Medical Technologist

at  RWJBarnabas Health

Job Title: Medical Technician
Location: Lakewood, NJ 07740
Req#: 0000148582
Status: Part Time
Shift: Night
Department name: Lab MMCSC
Job Overview: The Medical Technician position performs and interprets routine diagnostic assays on blood and body fluids; performs all duties related to the preparation, identification, and testing of specimens and related reporting and documentation tasks.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Associates degree in Medical Technology or science with two years experience in clinical laboratory.
• Certified or eligible for certification by a Category I Agency (ASCP, NCA, AMT, HHS/HEWS).

SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS:

• Part Time
• Night Shift
• 16 hours/week

• Confirms abnormal results and institutes correct follow-up procedures: develops solutions to problems concerning the generation of laboratory data, correlates laboratory results with regard to previous results and diagnosis,
• Evaluates new techniques, instruments, and procedures as required,
• Follows proper procedures for reporting and documenting laboratory test results and reports,
• Institutes proper measures to maintain accuracy and precision,
• Documents corrective actions and promptly notifies supervisor when quality control results exceed tolerance limits,
• Integrates and relates data generated by the various laboratory sections and makes judgments regarding possible discrepancies,
• Performs all types of analytical testing on specimens with accuracy, precision, and efficiency under the direction of a pathologist,
• Performs and documents quality control according to established protocols,
• Makes judgments concerning the results of quality control procedures,
• Performs procedures in two or more functional sections of the medical laboratory,
• Recognizes, evaluates, and solves specimen problems and properly follows procedures for rejection of specimens,