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Technician-Medical Laboratory
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A Medical Laboratory Technician helps with the performance of laboratory tests in toxicology, chemistry, hematology, immunology, and microbiology laboratories, which provide information for medical patient diagnosis and treatment. Sets up, operates, and maintains laboratory equipment, makes observations, and calculates and records results; receives, types, tests, and records blood bank inventories.
$48,770 / year median in Mississippi
+7% projected growth
Job Description
Technician-Medical Laboratory Baptist Memorial Health Care - 3.5 Jackson, MS Job Details 11 hours ago Qualifications Computer operation Computer literacy Computer skills Full Job Description Overview Job Summary Utilizes laboratory skills to perform and report results of clearly defined laboratory procedures assuring optimal patient outcomes. Responsible for assigned shifts and subject to overtime and call back as required. Performs other duties as assigned. Responsibilities Receives, identifies, organizes, and prioritizes specimens to ensure accurate and timely test processing. Performs and reports requested laboratory procedures. Performs quality control, proficiency testing and routine instrument maintenance and inventory control and document as required. Evaluates positive patient identification to reduce analytical and post-analytical error and/or adverse patient outcomes. Assesses, evaluates and draws appropriate conclusions. Follows regulatory requirements, competency requirements and maintains safe laboratory practice. Completes assigned goals. Specifications Experience Minimum Required Preferred/Desired Clinical laboratory experience preferred. Education Minimum Required Associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technology from an accredited MLT program, or successful completion of at least a 50 week official US military medical laboratory procedures training course and currently hold or have held the military enlisted occupational specialty of Medical Laboratory Specialist Preferred/Desired Training Minimum Required Preferred/Desired Special Skills Minimum Required Basic computer literacy. Preferred/Desired Licensure Minimum Required National certification in concordance with current federal and/or state regulations. Full certification must be obtained within six months of hire date. Preferred/Desired