What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Lab Scientist/Medical Lab Technologist - Lourdes Lab - PRN position at Lourdes Health?
*This is a safety sensitive position*
Wage Scale: MLT: $25.43- $33.61|MT: $31.23-$43.73
At Lourdes Health, we are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. Here, you’re not just valued as an employee, but as a person. As a Medical Lab Tech joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.
Essential Functions
- Ability to handle stressful situations
- Ability to work with minimal errors and complete accuracy
- Ability to operate and communicate clearly on the phone and display good phone etiquette at all times.
- Ability to operate a Laboratory Information System (LIS)6. Requires fine motor coordination, clear speech, normal hearing, and good visual acuity, including color perception.
- Absolute integrity in the accurate performance and reporting of results.
- Adherence to company safety regulations9. Adherence to department policies and procedures
- Ability to provide excellent customer service.
- Reasoning ability and good independent judgment.
- Ability to work well in handling high volume requests in an organized manner being attentive to detail and stipulated deadlines.
- Ability to use microscopes, cell counters, and other sophisticated, automated, and computerized laboratory equipment.
- Ability to perform high complex chemical, biological, hematological, immunologic, microscopic and bacteriological test.
- Ability to evaluate test results.
- Ability to develop and modify procedures under the direction of the supervisor and or manager.
- Ability to perform, analyze, record and monitor quality control to ensure the accuracy of tests.
- Ability to set up, adjust, maintain and clean medical laboratory equipment.
- Ability to determine causes of operating errors and develop appropriate corrective actions.
- Ability to recognize when there is a problem and find a resolution.
- Ability to inspect equipment, kits, or materials utilized for testing to identify the cause of errors, problems or defects.
- Ability to prioritize and organize work in order to achieve quality patient care.
- Ability to work on multiple specimens while maintaining quality and timeliness of specimen test results.
- Ability to instruct staff members and students in regard to established policy and procedures.
- Ability to convey information effectively to others in order to maintain continuity of patient care.
- Consult with a pathologist to determine a final diagnosis when abnormal cells are found.
- Ability to analyze results and relay them to physicians.
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- MT or MLS certificate
- One-year experience as medical technician- Preferred
Salary : $25 - $34
