What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Lab Technologist position at TALENT Software Services?
Position Summary:
Performs analyses on blood, tissue, and body fluids to aid health care providers in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of patients. Testing is performed in specialized laboratories and may include highly skilled manual techniques or automated testing using sophisticated instrumentation.
Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
Performs analyses on blood, tissue, and body fluids to aid health care providers in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of patients. Testing is performed in specialized laboratories and may include highly skilled manual techniques or automated testing using sophisticated instrumentation.
Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
- Instrument operation and maintenance, troubleshooting assays, evaluating tests for accuracy, assisting with interpreting results, and operational support activities to optimize testing.
- Works with multiple computer systems to retrieve information and report results.
- May work with minimal supervision and may assist with specimen collection.
- Must strictly adhere to safety protocols to work with infectious specimens, chemicals and other hazards.
- Performs pre-analytic specimen processing, operates a variety of laboratory and office equipment, enters information and test orders into the laboratory computer system and may respond to a high volume of phone calls seeking laboratory testing information.
- Is responsible for ensuring correct patient identification on specimens and documentation and resolution of pre-analytic specimen-related issues.
- They are an integral part of the laboratory team providing support in patient testing.
- May perform complex reagent preparation, manage work unit supply inventory, operate automated systems and provide training to others.
- Bachelor's Degree
- Experience with operation and troubleshooting of laboratory instrumentation and assay systems is desirable.
- Must be capable of producing accurate results under time constraints, multi-tasking, and performing in a fast-paced and changing environment.
- Must possess good communication skills and be able to work closely with others.
- Must be able to accommodate scheduling adjustments, off-shifts, holiday, on-call, and weekend work assignments.
- Bachelor's degree in chemistry or a human biological science is required.
- Must be capable of producing accurate results under time constraints, multi-tasking, and performing in a fast-paced and changing environment.
