Medical Technician

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• Performs any high complexity moderate complexity or waived laboratory testing in the assigned testing department. Utilizes advanced clinical laboratory instrumentation and methodologies according to departmental standard operating procedures. Confirms verifies and reports the results of this testing independently exercising broad independent judgment. Monitors results for reasonableness and critical values.
• Conducts and evaluates established quality control per departmental standard operating procedures. Troubleshoots and reports to management any unacceptable quality control before reporting patient results.
• Performs required departmental preventative maintenance per standard operating procedures.
• Recognizes and corrects instrument or procedural malfunctions within the scope of the standard operating procedures and records troubleshooting activities.
• Provides clinical orientation and/or training of new employees/students.

• Associates Degree as a medical laboratory technician or
• Specialized Diploma must meet CLIA grandfathered MLT regulations.
• Less than 1 year of experience and a clinical laboratory internship.
• Demonstrated technical skills. Ability to read analyze and interpret common scientific documents.
• Ability to read understand and speak basic English.
• Demonstrated ability to use/learn the computer system word processing e-mail and applicable software programs.
• Demonstrated dependability/flexibility in meeting scheduling needs of the department unit and hospital.
• Ability to apply common mathematical skills.
• Ability to define problems collect data establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret a variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

• MLT - Medical Laboratory Technician ASCP - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire

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