Medical Laboratory Technician Intern

Medical Laboratory Technician Intern
Singing River Gulfport | Part-Time | Flexible Part time shifts with Rotating Weekends and occasional Holidays |
15200 Community Road
Gulfport, Mississippi, 39503
United States

Position Overview:
The Medical Laboratory Technician, Intern is a student who works those laboratory departments that he/she has successfully completed a clinical rotation at a SRHS laboratory. The MLT, Intern evaluates specimens for acceptability for proper testing; and performs accurate and appropriate testing of specimens received in the laboratory, according to established laboratory protocol and procedures.  He/She verifies accuracy of results before reporting; reports test results in a timely manner and according to established laboratory protocol and procedures.

The Medical Laboratory Technician, Intern performs needed maintenance and calibration on instruments and equipment as appropriate; troubleshoots instruments, equipment, reagents, and patient specimens when problems occur. He/She complies with established laboratory and hospital policies for universal precautions, safety procedures, and exposure control/plans for blood borne and airborne pathogens. The MLT, Intern performs phlebotomy (venipunctures, finger sticks, bleeding times) as appropriate for the patient requiring this procedure. Expectation is for all performed duties to be in accordance with Singing River Health System procedures and policies, accreditation organization, and governing guidance and publications for health care employees.
DISCLAIMER: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts,
requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate
reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or
different tasks be performed as assigned

Education:
Is currently enrolled and has a B or better average in a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) or Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) Associate Degree program.

License:
N/A

Certification:
Must obtain certification by the American Society of Clinical Pathology or comparable agency upon completion of the MLT or CLS program.

Experience:
Training and experience meeting the requirements of the clinical laboratory rotation for the educational degree being obtained.

Reports to:
Director of Laboratory/ Supervisor/MTs/MLTs

Supervises:
N/A

Physical Demands:
Stands, turns, bends, stoops, lifts, climbs, and uses many physical motions in performing day-to-day activities. Must be able to stand for extended periods of time and do a great deal of walking without experiencing undue fatigue. May be exposed to communicable disease or radiation.
Work involves being able to perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels, with or without correction.  Must demonstrate the ability to communicate, speak, and enunciate to express/exchange ideas and detailed information in person and on the telephone.  Work requires a minimum standard of visual acuity, with or without correction, with the ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus, i.e. shift gaze from viewing a computer monitor to forms that are closer to compare data at close vision.

Mental Demands:
Must demonstrate keen mental faculties/assessment and decision making abilities. Must demonstrate superior communication/speaking/enunciation skills to receive and give information in person and by telephone. Must demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills. Must possess emotional stability conducive to dealing with high stress levels. Must demonstrate ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Attention to detail and the ability to multi‐task in complex situations is required. Must have the ability to maintain collaborative and respect working relationships throughout SRHS and other organizations.
Must possess the ability to function in a clinical capacity and possess skills to perform functions and duties as required by the specialty area and understand that errors and poor image quality may have serious consequences for patients. Must demonstrate supervisory skills and knowledge for supervision of other disciplines working on the same team. Must possess skills to problem solve patient care issues and/or technical issues with physicians. Must demonstrate appropriate clinical judgment and apply professional skills to a patient population of all ages.

Special Demands:
Must possess superior customer service skills and professional etiquette.  Must possess proficient knowledge and ability to use a computer (must be keyboard proficient) and other office technology (i.e., telephone, fax, etc.).  Must have working knowledge of MS Outlook and Word.
Job requires traveling throughout the SRHS service area – with the employee providing his/her own transportation.  Must have a valid driver license.
Work requires the ability to function independently, adapt to workload demands, set priorities, and understand and set goals.  Must possess highly developed organizational, planning and management writing skills.  Must understand the fundamentals of automated data processing, and be able to quickly gain a detailed understanding of complex computerized and non-computerized information.  Must possess proficient knowledge of budgeting, general ledger and financial statement preparation.