Medical Lab Technician I - Clinical Bone Laboratory - First Shift
- Durham, NC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Perform routine tests in clinical laboratories for use in the treatment and diagnosis of disease using standard techniques and equipment.
- Perform related duties in the laboratory, including storing and labeling specimens and using manual and automatic equipment to prepare specimens and perform analytical tests.
- Prepare sterile media in plates, jars, or test tubes for use in growing bacterial cultures.
- Incubate culture for specific times at prescribed temperatures.
- Understand and comply with laboratory Quality Control and Quality Assurance policies and procedures for instrumentation and testing.
- Prepare solutions, reagents, and stains, following standard laboratory formulas and procedures.
- Maintain detailed records of tests performed and report laboratory test results to appropriate personnel; recognize Quality Control shifts and trends and take appropriate action whenever necessary.
- Calibrate and perform routine maintenance on test equipment, and clean and sterilize laboratory equipment, glassware, and instruments.
- Maintain laboratory supply of chemicals and glassware; perform routine maintenance on equipment.
- Collect blood specimens from patients using venipuncture, or heel or finger stick; carry out Point-of-Care Testing waived tests and urinalysis without a microscope.
- Utilize various hospital and laboratory information systems and software.
- Interact in a professional and courteous manner with doctors, nurses, and other personnel to provide technical guidance and address concerns.
- Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
- Experience involving patient contact, customer service in a medical setting, and strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Basic knowledge of medical terminology.
- Working knowledge of laboratory and hospital computer systems is helpful.
- Basic knowledge of laboratory safety and infection control procedures and practices, including standard precautions and hazardous chemical handling.
- Ability to demonstrate required dexterity, knowledge, and ability to complete assigned laboratory tasks and skills, attention to detail, and compliance with all appropriate regulatory and safety requirements.
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with other employees.
- Act as the PIC (person-in-charge (General Supervisor) in the absence of the Supervisor/Manager/Tech III) after attaining 1 year of high complexity laboratory experience, post-scientific baccalaureate degree, or 2 years high complexity experience post-scientific associate degree.
- Provide daily supervision and/or oversight of the laboratory operation and personnel performing testing and reporting test results.
- Provide direct supervision of all high-complexity testing.
- Monitor testing to ensure that acceptable levels of analytic performance are maintained.
- Responsibilities delegated by the director or technical supervisor include:
- Assure remedial action is taken and documented whenever test systems deviate from established performance specifications.
- Ensure that patient testing results are not reported until corrective action has been taken and the test system is functioning properly