Blankenbaker Free Standing Emergency Department - Medical Laboratory Technician - Full-Time, Nights

Job Description: Weekly Hours: 36 Shift: 3rd Shift Status: Full Time Job Summary Performs waived and moderate complexity testing according to CLIA ‘88 guidelines in one or all of the following fields within the Clinical Laboratory: Hematology, Chemistry, Coagulation and Microbiology. Also performs high complexity testing under the supervision of the department supervisor or a Medical Technologist. May perform QC and QA as assigned by the supervisor after competency is demonstrated. Duties also include certain clerical tasks and related laboratory services. Principal Duties and Responsibilities: The following is a summary of the major functions of this individual's job. He or she may perform other duties, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below, and specific functions may change from time to time. 1. Performs and interprets technical procedures in assigned departments according to approved policies and procedures within established turn around times. 2. Maintains required documentation in accordance with guidelines established by regulatory agencies and according to laboratory policy. 3. Performs testing and records test results correctly either manually or in the computer system. 4. Reviews and checks work in accordance with laboratory policy. 5. Communicates to physicians, nurses and other hospital staff any lab critical values according to policy. 6. Performs all automated and manual test procedures according to the procedure manual. 7. Reports results within established turn-around-times. 8. Demonstrates the ability to analyze quality control on all tests performed for accuracy. Records the results and notifies the supervisor of any results outside of the established goals. 9. Demonstrates the ability to perform preventative maintenance and start-up procedures for instruments in the laboratory. 10. Monitors and receives supplies into the department according to established procedures, storing them appropriately. Notifies supervisor whenever the level of supplies appears to be low. 11. Notifies supervisor whenever the level of supplies appears to be low. 12. Follows all safety and infection control policies. 13. Participates in continuing education each year. 14. Performs at an acceptable pace to ensure the prompt reporting of accurate patient results. 15. Exhibits a professional image using positive interpersonal skills. 16. Demonstrates good judgment. 17. Annually completes competency validation, mandatory safety programs and OSHA requirements. 18. Maintains good rapport with co-workers, nurses, physicians, patients and their families. 19. Demonstrates understanding of all policies and procedures or asks appropriate questions. 20. Effectively utilizes knowledge. 21. Participates in Laboratory Quality Assurance programs 22. Performs all other duties as assigned by supervisor. Minimum Education, Training and Experience Required: A minimum of a two-year diploma or equivalent in any biological science or chemical science from an accredited/approved educational institution and successful completion of the Medical Laboratory Technology training program which includes Blood Banking (Immunohematology), Chemistry, Hematology, and Microbiology; OR A minimum of a two-year diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology which includes Blood Banking (Immunohematology), Chemistry, Hematology, and Microbiology. Certification as an MLT by the ASCP or AMT within 6 months of hire. If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.