What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Technologist position at Kings Daughters Hospital And Health Services?
JOB SUMMARY
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Performs medical laboratory tests, procedures, experiments, and analyses to provide date for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease by performing required duties and responsibilities.
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Overall performance rating of below indicated essential job duties:
Conducts chemical analyses of body fluids such as blood, urine, spinal fluid, and other specimen to determine presence of normal and abnormal components
Analyzes and verifies test results prior to release of findings for filing into the information system
Performs quality control studies according to established protocols and routine preventative maintenance and equipment checks according to established schedule
Responds to queries by other members of the hospital care team, such as physicians, in a courteous and timely manner
Assists in the orientation and training of new laboratory employees
Maintains professional growth and certification as it applies to the responsibilities of the position
Performs STAT testing within the established turn-around guidelines
Reports malfunction of equipment and/or computer to supervisor immediately
Reports test results that fall within laboratory panic values to appropriate health care provider and documents efforts to report panic values
Brings unusual or remarkable findings to the attention of the supervisor and/or pathologist.
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Minimum requirement:
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Degree in one of the following:
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Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Laboratory Science
Bachelor's Degree in a Chemical or Biological Science
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This job operates in a professional medical laboratory environment
Regularly works near moving mechanical parts
Regularly exposed to blood and/or body fluids and infection.
Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals
Occasionally exposed to risk of radiation
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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Occasionally required to maintain a stationary position (standing or sitting)
Frequently required to walk and move about
Frequently required to operate a computer and other equipment
Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments/devices
Regularly required to communicate with physicians and other care team requiring talking and hearing
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.