Medical Laboratory Technician Jobs

Distinctive/Spectrum Joint Venture has an opportunity for a PT Civilian Medical Lab Techt with Saturday availability at Dumfries Health Center in Dumfries, Virginia.

Position Overview

This position provides laboratory services in support of patient care and treatment.

Job Duties

• Draws blood by venipuncture and takes capillary blood samples for a variety of test procedures on a routine or urgent basis. Uses special drawing techniques in collecting blood from elderly persons, infants, children or other difficult patients.
• Isolate and identify all fungi, mycobacterium, or related microorganisms from patient specimens, environmental sources, and proficiency surveys.
• Ensures sound infection control practices are followed and that the correct personal protective equipment is used for tasks performed.
• Checks patient identification.
• Integrates and correlates test data with other laboratory and patient data to evaluate validity
• Ensures detected testing errors are resolved and specimens are retested before results are reported.
• Must participate in the College of American Pathologist (CAP) Proficiency Testing and clinic certification.
• Reports critical or STAT test values by telephone to the provider and documents "read back".
• Complies with safety standards and practices and alerts supervisor of any potential safety hazards.
• Operates complex analyzers and microscopes, centrifuges, incubators, spectrophotometers, and similar laboratory instruments. Calibrates, standardizes, troubleshoots, and maintains the equipment in accordance with manual specifications and standard procedures. Monitors proper application of automated methodologies as performed by the computerized analytical instruments.
• Ensures proper collection and possessing of specimens for reference laboratory testing. Prepares test orders. Packages specimens in accordance with federal regulatory guidelines. Monitors the timely receipt of test results from the laboratory. Tracks test results, and promptly delivers them to the requesting provider. Transcribes completed laboratory reports received from reference laboratories into CHCS.
• Orders and accessions tests into the Composite Health Care System.
• Performs testing in the Microbiology, Chemistry, Serology, Hematology, Coagulation, Urinalysis, and Immunohematology sections including specimen receipt, preparation, analysis, and reporting of results.
• May be required to work other than normal duty hours including weekends and perform light general cleaning of work areas.
• Maintains appropriate quality control data specific for individual tests performed.
• Inputs data and results in hospital-wide computer system making corrections as required for proper diagnosis and treatment of the patient.
• Instructs patients on proper specimen collection techniques and provides patients with necessary specimen collection equipment and containers.
• Screens patient information and collects and processes specimens for testing.
• Perform other duties as needed and assigned.
• Instructs and provides technical guidance to new personnel regarding practical application of laboratory procedures and methodologies; reviews their work; and notes and reports training progress to their instructor(s).

Job Requirements

• Have knowledge of computer operations and proficiency in the use of basic word processing, data entry, and automated records.
• Certification as a Medical Laboratory Technician by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA), or American Medical Technologists (AMT), or state licensure as a medical laboratory technician.
• Shall be able to read, write, and speak English well enough to effectively communicate with patients and other staff members.
• Must possess a high school diploma or GED equivalent. Graduation from a medical laboratory technician training program accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES).
• One year related experience preferred.
• Have and maintain current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS).

Person of contact [email protected]/703-225-1431

Company Overview

Spectrum Healthcare Resources (SHR) was established in 1988 to deliver systems and processes designed to meet the unique needs of Military and VA Health Systems. SHR is a leading organization that provides physician and clinical staffing and management services to United States Military Treatment Facilities, VA clinics and other Federal Agencies through various contracting vehicles. A Joint Commission Health Care Staffing Services firm, SHR is the military staffing division of TeamHealth, a Nationwide organization that serves 850 civilian and military hospitals with a team of 9,600 affiliated health care professionals.

Spectrum Healthcare Resources is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

US-VA-Fairfax

Lilian Thao

70322514031

[email protected]

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