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Laboratory Technician

Vail Health Hospital

#HIPAA #Quality Control #OSHA #Medical Terminology #Healthcare #Medical Laboratory Scientist #Clinical Laboratory #Specimen Handling #Laboratory Technician

Quick overview

Responsible for processing specimens, performing moderate complexity tests on bodily fluids, and reporting results to clinicians. The role involves maintaining laboratory equipment, conducting quality control checks, and ensuring compliance with OSHA and infection control standards.

Requirements summary

Requires knowledge of medical terminology, HIPAA, and OSHA regulations, with one year of similar lab experience preferred. Preferred certifications include Medical Technologist (AMT) or Medical Laboratory Scientist (ASCP).

professional certificateQuality ControlHIPAA ComplianceMedical TerminologyOSHA RegulationsSpecimen ProcessingPatient Record MaintenanceUrinalysisInstrument CalibrationTest PerformanceClinical Laboratory Equipment OperationCorrective Action DocumentationComplete Blood Counts

Job description

Vail Health has become the world’s most advanced mountain healthcare system.
Vail Health consists of an updated 520,000-square-foot, 56-bed hospital.
This state-of-the-art facility provides exceptional care to all of our patients, with the most beautiful views in the area, located centrally in Vail.
Learn more about Vail Health here.
About the opportunity: Responsible for specimen processing, quality control, maintenance, test performance, and for reporting test results.
What you will do: Follows laboratory’s procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting, quality control and maintaining records of patient test results.
Follows established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, OSHA Rules and Regulations, environmental and infection control standards.
Performs only those moderate complexity tests within the scope of qualifications.
Performs and reviews quality controls in testing; decides if results are within acceptable ranges, researches problems and corrects.
Performs a variety of determinations on different bodily fluids such as pregnancy tests, urinalysis, and complete blood counts.
Confirms and verifies test results and reports findings to clinicians.
Documents all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations and maintenance performed.
Prepares specimens to be stored or transported to the reference laboratory.
Operates, calibrates, and conducts performance checks on clinical laboratory equipment and monitors maintenance schedules.
Follows corrective action policies and procedures when test systems are not within the laboratory’s established acceptable levels of performance.
Identifies problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and corrects the problems or notifies supervisory personnel of the problem.
Documents all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specifications.
This description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job.
It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.

Benefits

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Competitive Wages

Paid Time Off

Vision Insurance

Medical Insurance

Parental Leave

Short-term Disability

Long-term Disability

Pet Insurance

Tuition Assistance

403(b) Retirement Plan

Childcare Reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment

Specialty Certification Reimbursement

Housing Programs

Wellbeing Reimbursement

Recreation Discounts

Annual Supplemental Educational Funds

Laboratory Technician

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