LCMC Health

We are a New Orleans-based, non-profit health system on a mission: to provide the best possible care for every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond, and to put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. And that means we do things a little differently around here.

Treating people like family is the LCMC Health way, and it always has been. Founded by Louisiana's first freestanding children's hospital, we have grown into a healthcare system that is built to serve the unique needs of our communities and families.

Today, we offer six hospital locations: Children's Hospital New Orleans, East Jefferson General Hospital, New Orleans East Hospital, Touro, University Medical Center New Orleans, and West Jefferson Medical Center. We also offer a network of urgent care centers across the greater New Orleans area. With over 2,800 physicians specializing in everything from head to toe, our community can count on us to provide the right care, right where they need it. 

About West Jefferson

With a proven track record of over 60 years of service to the Westbank of Jefferson Parish and the surrounding area, West Jefferson Medical Center is well respected regionally and nationally for excellence in patient care, distinguishing it from other hospitals in New Orleans.

As a 419-bed not-for-profit hospital located in Marrero, Louisiana, West Jefferson resides on a more than 20-acre sprawling campus just minutes from downtown New Orleans. Situated near vast industrial and maritime corridors. West Jefferson serves area industry as well as the citizens of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemine, St. Charles Parishes, and beyond. 

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Why a Great Place to Work:       

You’re more than your job. Everyone is. And that’s what makes you great at your job—all the little extras you bring to work every day, the things that make you you. At LCMC Health we value those things about you, because we know that all those little extras add up to extraordinary. And we’ve built a culture that supports and celebrates the extraordinary. You’ll see it when you come to work here, in the spirit of our places and the faces of our people. And every patient we heal, every family we comfort, every life we improve is the outcome of countless little extras adding up to an extraordinary result. Join LCMC Health, and you’ll find that our everyday makes it easy to live your extraordinary.        

Essential Function:       

The Medical Laboratory Technician performs testing procedures under the supervision of a medical technologist. Prepares, preserves, stores, and transports specimens for referral testing. Inputs data in the Laboratory Information System and routes specimens according to established protocols. Operates, controls and troubleshoots automated clinical laboratory equipment. Performs venipuncture techniques and collects blood specimens from patients in support of laboratory procedures used in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Performs clinical laboratory testing of blood and body fluid constituents as requested by physicians. Evaluates and reports data for use in diagnosis and treatment of disease. 

Testing Procedures: 

Ensures specimens received by the Laboratory are acceptable for testing by applying the appropriate criteria. 

Labels, accessions, and distributes specimens so that integrity of patient identification is maintained throughout processing.  

Operates both primary and secondary instrumentation proficiently.  

Reports test results within established departmental turn-around times after verifying documentation is complete and accurate.  

Recognizes and refers abnormal, unusual and critical results to Supervisor.  

Performs latex serologies and rapid antigen testing within established departmental policies.  

Initiates orders for blood and/or blood components from the appropriate blood supplier.  

Follow universal precautions when dealing with blood or body fluids. 

Disinfects counter tops daily with appropriate cleaner.  

Follows Hospital/Laboratory safety and infection control policies and reporting variances to section Supervisors as they occur. 

Preventive Maintenance/Quality and Control/Quality Assurance: 

Properly operates, calibrates, conducts performance checks and maintains any clinical laboratory instrument or equipment after orientation.  

Analyzes quality control materials for each procedure and records values according to section policy, and reports to supervisor accordingly.  

Performs comparison studies of precision, accuracy, linearity on new or existing procedures and reports results by established deadlines.  

Assures proper packaging and disposal of waste chemicals. 

Laboratory Information System Operation: 

Performs order or result entry (manual or computerized) and reviews information for accuracy before verification.  

Prepares legible written reports.  

Retrieves results when necessary to resolve questions to assist nurses, physicians or other hospital personnel. 

Supply Management: 

Checks instruments and benches assigned for appropriate reagent and supply levels and replenishes when necessary.  

Ensures adequate inventory levels are available for incoming shifts. 

Specimen processing/shipping: 

Performs proper processing and preservation of tissue specimens.  

Complies with proper specimen storage and preservation procedures. 

Job Qualifications:      

GED /High School Diploma:R Bachelor’s Degree: R 

Licensure(s): La. Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Generalist 

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work.  This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities.  LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.       

WORK SHIFT:

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work.  This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities.  LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Application for Employment
It is the policy of all member hospitals and facilities of the LCMC Health System (Louisiana Children’s Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of New Orleans, Touro Infirmary, University Medical Center New Orleans, New Orleans East Hospital, and West Jefferson Medical Center as well as its centers of health care and physician services, East Jefferson General Hospital, Woldenberg Village, Crescent City Physician Inc., and New Orleans Physician Services) to provide equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, marital status, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or any other protected status in regard to any position for which the employee or applicant may qualify.

Instructions to Applicant
1. You must fully and accurately complete the Application for employment. Incomplete applications will not be considered. LCMC Health and its members may use the information given in the application to investigate the applicant's previous employment and background.
2. The Application for Employment will be considered inactive after 180 days. If you wish to be considered after that time, you must complete a new Application for Employment.
3. If you are hired, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.