South Shore Health
Lab Technologist/Technician Microbiology
Weymouth, MA · Internship
Sponsorship not specified$11k-$85kDetected 9 days ago
Patient CareClinical Laboratory TechniquesPCRCommunication
About the role
- If you are an existing employee of South Shore Health then please apply through the internal career site.
- Evaluates specimens for acceptability for proper testing. c.
- Organizes workload for maximum efficiency in order to complete tests being performed. e.
Responsibilities
- Able to independently perform bacterial identification from plated growth by using gram stain, colonial morphology, on routine and selective media.
- Performs accurate and appropriate testing of specimens received in the laboratory, according to established laboratory protocol and procedures.
- Investigates and documents problems with unacceptable specimens.
- Accurately performs tests as ordered on specimens received.
- Notifies the Infectious Disease provider or primary care provider regarding Microbiology alerts in a prompt fashion and documents communication in the LIS system.
- Notifies the Infection Control Nurse or designee regarding Microbiology alerts in a prompt fashion and documents communication in the LIS system.
- Notifies the Massachusetts State Laboratory Institute regarding reportable diseases in a prompt fashion and documents communication in the LIS system.
Requirements
- Required Certifications
- Able to independently troubleshoot extent of culture workup and additional antibiotic testing required based on patient age, body site, infection, and organism.
- Experience with selecting pure isolated colonies for identification and susceptibility testing in heavy mixed cultures (wounds and anaerobes).
- Collects data as required by supervisor on unacceptable specimens and specimens without orders or with ambiguous orders.
- Documents proper notification process required in the reporting of all critical values that the employee results
Nice to have
- Associate's Degree in a relevant science preferred.
- Four (4) months' clinical laboratory internship preferred.
Skills
- Able to independently distinguish between normal flora and pathogenic bacteria in patient specimens based on body site (source).
- Familiar with growth requirements for routine aerobic, anaerobic, and fastidious organisms.
- Identify different types of bacterial morphology seen on a Gram stain.
- Interpret the results of biochemical methods.
- Identify different types of colonial characteristics.
- Associate various biochemical tests with their correct applications.
- Test Performance
- Test Result Reporting
- Follows established procedures for laboratory quality control and reports discrepancies to the appropriate Supervisor.
- Demonstrates competence in assigned work areas according to section schedule and skill mix.
Compensation
- Compensation Pay Range:
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