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Medical Technologist
Boston Medical Center
Healthcare
Night Shift
Full-time
Job Description
3rd shift- 9pm-7am - 4 day work week with every other weekend.
Medical Technologist 40 hours, third shift, 11pm-7am: weekends required, holidays required as needed
Position Function:
- Process and perform routine and specialized laboratory testing on blood, urine, tissue and other body fluid secretions.
- Proficiently functions as a technologist in one or more of the following areas:
- Clinical Chemistry
- Clinical Hematology
- Clinical Microbiology
- Blood Banking or Serology
- Works collaboratively as a team to monitor and maintain instrumentation, ensure appropriate quality control and to continuously pursue quality improvement in all aspects of laboratory function.
- Interfaces with staff and health care providers as required to meet customer expectations for laboratory service.
II. Job Relationships:
- Reports to section Supervisor.
- Works collaboratively with staff in the following departments:
- Specimen Processing
- Customer Service
- Phlebotomy
- Couriers
III. Authority:
- To report and/or reject specimen results as related to acceptable completion of preventive maintenance and quality control protocols.
- To request assistance as necessary from the Supervisor or Clinical Engineering.
- To discuss patient test outcomes with the patient's health care provider.
IV. A. Responsibilities/Essential Functions:
1.) "Provides superior customer service to internal and external clients, customers, and patients as referenced in the Service Excellence Standards."
- Demonstrates multitasking abilities as a contributing member of a multi-disciplined laboratory section.
- Supports medical center and departmental mission of excellence in service by continuously pursing quality improvement.
- Follows established procedures to perform routine, STAT or special tests recording all results accurately and meeting standards for complete and timely reporting.
- Demonstrates competence in all scheduled test protocols by successful challenge on periodic and annual basis.
- Demonstrates understanding of bodily processes as they relate to laboratory testing.
- Is able to correlate and evaluate testing with laboratory data available on an individual patient basis for the purposes of troubleshooting and possible follow up with clinicians.
- Is able to successfully troubleshoot methodology failures.
- Exhibits strong organizational skills.
- Draws on multi-departmental training and experience to process simultaneous duties in a timely fashion.
- Is able to work independently successfully.
- Performs all required Quality Control procedures; documents results accurately; follows through appropriately on all outliers.
- Operates, maintains and troubleshoots equipment successfully; documents all required activities.
- Notifies Supervisors of any unusual or unexpected results.
- Reports all critical values to the appropriate person and completes all required documentation.
- Maintains all records in a complete, accurate and legible manner.
- Is able to teach and communicate ideas and offer solutions to lab problems.
- Follows all organizational, departmental, and section policies (i.e. Universal Precautions, Fire Safety, QA documentation, Hazardous Waste Collection).
- Notifies Supervisors of all existing and/or potential problems that may compromise laboratory goal.
- Conducts self in a professional manner at all times (via apparel, telephone conversation, staff/peer interactions, etc.
- Assists with the orientation of new staff members, students, residents, Fellows, etc. as directed.
- Reports laboratory test results by using the Laboratory Information System as directed.
- Shows interest in job related continuing education, particularly with attendance at courses, classes, seminars and participation in lab meetings.
- Demonstrates a commitment to self-knowledge in technical skills and scientific knowledge by attending workshops and in-services when permissible both internal and external to the medical center.
- Supports the department goal of effective cooperation and communication with staff, peers and members of other hospital departments.
- Demonstrates reliability with consistent attendance and punctuality at work and department meetings.
- Performs other related duties as directed.
B. Responsibilities/Non-Essential Functions:
- Files worksheets.
- Reviews lists to ascertain duties are complete.
- Participates in investigational and correlation studies as needed.
- Transports specimens and reports as requested.
V. Reporting Requirements:
- Reports daily via the LIS, the results of testing to health care providers.
- Reports in numerical form, canned message format and free text.
- Reports problems, issues/client concerns as soon as detected to the section Supervisor.
- Verbally reports patient testing on demand.
- Reports laboratory problems on action logs.
VI. Accountability:
- Shall be accountable for maintaining the confidentiality and security of all hospital-related and patient related data and information.
- Shall be accountable for abiding by all hospital policies and procedures.
- Shall be accountable for individual timeliness of reporting.
- Shall be accountable for the completion of all preventive maintenance and quality control logs.
- Shall be accountable for the quality of testing reported.
VII. Qualifications:
Minimum Education:
Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or a related science, attainment of degree within 6 months of start date,
- or
Associate's degree in Medical Technology, or attainment of degree within 6 months of start date, with 2 years full time experience desired.
Minimum skills/abilities:
- Follows oral and written instructions to be able to carry out complex laboratory procedures.
- Understands the risk and biohazard nature of the lab environment.
- Possesses manual dexterity sufficient to manipulate laboratory equipment.
- Possesses communication skills sufficient to clearly, completely and accurately verbally relay laboratory data.
Certification/Licensure:
- Generalist multi-categorical certification, ASCP, NCA or HEW preferred or equivalent.
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