Medical Technologist

17 Nov 2024

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Job Profile Summary:Conducts quality laboratory testing and result reporting.Responsibilities:Conducts quality laboratory testing and result reporting.

Ensures that results are reported in compliance with the goals and standards of thedepartment, hospital and applicable accrediting organizations (AHCA, CLIA, COLA, andJCAHO).

Accurately identifies each patient specimen and testing orders and ensures results areaccurate and reported in a timely manner.

Ensures specimen integrity and identification and resolves specimens not meeting testingcriteria.

Identifies and resolves pending specimen results from laboratory information system forassigned departments.

Reports pertinent information to the physician, patient care area or supervisor (e.g., panicvalues, instrument malfunctions, delay in testing, reagent or supply depletion).

Notes “dates opened” and “expiration dates” on reagents, controls, etc., and uses reagentsand controls only to their expiration dates.

Maintains cleanliness of work areas and keeps work areas Organizational and stocked.

Follows safety procedures and utilizes all safety devices and personal protective equipmentper protocol.

Follows troubleshooting procedures to correct deficiencies or problems as they occur withinstruments and equipment.

Ensures instrument operation and results are reliable and performs maintenance checks, startups, and shut downs as assigned or required.

Answers the telephone, greets customers and provides consult and technical support to thephysicians, phlebotomists and nursing staff.

Follows quality control policy and ensures controls are within acceptable limits before patientresults are reported.

Documents quality control and out of range results in an appropriate manner.

Other duties as assigned.

Education:Associates Degree in Chemical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences, MedicalTechnology or equivalent required.

Bachelor Degree in Chemical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences and Medical Technology preferred.

Certifications:Must be licensed in the State of Florida at the technologist levels.

A minimum of one or more specialties; Microbiology, Immunohematology or all licenses.

American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) certification is preferred.

Complexity of Work:All employees are expected to meet the standards of performance outlined in theOrganizational-Wide Competencies listed below as applied to the position:

World Class Service Orientation: Includes attitude, behavior, interpersonal skill, and problemsolving that enable an employee to respond to internal and external customer needs andexpectations in a positive manner.

Adaptability: Includes teamwork and flexibility needed to fulfill job responsibilities includingadapting to changes in work environment and accepting supervisory feedback.

Efficiency and Effectiveness: Includes quantity and quality of desired work, as well asorganization skills necessary to perform successfully.

Essential Job Requirements: Includes adherence to all relevant policies, procedures, andguidelines affecting the work environment, including maintenance of required competenciesand communication skills.

Supervisory Responsibilities (if applicable): Includes overall accountability for assigned workgroup relative to operational goals, personnel requirements, and budgetary constraints.

Note: The above stated duties are intended to outline those functions typically performed byindividuals assigned to this classification.

This description of duties is not intended to be all inclusive nor to limit the discretionary authority of supervisors to assign other tasks of similar nature or level of responsibility.

Work Experience:One (1) year clinical experience preferred.

Physical Requirements:This position involves turning, stooping, bending, stretching, walking and standing.

The average amount of lifting is 10 pounds with occasional carrying of objects up to 20pounds.

Sitting for short periods of time, the ability to file, move records, laboratory supplies, andequipment are also required physical duties.

Communication by means of the spoken, written and typed word is required.

Work requires finger dexterity and eye hand coordination to operate a computer keyboard at amoderate skill level.

Mental Demands: Ability to work at a fast pace and to prioritize multiple assignments/projectsand respond to numerous requests; ability to resolve conflicts among staff and to workcollaboratively with department director, physicians and other members of the healthcareteam; ability to ensure operational efficiency; ability to problem solve and make decisions;ability to exercise self-control and tolerate stress when dealing with multiple requests and/orconflicting demands from multiple customers.

Special Demands: Use of personal protective equipment is required as there is a potential forexposure to biohazardous or infectious agents when drawing and processing specimens.

Confidentiality: The employee has access to the entire medical record for the purpose of charting and correcting laboratory results AND review of physician orders.

The access is limited to the amount reasonably necessary to achieve the purpose of thelaboratory testing request.

The disclosure or requests that occur on a routine or recurring basis include patientdemographics, condition and laboratory results.

Personal Protective Equipment:Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment/affirmative action employer: Women/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

Full-time
  • ID: #22932824
  • State: Florida Verobeach 32960 Verobeach USA
  • City: Verobeach
  • Salary: USD TBD TBD
  • Showed: 2021-11-17
  • Deadline: 2022-01-16
  • Category: Et cetera