Medical Laboratory Technician

New Orleans, LA, United States

Medical Laboratory Technician page is loaded Medical Laboratory Technician Apply locations University Medical Center time type Part time posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago job requisition id JR100578 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.

UMC

University Medical Center New Orleans is the academic medical center of LCMC Health and the ultimate expression of a nearly 300-year legacy of serving the people of New Orleans and South Louisiana. With our academic partners, including Louisiana State University and Tulane University Schools of Medicine, we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals and leading research to find tomorrow's cures and treatments. From expert primary care and the widest variety of specialty care to cutting edge emergency care and the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center, UMC offers the area the widest breadth of healthcare services.

We are looking for medical professionals who are just as passionate as we are about providing the best medical care in the safest environment. We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in the workplace. Whether you're a seasoned healthcare professional or just starting out, a career at UMC places you at the center of a dynamic community of providers, learners and staff with a singular focus on patient-centric care. We offer a state-of-the-art facility with breakthrough technology, and professionals committed to helping our community become healthier.

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:

Education:

Required:

Associates Degree or completion of a certified program--as evidence by possession of a Current Louisiana license or temporary license as Clinical Laboratory Scientist-Technician

Experience:

Required:

None

Preferred:

1-3 years experience an clinical laboratory setting.

License/Certification:

Current Louisiana license or temporary license as Clinical Laboratory Scientist-Technician

Skills:

Must have strong mental and visual concentration. Good hand/eye coordination. Strong interpersonal skills with emphasis on communication. Preferred- troubleshooting skills.

Physical Demands:

Medium physical requirements:

Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently , and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

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.

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:

Education:

Required:

Associates Degree or completion of a certified program--as evidence by possession of a Current Louisiana license or temporary license as Clinical Laboratory Scientist-Technician

Experience:

Required:

None

Preferred:

1-3 years experience an clinical laboratory setting.

License/Certification:

Current Louisiana license or temporary license as Clinical Laboratory Scientist-Technician

Skills:

Must have strong mental and visual concentration. Good hand/eye coordination. Strong interpersonal skills with emphasis on communication. Preferred- troubleshooting skills.

Physical Demands:

Medium physical requirements:

Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently , and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

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:

Variable Hours (United States of America) 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.

About Us About LCMC Health One-of-a-kind care comes from one-of-a-kind people. At LCMC Health, our people are the magic ingredient that makes our care so extra-extraordinary. We are compassionate, driven, and dedicated to bringing a little something extra to healthcare and to the people of New Orleans and beyond.

If you’re the kind of person who believes that our community deserves the best and that healthcare needs a little more heart, we want you to be a part of our family. From medical roles to administrative positions, every person on our team plays a part in our mission: to provide health, care, and education beyond extraordinary. Let’s make every day extraordinary, together.

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