| Company | King's DaughtersSee more |
 Address | Ashland, KY |
 Form of work | Part-Time |
| Category | Healthcare |
Job description
- JOB SUMMARY
- Performs Medical Laboratory tests, procedures, experiments, and analyses to provide data for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease by performing required duties and responsibilities.
- DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Conducts chemical analyses of body fluids such as blood, urine, spinal fluid, and other specimens to determine presence of normal and abnormal components
- Analyzes and verifies test results prior to release of findings for filing into the information system
- Performs quality control studies according to established protocols and routine preventative maintenance and equipment checks according to established schedule
- Responds to queries by other members of the hospital care team, such as physicians, in a courteous and timely manner
- Assists in the orientation and training of new laboratory employees
- Maintains professional growth and certification as it applies to the responsibilities of the position.
- Performs STAT testing within the established turn-around guidelines
- Reports malfunction of equipment and/or computer to supervisor immediately
- EDUCATION/LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- Minimum requirement:
- Associates degree (A. A.) in laboratory science or Medical Laboratory technology from an accredited institution, or equivalent laboratory training and experience meeting the requirements defined in the CLIA regulation 42CFR493.1489
- ASCP MLT certification.
- Preferred qualifications:
- WORKING ENVIRONMENT
- Works indoors in an office/clinic setting
- The noise level is usually moderate
- This job operates in a professional Medical Laboratory environment.
- Regularly works near moving mechanical parts
- Regularly exposed toblood and/or body fluids andinfection.
- Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals
- Occasionally exposed to risk of radiation
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Constantly required to maintain a stationary position behind a computer.
- Frequently required to move about inside the department.
- Constantly required to communicate telephonically and face to face with colleagues and customers.
- Constantly required to operate a computer and telephone.
- Constantly required to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
- Frequently required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception
- Regularly required to communicate with physicians and other care team requiring talking and hearing
- Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments/devices
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