MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST Job at Conway Medical Center
Position Summary:
The Medical Technologist (MT) will perform related duties in laboratory to include storing and labeling specimens and using manual and automatic equipment to prepare specimens and perform analytical tests. The MT will prepare solutions, reagents and stains, following standard laboratory formulas and procedures. The MT will calibrate and perform routine maintenance on testing equipment. The MT will be required process samples and create report and will often communicate lab updates with nursing and physician staff. The MT will be required to follow producers that follow the standard required by CAP for certification. The MT be able to report back to work during any emergency situation, this includes if needed during inclement weather, mass casualty, internal disaster, etc. The MT will complete other duties as assigned.
The Medical Technologist (MT) will perform related duties in laboratory to include storing and labeling specimens and using manual and automatic equipment to prepare specimens and perform analytical tests. The MT will prepare solutions, reagents and stains, following standard laboratory formulas and procedures. The MT will calibrate and perform routine maintenance on testing equipment. The MT will be required process samples and create report and will often communicate lab updates with nursing and physician staff. The MT will be required to follow producers that follow the standard required by CAP for certification. The MT be able to report back to work during any emergency situation, this includes if needed during inclement weather, mass casualty, internal disaster, etc. The MT will complete other duties as assigned.
All organizational staff, including this position, are specifically required as a condition of continued employment to make advance preparations for their families and pets in the event of weather emergencies such as Hurricanes and flooding threats. This staff member likely would be determined as an essential staff required to report to the facility during these events. In many cases this means reporting and sleeping at the facility before, during and after a weather emergency. By signing this job description, the staff member accepts this responsibility of readiness to report to work during any designated emergency staffing situation. CMC staff members operate as one team meeting the healthcare needs of our communities, thus this position will on occasion complete other duties as assigned beyond those designated in this primary job description which may include “float” coverage at an alternate facility, department or assignment.
Qualifications
Education:
- High School Diploma required
- MLS/MT through one of four ways required:
- Bachelors of Science degree in Medical Technology or;
- Bachelors of Science degree, with completion of Board Certification as MT or;
- MLT degree and grandfathered as Medical Technologist by SCDHEC (Health, Education, and Welfare);
- MLT degree with completion of qualified Board Certification as a MT.
Experience:
- Experience with patient contact preferred.
- Previous experience with Laboratory/Hospital computer system preferred.
- Prior experience as a MT in a hospital based lab setting preferred.
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
- Board Certification Required (ASCP certification preferred).
Other:
- Flexibility with scheduled work hour requirements required.
Special Skills:
- Exemplary core customer service skills strongly required.
- Knowledge of program development and administration preferred
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong PC skills required
- Strong verbal communication skills required.
Working Conditions:
- Occasional exposure to irrational patients
- Potential exposure to blood borne and airborne pathogens
- Stress level high due to multiple demands frequently occurring simultaneously.
- Physical surroundings pleasant and comfortable
- Prolonged standing and walking
Physical Requirements:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently (activity or condition exists from 2/3 to 3/4 of the time) required to stand, sit, and walk; occasionally (activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) to use hands, fingers; and frequently to talk or hear. The employee must exert 20 to 35 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 15 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to hear to process instructions and safety code and alarms required. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job and will be assessed by post offer Employee Health fit-for-duty review.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently (activity or condition exists from 2/3 to 3/4 of the time) required to stand, sit, and walk; occasionally (activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) to use hands, fingers; and frequently to talk or hear. The employee must exert 20 to 35 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 15 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to hear to process instructions and safety code and alarms required. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job and will be assessed by post offer Employee Health fit-for-duty review.
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