Laboratory Technical Consultant

Medical Technologist(MT)

Part Time

Contact: [email protected] or [email protected]

Deadline for internal transfer request: 10/27/2016 at midnight.

Education and/or Experience:

             Bachelor's degree in medical technology, including at least one year of appropriate clinical educaiton. Certification or eligible for certification in clinical laboratory science by a recognized certifying agency is required.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Train general lab employees on how to prepare reagents, assemble equipment: verify correct instrument operation. Train lab personnel on how to identify unusual results or abnormalities: identify discrepancies and take prompt appropriate action to assure accuracy: solve problems and refers results.
• Instructs and supervises other supportive personnel at MRHC Clinics.
• Play key role in appropriate test method selection.
• Designs and monitors appropriate record systems and effective quality assurance system and solves problems by orderly and appropriate processes. Trouble shoots procedure and equipment. Quality Control program established and maintained.
• Ensure enrollment of all physician laboratories in a CMS approved proficiency testing program for testing that is performed.

Mathematical skills:

           SKilled with clinical laboratory tools and techniques, such as statistical laboratory quality control practices.

The following tasks are routinely performed that involve possible contact with blood and other body fluids: cleaning up of contaminated area, handling waste, instrument cleaning, instrument maintenance, specimen accessioning, specimen collection, specimen handling/transport, specimen shipping, specimen storing, specimen testing, venipuncture, skin puncture.