What are the responsibilities and job description for the MOHS Laboratory Technician position at Rapid City Medical Center?
Rapid City Medical Center is currently looking for a MOHS Laboratory Technician to join our dermatology team. This person will be responsible for assisting Physicians/Nurses with patient care, clerical tasks, environmental and organizational tasks. They will handle appointment scheduling and provide information to patients so they may fully utilize and benefit from clinic services. Must convey a positive image of clinic.
Who We Are:
Rapid City Medical Center is a physician clinic providing excellence, choice, and patient-inspired care. We focus on building relationships with our patients, regularly connecting as partners on the journey of health. Our physicians use leading-edge technology to augment their medical skills. Ninety physicians and advanced practice providers work together with over 400 employees to make physician and test appointments efficient and effective and insurance interactions workable.
We thrive on working with smart, caring people. What we do is sometimes hard - but we do it because we serve our families, friends, and neighbors in something meaningful. Work-life balance and career satisfaction are important to us. We offer unmatched benefits, competitive wages, and the opportunity to feel great about your job.
We offer an outstanding benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, 401k, profit sharing, life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability, seven paid holidays and floating birthday, paid time off (PTO) accrual, as well as flexibility in the schedule to accommodate important personal and family milestones.
EDUCATION: High school diploma; HT Certification preferred but not required
***Lab assistant knowledge, skills and abilities preferred not required***
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
• Performs laboratory functions including specimen grossing, processing, cutting, staining and cover slipping.
• Ensured quality control in collection of specimens, and in ensuring specimen integrity and slide quality.
• Maintains equipment and supplies as needed.
• Complies with all policies and OSHA regulations related to safety, cleanliness and infection control.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
ABILITIES:
• Ability to exercise independent judgment/decision making and discretion in reporting/distributing results.
• Ability to establish/maintain cooperative relationships with patients, families and staff.
• Ability to organize effectively and work quickly with high level of accuracy.
ENVIRONMENTAL/WORKING CONDITIONS: Primarily laboratory setting. Exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, fumes, hazardous materials, noise.
PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS: Varied activities including long periods of standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, lifting and stooping. Must be able to lift/carry/push 50 pounds. Requires eye-hand coordination. Occasional stress from workload. This description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements.
Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities and working conditions may change as needs evolve.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status.
