Medical Laboratory Technician

JOB SUMMARY

Performs clinical lab procedures, quality assurance and instrument maintenance.

SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Recognizes test inconsistencies and takes appropriate corrective action.
• Verifies and calls critical results to physicians or nurses immediately and according to lab policy.
• Reviews results for clerical accuracy prior to completing.
• Runs quality control tests according to lab policy and maintains appropriate data recording.
• Takes appropriate corrective action when quality control results are outside acceptable limits. Documents action taken. Seeks help from lead technician, technical supervisor, or lab director as required.
• Holds patient results until quality control standards meet agency and facility guidelines. Reports unresolved errors to the lead technician, technical supervisor, or lab director.
• Observes and follows department preventive maintenance schedules.
• Documents all instrument checks, preventive maintenance, problems and corrective action taken.
• Recognizes, analyzes, and takes corrective action to resolve instrument / clinical problems.
• Reports unresolved instrument / clinical problems to the lead technician, technical supervisor, or lab director
• Checks outstanding tests list in a timely manner and troubleshoots / follows through on outstanding tests which appear to have not been collected / received when expected
• Obtains blood specimens and collects non-blood specimens such as urine, sputum, and throat swabs for laboratory testing
• Answers phone calls - record request for blood collection, answers general questions concerning test orders and collection takes messages and routes calls.
• Uses at least 2 patient identifiers on each patient encounter.
• Explains procedures / process before obtaining specimens
• Offers additional assistance; seeks to ensure patient satisfaction before concluding encounter.

BASIC SKILLS

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

LANGUAGE SKILLS

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS