Owensboro Health

Owensboro Health

Medical Technologist

Owensboro Health Regional Hospital - Owensboro, KY

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 30 days ago
Clinical Laboratory TechniquesCommunicationCritical Thinking

About the role

  • This role ensures precision through strict quality control, equipment maintenance, and effective communication with healthcare providers.
  • Assists in delivery of physicians reports via phone and electronic distribution in a timely manner.
  • Responds to ''technical question'' calls from units and physicians.

Responsibilities

  • Performs clinical laboratory tests according to established procedures of verification, processing, testing, and reporting.
  • Performs the pertinent quality control procedures to validate test results according to established standards and records results appropriately.
  • Performs preventive maintenance and monitoring of all equipment to ensure that it is working properly and maintains related records.
  • Performs venipuncture on patients of all age groups and other specimen collection using proper therapeutic skills and according to procedures.
  • Assists supervisors in additional duties, which support the lab's quality program.
  • May perform technical supervisor reviews in Immunohematology.
  • Performs all levels of waived, moderate, and high complex clinical laboratory tests and procedures.
  • Maintains and calibrates equipment.

Requirements

  • No experience required
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Science or related field required within 90 days of employment in this position.
  • CLS - Clinical Laboratory Scientist through American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) required within 12 months of employment in this position OR

Skills

  • Requires critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
  • Works under direct supervision.
  • Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
  • Ability to meet requirements for "High Complexity Testing Personnel" per the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA).

Benefits

  • Entity: Owensboro Health Regional Hospital |
  • Maintains adequate supply inventories by rotating stock, checking for expiration dates, and ordering replacement stock.
  • Supports Owensboro Health's Mission, Vision, Core Commitments, and business interests.

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