Job Title: Medical Laboratory Technician
Profession: Medical Laboratory
Specialty: Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Medical Technologist
Duration: 15 months
Shift: Monday-Thursday
Hours per Shift: 10 hours
Experience: Minimum 2 years
License: Active Phlebotomist License, Active Washington State MA-P License
Must-Have: None specified
Description:
The Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) performs various technical, clerical, and information systems-related procedures in Chemistry, Hematology, Microbiology, Blood Bank, specimen procurement, and other laboratory areas as requested on patient specimens.
Operates laboratory equipment within established policies to provide timely and accurate test results to doctors.
This skilled individual is responsible for performing laboratory tests efficiently and accurately for high-quality patient care.
Monitors quality control procedures and maintains involvement in the Laboratory Quality Improvement program.
The Medical Laboratory Technician analyzes laboratory findings to check the accuracy of the results.
Enters data from analysis of medical tests and clinical results into a computer for storage.
Sets up, cleans, and maintains laboratory equipment.
Works with laboratory equipment, helping to prepare and analyze slides and specimens.
Operates, calibrates, and maintains equipment used in quantitative and qualitative analysis, such as chemistry, hematology, coagulation, and microbiology.
Establishes and monitors quality assurance programs and activities to ensure the accuracy of laboratory results.
Collects and studies blood samples to determine the number of cells, their morphology, or their blood group.
Analyzes samples of biological material for chemical content or reaction.
Conducts chemical analysis of body fluids to determine the presence of normal and abnormal components.
Helps identify abnormalities in the samples such as malignancies, bacteria, parasites, or genetic abnormalities.
May assist in blood-typing or other routine blood tests.
Provides technical information about test results to physicians, family members, and researchers.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Key Responsibilities:
Organizes work and manages the use of time to complete technical tasks within realistic time limits.
Controls laboratory equipment and adjusts instruments to perform laboratory procedures.
Uses computers to operate laboratory instruments and calculate, record, evaluate, and transmit data.
Analyzes and interprets laboratory results with considerable judgment across all areas of the laboratory, including hematology, chemistry, special chemistry, serology, blood bank, microbiology, and urinalysis.
Maintains instrument and lab section as assigned by the Lab Manager, including scheduled maintenance and monitoring consumables.
Performs specimen collection on patients of all age groups, including venipuncture, capillary draws, and instructing nursing staff on the correct method of sample collection.