Medical Lab Technician (Mlt)

Overview
At WellStar we all share common goals. That's what makes us so successful - and such an integral part of our communities. We want the same things, for our organization, for our patients, and for our colleagues. As the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Georgia, this means we pride ourselves on investing in the communities that we serve. We continue to provide innovative care models, focused on improving quality and access to healthcare.
Responsibilities
This role, under the general supervision of the Supervisor, Manager or Laboratory Director, permits the Medical Laboratory Technician to perform tests requiring limited skill and responsibility and exercise independent judgment minimally, as competency is demonstrated.
Accuracy: Maintains acceptable accuracy in-patient, quality assurance, proficiency and competency testing.
Critical Thinking: Uses clinical/theoretical knowledge to analyze, investigate, interpret and report lab data.
Job Knowledge: Maintains current personal training, education and practice of policies and procedures.
Productivity: Practices organizational skills for efficient of time, materials, cost and availability of lab data.
Communication: Practices information monitoring, investigation, resolution and hand-off to team members.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Core Responsibilites and Essential Functions

• Maintains acceptable accuracy in patient, quality assurance, proficiency and competency testing.
  ? Meets department standard for correct patient or specimen identification
  ? Meets department standard for error rate in testing or reporting patient or QC results
  ? Consistently documents investigation and correct interpretation of QA failures or trends
  ? Earns acceptable scores in proficiency testing and personnel competency testing
  ? Maintains instrumentation for testing
• Uses clinical/theoretical knowledge to analyze, investigate, interpret and report lab data
  ? Reports lab data accurately and in a timely manner
  ? Recognizes the relationship between lab data and clinical findings or expectation
  ? Initiates investigation of problems and works to resolution
  ? Interprets information from multiple sources
• Practices information monitoring, investigation, resolution and hand-off to team members.
  ? Complies with Pending Log procedure for tracking laboratory test status
  ? Documents in the LIS all elements of the Notification Value Call procedure
  ? Hands-off information to others according to the department procedure and chain of command
  ? Adheres to WellStar?s Standards of Behavior in a consistent fashion
  ? Takes personal responsibility for correction action on constructive criticism.
• Practices organizational skills for efficiency of time, materials, cost and completing testing.
  ? Meets deadlines for turn-around times required by the department
  ? Meets department-defined standards for organizational skills
  ? Meets department productivity standards
  ? Practices cost-efficient work processes that maintain high quality laboratory data.
  ? Maintains current personal training, education and practice of policies and procedures
• Maintains current knowledge and practice of WellStar Policies and procedures, including LIS.
  ? Demonstrates adequate knowledge of laboratory regulatory compliance
  ? Practices all WellStar and Laboratory Safety Standards
  ? Participates in meetings, committees, task forces and project teams
  ? Completes monthly, quarterly, or yearly educational requirements.

Required for All Jobs

• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Qualifications
Required Minimum Education

• Associates Degree, required
• meet qualifications as defined by CLIA and the State of Georgia for a laboratory technician.

Required Minimum Experience

• 1 year Laboratory experience, preferred

Required Minimum Skills
Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)

• Med Lab Technician (AAB) or
• Med Lab Technician (AMT) or
• Med Lab Technician (ASCP) or
• Persons who possess the technologist qualifications and have recently moved
  into the state or have recently completed the academic and
  training/experience requirements may be temporarily classified once as
  technologists for eighteen (18) months to afford the persons an opportunity to
  successfully complete an approved qualifying examination.

Additional Licenses and Certifications