Medical Tech 2

locationsCobb Hospital

time typeFull time

posted onPosted Yesterday

job requisition idJR-56772

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful : to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Job Summary :

Under the general supervision of the Supervisors, Manager or Director, performs clinical laboratory testing pursuant to established and approved protocols requiring the exercise of independent judgment and responsibility, maintains equipment and records, performs quality assurance activities related to test performance and may supervise and teach within the laboratory setting. The Med Tech II is fully proficient in their area of expertise, and will serve as

a Generalist in all areas of the General Lab and Blood Bank, or as a Key Operator / Subject Matter Expert in their assigned area.

Accuracy : Maintains acceptable accuracy in-patient, quality assurance, proficiency, and competency testing.

Critical Thinking : Uses clinical / theoretical knowledge to analyze, investigate, interpret, and report lab data.

Job Knowledge : Maintains current personal training, education and practice of policies and procedures.

Productivity : Practices organizational skills for efficiency of time, materials, cost, and availability of lab data

Communication : Practices information monitoring, investigation, resolution, and hand-off to team members.

Performs other duties as assigned :

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions :

PERFORMS RESPONSIBILITIES OF A MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

• Works independently analyzing blood and body fluids for ordered diagnostic tests in General laboratory, Blood Bank, or Microbiology sections Results all tests using good lab technique and adheres to established procedures.
• Performs all routine testing in hematology, manual hematology, urinalysis, coagulation, processing, chemistry , manual chemistry, blood bank and microbiology as requested
• Performs all lab supplementary tasks for Quality control, chemical safety, logs all required activities to track workload, work in progress, pending logs and amended information.
• Effectively communicates all information to appropriate personnel as required by policy and procedure. Participates in shift to shift hand-off communication

PERFORMS DUTIES OF SUPERVISORS IN THEIR ABSENCE

SPECIAL ASSIGNED DUTIES MAY INCLUDE :

BLOOD BANK DUTIES IF REQUIRED

Performs other duties as assigned

Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education :

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s) :

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

Additional License(s) and Certification(s) :

Required Minimum Experience :

Minimum 3 years experience as a Medical Laboratory Scientist. Required and

Epic experience Preferred

Required Minimum Skills :

Computer / data entry experience.

Ability to communicate with various members of the healthcare team.

Ability to use EXCEL, Word and have basic computer operational knowledge.

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