Medical Laboratory Technician
Catholic Health Initiatives
**Overview**
CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. & from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
**Responsibilities**
**Job Summary / Purpose**
Accurately analyzes and reports all tests ordered by the Medical Staff in a timely manner and according to laboratory procedures and regulatory guidelines to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
**Essential Key Job Responsibilities**
+ Aligning with local and state requirements performs lab test procedures on patient specimens adhering to the Section’s Standard Operating Procedures to ensure accurate, timely reporting.
+ Provides excellent patient care through clinical correlation of results, identification of patterns of bias, rapid notification of appropriate caregivers of critical values, and completion of testing within established turn-around-time limits
+ Ensures that major automated equipment is operational by performing required maintenance, calibration and troubleshooting procedures; including contacting of instrument vendor for assistance or repair
+ Performs required calibration and quality control procedures and maintains records to ensure tests are being performed within established parameters
+ Performs proficiency testing as assigned and review results with laboratory clinical leaders
+ Assists in evaluation and generation of compliant documentation for the validation of new procedures and equipment to provide the physician with the most current laboratory technology
+ Participates in opportunities for continuing education and/or teaching, training according to the Section Performance Standards to enhance technical skills of students, trainees, coworkers, and self
+ Responsible for inventory of supplies, including providing assistance with monitoring supplies, ordering, and placing received supplies into storage
+ Completes all work and resolves or appropriately passes ongoing issues to incoming staff within the scheduled shift
+ As a representative of CommonSpirit Health, utilizes professionalism and HumanKindness while communicating with physicians, hospital staff, patients, coworkers, other stakeholders in laboratory operations, and all members of the general public, whether in email, instant messaging, telephone, or face-to-face interactions
+ Adheres to all regulatory requirements
_The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned._
**Qualifications**
**Required Education and Experience**
Associate’s Degree in a biological or chemical science as defined by CLIA
**Required Licensure and Certifications**
Other state license not required
**Preferred Certification**
MLT (ASCP) or equivalent certification preferred
**Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Training**
Must be appropriately trained in clinical laboratory science as judged by the Director of the Clinical Laboratory
**Pay Range**
$21.23 - $29.20 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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