Job Description

Job Category:

Allied Health

Work Shift/Schedule:

Varies

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

About the Role:

Perform routine medical laboratory tests for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Licensure or other certifications: Must hold a current MT, MLT or CLT license (or greater) with an accrediting agency for laboratory personnel.

• Educational Requirements: High School Diploma or GED and MLT training through accredited school.

• Minimum Experience: A minimum one-year certificate from college or technical school for Medical Laboratory Technician training. Appropriate education or certification may be substituted for experience.

• Other:

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications:

• Preferred Educational Requirements:

• Preferred Experience: Highly prefer one year of work experience in a medical office laboratory setting.

• Other:

Job Specific and Unique Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Basic Computer Skills

• Analytical Skills

• Communication Skills

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities

• Sets up, runs quality control tests, calibrates, adjusts, cleans, performs maintenance and operates laboratory equipment and instruments such as microscopes, centrifuge, and other equipment.

• Obtains specimens from patient's finger, heel, or vein, observing principles of asepsis to obtain blood samples.

• Accurately processes specimens using correct CPT and ICD-9 codes for in house and reference lab work.

• Conducts quantitative and qualitative chemical analyses of body fluids such as blood, urine, and etc using specialized techniques following established procedures or protocols.

• Recognizes test inconsistencies and takes appropriate corrective action according to TLC policy.

• Reviews reports for clerical accuracy and approves test results electronically.

• Verifies identity of patient sample prior to performing procedures.

• Operates IDX, Orchard, Centricity and online sites (Quest Care360, eLabCorp, NGHS Blue Iris) to process, store, and retrieve health information/tests ordered and insurance information.

• Carries out duties and responsibilities without direct supervision. Makes decisions and establishes work priorities on essentially procedure-oriented operations.

• Responsible for maintaining patient confidentiality.

• Maintains knowledge of and complies with established policies and procedures including ABN requirements and insurance requirements as they relate to referral specimens.

• Complies with all OSHA and CLIA mandated regulations.

• Able to utilize reference lab manuals for specimen requirements and etc.

• Exhibit ability and knowledge to recognize the need for analyzer and/or computer service when problems arise.

• Other duties may be assigned.

Physical Demands

• Weight Lifted: Up to 50 lbs, Frequently 31-65% of time

• Weight Carried: Up to 20 lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time

• Vision: Moderate, Frequently 31-65% of time

• Kneeling/Stooping/Bending: Occasionally 0-30%

• Standing/Walking: Frequently 31-65%

• Pushing/Pulling: Occasionally 0-30%

• Intensity of Work: Occasionally 0-30%

• Job Requires: Reading, Writing, Reasoning, Talking, Keyboarding, Driving

Working at NGHS means being part of something special: a team invested in you as a person, an employee, and in helping you reach your goals.

NGHS: Opportunities start here.

Northeast Georgia Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.