Medical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Technologist Job at West River Health Services, Hettinger, ND

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  • West River Health Services
  • Hettinger, ND

Job Description

Excellence in Practice:
  • Produce quality laboratory results in an efficient and timely manner according to written procedures
  • Inform Laboratory Manager or clinical coordinator when supplies are getting low or outdated
  • Operate instruments with required specifications and efficiently.
  • Utilize Quality Control Procedures. Verify in the LIS, complete the worksheet or QC logs and initial results, document problems and corrective action.
  • Perform preventive maintenance
    • Routine checks
    • Daily temperatures
    • Logs in and initial results
    • Daily LIS startup
    • Calibrations as needed
  • ​​​​​​​ Report results appropriately based on gender and age of the patient:
    • Routine with reference ranges for male, female, neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients
    • Stats run as soon as possible
    • Critical values rechecked, called, and documented in the LIS
  • Handle hazardous materials to prevent contamination of self or coworkers. Follow Safety policies according to Laboratory guidelines. Maintain clean and orderly work area. Follow universal precautions.  Work may expose the individual to hazardous chemicals and blood borne pathogens.
  • Collect specimens:
    • Displays confidence in performing venipunctures, capillary sticks, and arterials. ​​​
    • Urines and cultures
    • Knowledgeable in the assessment, collection needs specific to patient populations, such as neonatal, pediatric, adolescent , adult , and geriatric patients.
    • Collection verification in LIS, initial and time collected on bar code label.
  • Able to rotate through all departments, shifts, on-call and holiday schedules as needed.
Essential Job Requirements:
Education:
  • Must have a B.S. degree in Medical Technology / CLS / MLS
Experience:
  • Clinical Coordinators must have four years of experience.
  • Medical Technologist internship.
License Requirements:
  • Registered Medical Technologist by American Society of Clinical Pathologist or Equivalent (MT,CLS,MLS)
  • Licensed by the North Dakota Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice.
Rotating shifts - ​​​​​​​Evenings, Weekends, Holidays, On Call

Job Tags

Full time, Internship, Immediate start, All shifts, Rotating shift, Afternoon shift,

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