Laboratory Testing Personnel - MLT - (PRN)

Adventist Health System is the largest not-for-profit, Protestant healthcare organization in the US. Today, the organization provides 37 hospitals totaling more than 6,000 licensed beds, care for nearly 4 million patients each year in inpatient, outpatient and emergency room visits, and employ almost 43,000 members of their communities in full and part-time positions. When Seventh-day Adventist healthcare began, philosophy was translated into life-saving and life-enhancing service when mission was put into action. Today, our mission of extending the healing ministry of Christ depends not only on our commitment to Christian ideals but on our efforts to provide nothing less than extraordinary compassionate care. Job Description POSITION PURPOSE:  Maintains an efficient, productive, well-organized department, as well as being responsible for performing laboratory testing, which includes organizing, analyzing, performing, documenting and reporting.  Facilitate the team process by assisting on the departmental and hospital level with the ultimate goal of customer satisfaction.   KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:    Handles and tests clinical specimens for patients ranging in age from newborn to geriatric patients.  Performs and evaluates quality control at the intervals and levels of acceptability as defined by the laboratory according to regulatory guidelines.  Performs maintenance and function checks on all laboratory equipment and takes responsibility in troubleshooting instrumentation.  Reports all “panic/critical” values according to lab policy based on approved ranges for each age group. Maintains accurate records of all remedial actions taken when QC, PM or function checks fail to meet established limits.  Monitors computer system for system errors, incomplete reports and accurate order entry.  Submits appropriate charge adjustments relative to test order cancellations and/or test order revisions.  Assists laboratory support staff with clerical and phlebotomy tasks as required by staffing and patient volume including neonatal and infant “heel stick” procedures and all routine venipunctures. Apply Online   Link to all Company Jobs   Send this Job to a Friend Privacy Policy  |  Company Website