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Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT)

Samaritan Health Services -
Lincoln City, OR

Job Details

$33.17 - $48.71 an hour

Qualifications

Customer training
Regulatory compliance
Providing information to customers
Physiology knowledge
Mid-level
Molecular biology techniques
Implementing laboratory quality control protocols
Medical diagnostic testing
Compliance monitoring
Analysis skills
Medical laboratory equipment
Hematology
Decision making
Laboratory compliance
Immunology testing
Data interpretation
Data-driven problem-solving
Microbiological analysis
Technical training
Medical lab results review
Clinical chemistry testing
Blood work assessment
Molecular biology
Geriatrics
Quality assurance experience within healthcare

Full Job Description

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE
- Provides safe, effective, quality medical laboratory services to infant, pediatric, adult and geriatric patients in accordance with professional standards. Performs analyses that require a complex network of steps and variables. Confirms and verifies results through an in-depth knowledge of techniques, principles and instruments. Correlates and interprets data based on knowledge of physiological conditions affecting test results. Establishes and monitors quality assurance programs.
DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
- The laboratory teams at Samaritan Health Services have responsibilities for testing samples that may include blood, body fluids and tissue to aid in diagnosis of diseases, illnesses or conditions that may need medical attention. Lab tests are processed for hospital inpatients and emergency room patients twenty four hours a day. In addition, testing is performed on outpatient and clinic specimens. All Samaritan Health Services labs are licensed by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments Act (CLIA), and accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP).
EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS
- Candidates must be actively following or have completed a Medical Laboratory Technician approved route to meet eligibility criteria for certification. ASCP, AMT or equivalent certified Medical Laboratory Technician required within six (6) months of hire.
- NLH Laboratory:
  - Healthcare Provider Level BLS required within 90 days of hire.
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES
- Analytical/Problem Solving Skills – Ability to collect and analyze data and other information, solve problems and make decisions while using clear and logical steps.
- Clinical Laboratory Technology - Working knowledge in areas of laboratory medicine and technology including clinical chemistry, hematology, immunology, microbiology and molecular biology.
- Quality Assurance Fundamentals – Basic knowledge and understanding of clinical quality assurance and quality control techniques and activities.
- Compliance Monitoring – Ability to monitor performance of self, other individuals and processes by applying knowledge of established performance standards from regulatory agencies as well as employer and understanding regulatory licensure and conditions.
- Customer Service – Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service within the healthcare community. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Training and Education – Ability to communicate technical concepts and to make presentations and demonstrations to customers and new employees.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Rarely
  (1 - 10% of the time)
  
  Occasionally
  (11 - 33% of the time)
  
  Frequently
  (34 - 66% of the time)
  
  Continually
  (67 – 100% of the time)
  
  CLIMB - STAIRS
  
  WALK - INCLINE
  CLIMB - LADDER
  
  LIFT (Overhead: 54" and above) 0 - 20 Lbs
  
  LIFT (Floor to Waist: 0"-36") 20 - 40 Lbs
  
  LIFT (Knee to chest: 24"-54") 0 – 20 Lbs
  
  LIFT (Waist to Eye: up to 54") 0 - 20 Lbs
  
  CARRY 1-handed, 0 - 20 pounds
  
  KNEEL (on knees)
  
  WALK – LEVEL SURFACE
  
  ROTATE TRUNK Standing
  
  PULL (0 - 20 pounds force)
  
  REACH - Upward
  
  SIT
  
  ROTATE TRUNK Sitting
  
  PINCH Fingers
  
  CARRY 2-handed, 0 - 20 pounds
  
  MANUAL DEXTERITY Hands/wrists
  
  FINGER DEXTERITY
  
  STAND
  
  BEND FORWARD at waist
  
  REACH - Forward
  
  GRASP Hand/Fist
  
  PUSH (0 - 20 pounds force)
  
  PUSH (20 - 40 pounds force)
  
  PUSH (40 - 60 pounds force)
  
  PUSH (60 or more pounds force)

Location: Samaritan Health Services · NLH Laboratory
Schedule: 1.0 (80 hrs/pp), Day

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