Medical Laboratory Specialist
3 days ago
Mercyhealth is seeking a highly skilled Medical Laboratory Specialist to join our team. As a Medical Laboratory Specialist, you will be responsible for providing patient care by collecting and processing samples and performing clinical laboratory procedures.
Key Responsibilities- Utilize laboratory information systems to receive patients, order and collect samples, result tests, and answer questions from nurses and physicians.
- Confirm the accuracy of patient sample identification prior to performing analyses and evaluate specimen quality to identify any issues.
- Perform waived, moderate, and high complexity lab tests in the lab specialties of hematology, urinalysis, chemistry, and blood bank or microbiology.
- Analyze test results for validity and accuracy and recognize subtle yet significant problems that may occur with testing methodologies.
- Implement corrective action when inaccurate or inappropriate findings/results/reports are identified.
- Assure that designated turnaround times for results are met and that critical results are appropriately reported and documented.
- Perform quality control and proficiency testing procedures as defined by policy.
- Interpret and troubleshoot quality control results to ensure accurate and precise test results.
- Perform preventative maintenance, advanced troubleshooting, and calibration of laboratory instrumentation.
- Participate in method and instrument evaluation and implementation.
- Investigate and resolve technical issues.
- Participate in teaching students and training new partners.
- Complete and sign off on competency checklists for technicians.
- Develop and update procedures as requested.
- Serve as a resource to inexperienced partners.
- Perform additional tasks such as scheduling and antibiograms.
- Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology or Associate degree in Medical Technology with MLT certification.
- Must be qualified to perform high complexity testing according to CLIA Standard; Testing personnel qualifications.
- MT/MLS Generalist Certification or Specialty Certification BB, C, H, or M required within 12 months of hire.
- MLT Certification and 5 years of experience.
The Special Physical Demands are considered Essential Job Function of the position with or without accommodations.
- Frequently required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
- Required to talk, hear, and smell.
- Occasionally required to walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms.
- May have occasion to reach overhead to pick up objects or to adjust items.
- May have occasion to bend under or crawl under bench to move or obtain objects.
- Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Some independent judgment is required, but alternatives are limited by standard practices or procedures.
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