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Medical Technologist MT (Part-Time, Weekends)

Shenandoah Medical Center

#Part-Time #Quality Control #Equipment Maintenance #Computer Skills #Infection Control #Supply Inventory #Patient Education #Specimen Collection

Quick overview

The Medical Technologist is responsible for consistently performing laboratory test procedures according to established standards, reviewing and verifying patient results, and communicating critical values promptly to appropriate personnel. Duties also include specimen handling, supply inventory management, implementing infection controls, and maintaining laboratory equipment.

Requirements summary

Candidates must follow all departmental policies, accurately perform tests, maintain specimen integrity, and ensure proper disposal of hazardous materials and sharps. Maintaining current knowledge through training, performing instrument calibration and quality control, and demonstrating competence in laboratory computer systems are also required.

Quality ControlDocumentationRecord KeepingEquipment MaintenancePatient EducationComputer SkillsSupply InventoryResult VerificationCalibrationOrder EntrySpecimen CollectionSpecimen IntegrityHazardous Material DisposalTest ProceduresInfectious Disease ControlCritical Value Communication

Job description

1. Follows established departmental and SMC policies and procedures, objectives, quality control and performance improvement programs, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
Consistently performs test procedures following written procedures conforming to current standards and manufacturers recommendations.
Reviews and verifies patient results prior to reporting and communicates critical values and other grossly abnormal results to the appropriate healthcare personnel in a timely manner, following established policies.
Receives and/or collects specimens and labels them appropriately, maintaining specimen integrity until specimens are discarded following established policies and procedures for specimen retention.
Performs supply inventory as assigned to prevent shortages in assigned work areas.
Implements infectious disease controls as appropriate including isolation procedures, proper use of hand washing and gloves.
Follows proper procedures for disposal of sharps and hazardous materials.
Cleans and maintains laboratory equipment as directed.

2. Maintains current knowledge and training on equipment and procedures.
Performs required calibration, maintenance, and quality control of instruments and procedures.
Notifies supervisor promptly of customer concerns, unsafe conditions, and malfunctioning instruments/test procedures.
Maintains competence in computer skills pertaining to order entry, and laboratory computer system orders, collections, result entry, patient report retrieval, and report printing tasks.
Attends required SMC and departmental safety, compliance, and infection control in-services.
Maintains knowledge of coding and billing policies as they pertain to determination of medical necessity and federally mandated reimbursement.
Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, and in-service meetings.
Assesses educational needs of patients and provides patients with education of procedures, obtaining patient feedback to ensure their understanding. Adapts performance of procedures to accommodate unique needs of patients.

3. Performs and maintains documentation.

Medical Technologist MT (Part-Time, Weekends)

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