Medical Technologist I

Job Summary:

This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as a Medical Technologist I. The incumbent will collaborate with each section within the state facilities and be required to use independent judgment, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities, and be extraordinarily detail-oriented.

Key Responsibilities:

This position requires lifting, pulling, and squatting. Duties of this position require the incumbent to be knowledgeable of and utilize the principles of Total Quality Management.

Performs venipunctures on residents/employees. Collects blood specimens correctly and accurately per physician's orders using proper phlebotomy techniques following a set schedule or special assignment. Prints out barcode labels and sticks them on to blood collection tubes after collecting.

Daily centrifuges and separates specimens of blood, urine, stool, and microbiology cultures and arranges them for batch processing in-house or sending out to reference labs.

Determines specimen requirements for send-outs and prepares specimens for transportation to reference labs.

Performs clinical laboratory testing using established clinical procedures (Florida Clinical Laboratory Act 10D-41 and federal regulations under CLIA-88) with the highest professional ethics in one or more areas: Chemistry, Hematology, Urinalysis, Microbiology, Serology, and Arterial Blood Gases.

All critical results are reported to a physician as soon as possible with documentation. Reports all STAT results to a nurse or physician as soon as possible with documentation.

Performs proficiency testing as required with at least 90% accuracy.

Maintains records of expiration dates and checks the usefulness of quality control materials and reagents daily and maintains sufficient inventory.

Plots and evaluates control results, seeing that they are within established ranges each day of use with documentation of corrective actions.

Shares On-Call assignments with other Medical Technologists determined by the supervisor. Maintains communication with the hospital at all times by phone or beeper. Responds to a beeper within 5 minutes and reports to duty for a call-back within 40 minutes of notification.

Reviews completed reports from each department's printers; checks for completeness and any abnormal results that require notification.

Answers the telephone promptly and courteously and speaks clearly and professionally. Answers the telephone promptly when paged within the lab.

Attends and participates in all scheduled meetings and in-services.

Other related duties as required or assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements:

Licensed as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist in the specialty area(s) (i.e., microbiology, serology, chemistry, hematology, immunohematology, biophysics, cytotechnology, or histopathological technology) for which the laboratory is registered in accordance with Florida Statute 483.

Preference will be given to applicants who have graduated from a School of Medical Technology Internship, one year of experience as a licensed Clinical Laboratory Technologist in a hospital, American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) certification, phlebotomy experience, or a Bachelor's degree in Biological Science or an Associate's degree in Biological Science.

Benefits:

The State of Florida offers a range of benefits to its employees, including health insurance, life insurance, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance, retirement plan options, nine paid holidays, one Personal Holiday each year, Flexible Spending Accounts, opportunities for career advancement, tuition waiver for public college courses, and more.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace. Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

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