Medical Technologist

JOB SUMMARY:

The Medical Technologists performs professional laboratory work following established clinical procedures and performs chemical and biological tests on patient specimens for medical diagnosis.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Follow the laboratory's procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analysis, reporting and maintaining records of patient test results.

2. Maintain records that demonstrate that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens.

3. Responsible for monitoring test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure that acceptable levels of analytic performance are maintained.

4. Performs routine and complex laboratory procedures.

5. Maintains proficiency and competency in performance for the testing menu of the division or section.

6. Adheres to the laboratory's quality control policies, document all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations and maintenance performed.

7. Follow the laboratory's established policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance.

8. Be capable of identifying problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and either must correct the problem or immediately notify the general supervisor, technical supervisor, or director.

9. Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specification.

10. Performs equipment validation, reagent optimization and validation following regulatory guidelines and procedures.

11. Keeps work area physically clean, organized and free of safety hazards.

12. Properly disposes of all bio-hazardous materials and chemically hazardous materials and prepares solutions and reagents in accordance with standard procedures.

13. Adheres to personnel policies including, but not limited to: schedules and attendance, performance evaluations, up to date safety training and continuing education required for competency as well as certification maintenance.

14. Participates in regulatory agency inspection readiness and onsite inspections.

15. Communicates effectively and timely as needed to co-workers, management, medical directors, and other divisions.

16. Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.

17. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of this position as business needs warrant.