What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Laboratory Technician position at M Health Fairview?
Overview
MHealth Fairview Northeast Clinic Laboratories is looking for a Part Time Medical Laboratory Technician (0.7FTE or 56hours/2 week pay period). Primary sites are: M Health Fairview Clinic - North Branch, M Health Fairview Clinic - Wyoming, M Health Fairview Clinic - Hugo, and M Health Fairview Clinic - Chisago City, with opportunities at M Health Fairview Clinic - Blaine, M Health Fairview Clinic - Stillwater, and M Health Fairview Clinic - Vadnais Heights. Shifts are 8 hours in length and will vary with starting times beginning at 6:30am and shifts ending at 8:30pm. Weekend hours will be one day scheduled every 5-6 weeks at an Urgent Care location.
Responsibilities/Job Description
The MLT plays an important role in providing quality, proficient and professional laboratory services to diverse populations within an ambulatory healthcare environment. The Medical Laboratory Technician performs waived, moderate, or high complexity testing, correlates data-based knowledge of technical and instrumental conditions affecting testing results and performs quality control procedures within established parameters. This position also may be involved in laboratory specimen collection, safe and secure specimen handling, ensuring efficient workflow and may schedule tests and provides results as appropriate. The MLT works independently under general supervision.
Job Expectations: follow established guidelines to obtain specimens, perform testing and report results, consistently implement and adhere to the laboratory customer service standards. The standards include promoting teamwork, successful communication, and conflict resolution, supports and adheres to laboratory SOPs, quality assurance, performance improvement and compliance programs recognizing trends and identifying when additional reporting, communication or other action is appropriate. Demonstrates competency and compliance with all regulatory agency policies.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Associate degree in a laboratory science or medical laboratory technology from an accredited institution. Qualified to work in a highly complex laboratory as mandated in the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988 (CLIA)
- Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved laboratory certification such as ASCP, AMT, or AAB. If not certified at time of hire, must obtain certification within 12 months.
- BLS certification within 90 days of hire.
Preferred Qualifications
- 1 year of experience as a Medical Laboratory Technician in an integrated healthcare environment
Desired Skills
- Phlebotomy experience
- Demonstrate the ability to work under stress in a variety of situations
- Ability to exercise independent judgment
- Demonstrate good manual dexterity
- EPIC Beaker experience
