Medical Technician

**Description**:
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To be fully engaged in providing Quality / No Harm, Customer Experience, and Stewardship by: working as a team to maintain responsible attitudes, performing laboratory testing to provide quality results and using resources efficiently.
- Performs high complexity testing under direct supervision unless the technician meets the minimum qualification set forth by the state and CLIA regulations.
- This employee meets the minimum qualifications set forth by the state and CLIA regulations.
- This Medical Technician is assigned to one or more of the following laboratory sections of responsibility: Blood Bank, Microbiology ( Bacteriology Virology Parasitology Mycology Mycobacteriology Immunology Molecular Diagnostics), Core Lab ( Hematology Coagulation Routine Chemistry Urinalysis), Special Chemistry.

**PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES**:
Quality/No Harm:
Complies with the department policies/processes/procedures to provide accurate results, quality products and services with
- 2 errors per year.
- Assures valid results as evidenced by zero patient or sample identification errors in the preanalytical, analytical and post-analytical phases of laboratory procedures. Understands and applies sample quality control and equipment quality control per department policy as measured by review of quality control logs with
-5 errors per year.

Stewardship:

- Manages daily workload in a productive manner.

Customer Experience:

- Complies with "I CARE" values as measured by no positive disciplinary action per Human Resources Policy 4.01.

**Qualifications**:
**QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED**:

- As required for Medical Technician licensure by State of Florida and in accordance with CLIA guidelines.
- Appropriate certification by the ASCP or other similar accrediting agencies preferred.
- Must be willing and able to work with bio-hazardous/toxic materials following OSHA guidelines.
- Excellent human relations skills
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong computer skills.
- Knowledge of quality assurance and quality control procedures.
- Must be able to work weekends when needed.
- May be required to take call

**PHYSICAL DEMANDS**:

- Visual acuity and manual dexterity to perform clinical/technical tasks.
- Must pass color blindness test.
- Must be able to lift 10-20 lbs unassisted.
- Must be able to stand for extended periods (2-3 hours)
- Must be able to sit and operate a computer.

**MENTAL DEMANDS**:

- Must be able to function in a highly stressful environment.
- Responsible for problem solving situations.
- Able to make independent decisions.
- Competent and confident in interpretation of all tests, authorized by the medical director and for which training and competencies are documented, performed in the section.

**Job **:Laboratory
**Organization **:Viera Hospital Inc
**Primary Location **:United States
- Florida - Brevard County
- Viera
**Schedule **:Full-time
**Shift Times **:6:00 am - 2:30 pm
**Job Level **:Associate