Med Lab Tech Class II

Medical Lab Technician II's perform a variety of routine and specialized diagnostic medical lab tests as requested by healthcare staff according to established protocols and procedures.

Union Benefits to help you live well!

• Low cost Medical/Prescription Drug Insurance through BCBS
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401k via Fidelity for eligible employees with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Worldwide Travel Assistance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Auto and Home Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance

Essential Functions and Duties:

• Plans and organizes all assigned work according to defined policies/procedures for a specific laboratory or as directed by immediate supervisor.
• Evaluates test results using laboratory specific procedures defined in the dept. policy/procedure manual.
• Performs stat testing according to laboratory policy or as directed by immediate supervisor.
• Telephone all panic results immediately to appropriate nursing or medical staff member as directed by laboratory policy/procedure manual and as directed by immediate supervisor.
• Complete all work sheets related to assigned work according to instructions in the laboratory policy/procedure manual or as directed by immediate supervisor before the end of shift.
• Perform required preventive maintenance according to procedure and schedules defined in department manuals.
• Initiate appropriate action as indicated by shifts in QC data.
• Correctly run proper controls for each assay concurrent with all patient assays.
• Plot values on quality control charts and enters data into laboratory computer immediately upon completion of quality control procedure.
• Evaluate, according to specific instructions for individual laboratory, quality control results prior to reporting any patient results.
• Document all corrective actions taken as a result of control values exceeding tolerance limits 100% of the time.
• Complies with all safety policies, and procedures 100% of the time.
• Maintains universal precautions with no incidence of failure to comply with lab policies and procedures.
• Practices segregation of biohazard trash with no incidences of failure.
• Safely handles needles and biological specimens with no incidence of failure to comply with policies and procedures.

Education and Requirements:

• Candidate must have completed an MLT or MT degree program.
• ASCP board certification preferred.
• Candidate must be generalist with some transfusion medicine knowledge.
• Experience in basic transfusion medicine is also required. This is a generalist position and knowledge of all aspects of clinical laboratory is expected.