Medical Laboratory Technician

Angel Kids Pediatrics is seeking a full–time Medical Laboratory Technician, to join our team located at our Atlantic Office in Jacksonville.

As the largest pediatric clinic in Jacksonville, serving seven locations with nearly 20,000 patients, Angel Kids Pediatrics believes that caring for children is a continual process, and should not limited to just doctor office visits during regular business hours.  We believe that by providing excellent medical care in a family and community-based environment that we can grow healthy children who will become healthy adults. We uphold the highest standards of a patient-centered medical home that provides quality, personalized and effective medical care as if each family was part of our own 

Equity, innovation, and inclusion guide our growth and strategy.  We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build a diverse and inclusive team environment. 

Job Description

Medical Laboratory Technician 

Supervises all functions of laboratory, including lab tests, results, recording and reporting.

Essential Functions: 

• Conducts allergy tests 
• Contacts patients regarding lab results
• Collects, labels and documents lab specimens. Assures results are received in a timely manner.
• Document and record lab results in the patient’s charts in a timely manner, either same day or by the next day.
• Ensures labs are routed to provider and signed off in lab book on a daily basis.
• Follows up on any lab reports not received.
• Run all daily controls and maintain log of values.
• Monitors and calibrates equipment as required by policy.
• Adheres with all Federal, State and local rules and regulations relating to OSHA requirements, and CLIA/COLA.
• Ensures staff is compliant with OSHA mandates and advises physicians and staff of requirements and updates.
• Ensures office policies for infection control in handling and disposing of infectious/hazardous waste materials are carried out properly.
• Provide patient education and instruction, as needed.
• Answers patient questions, providing information within the scope of knowledge and medical practice policies.
• Ensures equipment is in proper working condition.
• Understands use of any system and or computer programs the division uses to provide results to patients.
• Responsible for sending specimens to reference laboratories for any testing not performed in-house.
• Maintains records for appropriate license accreditation, as necessary.

Additional Functions and Responsibilities: 

• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Be courteous and cooperative with physician, staff and patients.
• Cleans and stocks rooms as needed.
• Orders supplies if requested and verifies accuracy of order.
• Fill in for other personnel as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• May be responsible for maintaining Material Safety Data Sheets.

Qualifications: 

• A minimum of Bachelor of Science Degree from an accredited institution with a chemical, physical, or biological, science as the major subject.
• Florida Medical Laboratory Technician or Technology license is a minimum requirement. Preferably a Florida Medical Laboratory Technologist license with a sub specialty listed for Andrology or Hematology. 
• Must be compassionate and caring with excellent patient and customer service skills. Capable of working under pressure, follow instructions accurately. Willing to work the bench and be a hands on person in a team work oriented setting where intellectual interaction and commitment to offering cutting edge service and excellent patient care is top mission.
• The ideal candidate must have a current Florida Licensure must include Hematology, Chemistry, Serology and Microbiology.

HIPAA Minimum Necessary Standard: A lab coordinator will have access to all medical and computer records within their division where he or she is providing services to perform the functions of his or her job.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to stand, walk and sit. Must use hands and fingers with fine motor skills, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk and hear, taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends

Work Location:

• Multiple locations within AKP network *This position will have the requirements of possible Night shift hours, Weekend shift hours and filling-in at other company location on an as needed basis.

Work Remotely: No

• EEO Statement 
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• It is the policy of AKP to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment and not to discriminate on any basis prohibited by law, including race, color, sex, age, religion, ancestry, national origin, marital status, veteran status, or other legally protected group status. It is our intent and desire that equal employment opportunities will be provided in employment, recruitment, selection compensation, benefits, promotion, demotion, layoff, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. AKP is committed to this policy and its enforcement.