Medical Lab Technician

We are looking for energetic team players. Position require excellent communication skills, flexibility, and an ability to plan and prioritize while anticipating the needs of families and physician. The Children’s Clinic offers a progressive, positive work environment that thrives on providing superior quality care to the individuals we serve. We offer flexible work schedules at our two convenient SW Portland locations.   


Job Purpose:

Provides information for patient diagnosis and treatment by performing laboratory tests in toxicology, chemistry, hematology, immunology, and microbiology laboratories; receiving, typing, testing, and recording blood bank inventories.



Duties:

* Organizes work by matching computer orders with specimen labeling; sorting specimens; checking labeling; logging specimens; arranging reports for delivery; keeping work surfaces clean and orderly.



* Maintains quality results by running standards and controls, verifying equipment function through routine equipment maintenance and advanced trouble shooting; calibrating equipment utilizing approved testing procedures; monitoring quality control measures and protocols.



* Serves as technical resource by participating in staff training; answering questions of other professionals; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.



* Identifies and communicates abnormal patient conditions by alerting supervisory personnel, the pathologist, the patient physician, or nurse; reporting mandated information to the public health department or other designated officials.



* (toxicology) identifies the presence or quantity of drugs of abuse, therapeutic drugs, and toxic substances by operating toxicology instrumentation and performing manual methods for the performance of drug screens, blood alcohol levels, and carbon monoxide levels.



* (chemistry) provides test results for patient diagnosis and treatment by operating chemistry equipment; performing hand chemistries.



* (hematology) provides test results for patient diagnosis and treatment by operating hematology, urinalysis, and coagulation equipment; performing manual methods of differentials.



* (immunology) provides test results for patient diagnosis and treatment by operating equipment such as the gamma counter, spectrophotometer, densitometer, and through methods such as radioimmunoassay, enzyme immunossay, and serological testing.



* (microbiology) provides physician with information for treatment of patient infection by performing technical procedures for the identification or susceptibility of bacteria, parasites, fungi, and mycobacteria.


 

* Contributes to a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, physicians and co-workers by following established standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.



* Maintains patient confidence by keeping laboratory information confidential.



* Serves and protects the community by adhering to professional standards, clinic policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and jcaho standards.



* Enhances laboratory services by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.



Skills/Qualifications:

Documentation Skills, Analyzing Information, Chemistry Techniques, Informing Others, FDA Health Regulations, Creating a Safe, Effective Environment, Infection Control, Training Management, Lab Environment, Clinical Lab Testing, Thoroughness

We offer excellent benefits, including: medical, dental, vision and life insurance; generous 401k; paid time off and more.