Medical Technologist
On-siteCherokee, North Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Conduct clinical procedures and testing across chemistry, microbiology, hematology, immunology, serology, parasitology, blood banking, and urinalysis in accordance with approved policies and standards. Perform phlebotomy on pediatric and adult patients, maintain laboratory instrument calibration and preventative maintenance, and manage inventory control for reagents and quality controls. Develop and update procedure manuals, review quality control data, and participate in proficiency testing to support CAP and JCAHO accreditation. Provide technical expertise to the Supervisory Medical Technologist, teach students, and prepare workload and special reports as directed. Maintain confidentiality of patient results and adhere to strict safety protocols in a high-risk laboratory environment.
Required Qualifications
- Clinical laboratory experience
- Chemistry/Immunology/Serology testing skills
- Microbiology/Parasitology testing skills
- Hematology testing skills
- Blood Bank procedures skills
- Urinalysis testing skills
- Phlebotomy procedures skills
- Instrument start-up procedures
- Safety procedures knowledge
- Instrument malfunction identification
- Clinical instruction ability
- Procedure manual development and review
- Quality control and maintenance manual review
- Laboratory instrument calibration standardization
- Preventative maintenance knowledge
- Inventory control of reagents, quality controls, and materials
- Statistics working knowledge
- Quality control statistics calculation (mean, standard deviation, coefficient of variation)
- Critical assessment of quality control performance
- Continuing education in assigned discipline area
- Special report preparation
- Workload report preparation
- Confidentiality of patient results
- Respectful treatment of patients and staff
- Safe work practices including infection control and universal precautions
- Work prioritization and productivity maintenance
- Data collection and compliance reporting (CAP, JCAHO)
- Age specific competency requirements
- Proficiency testing participation
- Complex data analysis (daily, monthly, yearly)
- Validation and crossover studies
- Independent work capability
- Resourcefulness in calling experts
- Sample recollection assessment (hemolysis, lipemia)
- Chemistry, Immunology, and Serology testing on patient specimens
- Urine and CSF specimen analysis
- Physiological knowledge of humans with and without disease processes
- Microorganism cultivation and susceptibility assays
- Specimen collection, preservation, and identification
- Specimen preparation and media maintenance
- Pathogen identification and discrimination
- Biochemical analytical methods for bacteria identification
- Fungal element identification
- Susceptibility testing with antimicrobials
- Gram stains, oxidase, and indole testing
- Hematology differentials and counts
- Cellular component differentiation under microscope
- Venipuncture and capillary puncture
- Blood specimen preparation and analysis
- Body fluid analysis (CSF, Joint fluids)
- Non-ideal specimen pretreatment
- ABO and Rh typing
- Antibody screening and identification
- Antibody titer
- Cross matching
- Direct coombs
- Transfusion reaction investigation
- Blood component recommendation
- Blood product acquisition coordination
- Temperature-controlled refrigerator and freezer monitoring
- Quality Control testing records
- Standard deviation, coefficient of variation, precision, and accuracy interpretation
- Procedure manual writing
- Student and newly hired technologist teaching
- Weekend, holiday, and shift work capability
- On-call status readiness
- 30-minute return to laboratory capability
- CAP accreditation compliance
- JCAHO accreditation compliance
- AABB standards compliance
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