Medical Lab Technician

at  RWJBarnabas Health

Req #: 0000172876
Category: Laboratory and Medical Technologist
Status: Per Diem
Shift: Evening
Facility: RWJBarnabas Health Corporate Services
Department: Lab RWJHH

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Associate degree in a chemical, physical, or biological science or medical laboratory technology from an accredited institution; or high school graduate or equivalent and have successfully completed an official military medical laboratory procedures course and have held the military enlisted occupational specialty of Medical Laboratory Specialist,
• MLT certification from ASCP within 8 months of employment or equivalent,

SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS:

• Per Diem
• Evening Shift

• Produces medical diagnostic test results in an efficient and cost effective manner for stat and routine specimens,
• Maintains, troubleshoots and repairs instruments and lab equipment if possible,
• Maintains all necessary QC, QA and repair records required by accreditation agencies,
• Verifies orders from scripts and orders procedures in HIS and LIS,
• Assists in clerical duties as needed,
• Assists in the training of new employees and students,
• Segregates laboratory wastes according to established policies,
• Works on special projects as requested by Director,
• Applies the knowledge and skills necessary to assess data reflective of each patient’s status and provide acre appropriate to the age of the patient served: infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric,