Western Missouri Medical Center
Location
Warrensburg, Missouri
The MLT/MLS performs diagnostic testing and maintains laboratory equipment while ensuring quality assessments are met. They also assist in training lab employees and students under the laboratory director's approval.
Candidates must have a high school diploma and be a registered MLT/MT with appropriate credentials. They should possess the ability to operate laboratory instrumentation and communicate effectively with patients and medical staff.
Description This position is eligible for the $10,000 sign-on bonus.
Under the supervision of the Clinical Director, the Medical Laboratory Technician/Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLT/MLS) performs diagnostic testing according to the physician orders that are authorized by the laboratory director and require a degree of skill commensurate with the individual's education, training, or experience and technical ability. Maintains laboratory equipment, performs quality assessments and organizes workload to facilitate completion of tests in the allotted time frame. May assist in the guidance, training and orienting of lab employees and students as per the laboratory director's approval.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS High school diploma or equivalent. Registered MLT/MT with appropriate credentials from ASCP, NCAMLP, AMT, ASMT or evidence of equivalent education, experience and proficiency. Ability to operate and interpret results from the available laboratory instrumentation. Ability to relate medical knowledge to test situations. Ability to communicate well with patients, medical staff, peers and all customers. Must be able to assess patients throughout all stages of life from newborn to 105+ years of age regarding physical and psychological needs and limitations. Be able to read, interpret and adhere to the laboratory's established policies and procedures concerning all areas of the laboratory. Must be self-motivated and have the ability to work within the established policies, procedures and practices prescribed by the hospital/clinic. PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS Must be able to sit and stand, intermittent 8 to 10 hours a day. Must be able to use standard office equipment, including the telephone and computer keyboard. Continuously works under pressure of near 100% accuracy while meeting inflexible deadlines. Continuously utilizes manual/bi-manual dexterity, near vision, speech, and hearing. Frequently stands, walks, sits and utilizes eye/hand coordination and color definition. Occasionally reaches above shoulder, regularly required to life and/or carry up to 40 lbs. Occasionally walks on uneven surfaces. Regular exposure to disease-carrying specimens, hazardous chemicals, electromechanical hazards, stressful workloads, deadlines to meet and interruptions to the routine. May rotate shifts on a 24-hour, 7 day a week schedule in order to accomplish the goals of the Medical Center for quality patient care. Requires good manual dexterity and visual acuity (color-blindness must be noted). Must have good mobility in order to move about equipment and to be able to lift and move moderate weights. May be required to sit or stand for long periods of time. Must be able to maintain concentration.
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