing is essential; visual acuity is a must; stability of emotional make up is essential.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Job Summary
Full Time
Hospital
$66k-78k (estimate)
05/19/2024
07/12/2024
lcmh.com
LAKE CHARLES, LA
500 - 1,000
1952
DAVID DREZ JR
$50M - $200M
Hospital
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About Lake Charles Memorial Health System
Lake Charles Memorial Health System is the region's largest not-for-profit, community healthcare system, serving the healthcare needs of Southwest Louisiana. Memorial Health System is locally-owned and operated by a Board of Trustees from the community it serves. The hospital is a shareholder of Voluntary Hospitals of America (VHA), and is fully licensed by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. CEO Larry Graham joined Lake Charles Memorial Hospital in 2006, bringing more than 30 years of experience in healthcare administration. The only full-service healthcare syst...em in Lake Charles, Memorial was established in 1952. Today, our health system includes 314 licensed beds on our Oak Park acute care campus, 54 beds at our Women's campus, 44 beds at our behavioral health campus and our outpatient clinic serving uninsured and under insured at the Moss Memorial Health Clinic, and over 100 employed physicians and specialists that are a part of the Memorial Medical Group. As the healthcare market leader in the Lake Charles region, our success can be attributed to a dedicated team of over 2,500 employees and 300 staff physicians representing more than 60 specialties and subspecialties, as well as the largest emergency services department and the only trauma center in southwest Louisiana. Memorial has the area's only teaching facility for physicians through the Memorial/LSUHSC Family Medicine Residency Program, and serves as a clinical training site for nursing, medical technology and radiologic technology students through various universities, including McNeese State University.
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