Baptist Memorial Health Care
Technician-Medical Laboratory
Baptist Memorial Health Care, Collierville, Tennessee, United States, 38017
Job Summary
Utilizes laboratory skills to perform and report results of clearly defined laboratory procedures ensuring optimal patient outcomes. Responsible for assigned shifts and subject to overtime and call back as required. Performs other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
Receives, identifies, organizes, and prioritizes specimens to ensure accurate and timely test processing.
Performs and reports requested laboratory procedures.
Performs quality control, proficiency testing, routine instrument maintenance, inventory control, and documents as required.
Evaluates patient identification to reduce analytical and post‑analytical error and/or adverse patient outcomes.
Assesses, evaluates, and draws appropriate conclusions.
Follows regulatory requirements, competency requirements, and maintains safe laboratory practice.
Completes assigned goals.
Experience
Clinical laboratory experience preferred.
Education Minimum Required
Associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technology from an accredited MLT program, or successful completion of at least a 50‑week official US military medical laboratory procedures training course and currently hold or have held the military enlisted occupational specialty of Medical Laboratory Specialist.
Special Skills Minimum Required
Basic computer literacy.
Licensure Minimum Required
National certification in concordance with current federal and/or state regulations. Full certification must be obtained within six months of hire date.
Seniority Level
Entry level
Employment Type
Other
Job Function
Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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Responsibilities
Receives, identifies, organizes, and prioritizes specimens to ensure accurate and timely test processing.
Performs and reports requested laboratory procedures.
Performs quality control, proficiency testing, routine instrument maintenance, inventory control, and documents as required.
Evaluates patient identification to reduce analytical and post‑analytical error and/or adverse patient outcomes.
Assesses, evaluates, and draws appropriate conclusions.
Follows regulatory requirements, competency requirements, and maintains safe laboratory practice.
Completes assigned goals.
Experience
Clinical laboratory experience preferred.
Education Minimum Required
Associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technology from an accredited MLT program, or successful completion of at least a 50‑week official US military medical laboratory procedures training course and currently hold or have held the military enlisted occupational specialty of Medical Laboratory Specialist.
Special Skills Minimum Required
Basic computer literacy.
Licensure Minimum Required
National certification in concordance with current federal and/or state regulations. Full certification must be obtained within six months of hire date.
Seniority Level
Entry level
Employment Type
Other
Job Function
Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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