Performs all approved laboratory procedures in assigned licensure specialties, as required to meet workload demands. coordinating lab resources as outlined below. Precisely and accurately performs and evaluates a variety of technical procedures. Utilizes accepted quality control techniques by manual, semi -automated, or automated methodologies and equipment.
Essential Functions
Perform work according to established laboratory policies and procedures.
Demonstrate the ability to work independently in all areas covered by the FL license.
Perform quality control for all tests, evaluate results, and take corrective action as necessary before reporting patient results.
Assess specimen integrity for appropriateness of ordered tests, including issues like QNS, hemolysis, and clotting.
Ensure procedures, methodologies, and patient results correlate with age-specific criteria for geriatrics, adults, pediatrics, and neonates.
Repeat and report all panic/critical test results to a licensed caregiver within 5 minutes of completion.
Perform calibrations and maintenance as required by instrument manufacturers, CLIA, and TJC.
Complete proficiency testing samples within the requested timeframe.
Demonstrate competency in using the LIS and HIS computer systems.
Ensure adequate supplies are available and promptly notify the supervisor when supplies are low.
Education
Associate's Degree Medical Technology or
Bachelors Biology or Chemistry
License
Clinical Lab Technologist
Certification
American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or American Medical Technologists (AMT)
Work Experience
Licensed in all 5 specialties, Microbiology, Serology, Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, Immunohematology
Tampa General is a private not-for-profit hospital and one of the most comprehensive medical facilities in West Central Florida serving a dozen counties with a population in excess of 4 million. As one of the largest hospitals in Florida, Tampa General is licensed for 982 beds, and with over 15,000 team members, is one of the region’s largest employers.
Consistently recognized for world-class care, Tampa General Hospital is ranked as the #1 hospital in Tampa Bay by U.S. News & World Report for 2024-25 and is nationally ranked as among the top 50 hospitals in the nation in eight specialties. Additionally, Tampa General was ranked as “high performing,” or among the top 10% of hospitals in the nation, in five more specialties along with 12 procedures and conditions.
TGH partners with the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine to pioneer breakthrough treatments, conduct game-changing clinical research and train the next generation of health care professionals. TGH is the region's only academic health system, having been affiliated with the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine since the school was created in the early 1970s.
TGH is the area’s only Level I trauma center and one of two ABA-verified Adult & Pediatric burn centers in Florida. With five medical helicopters, we are able to transport critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. The hospital is home to the leading organ transplant center in the country, having performed more than 14,000 adult solid organ transplants, including the state’s first successful heart transplant in 1985. Tampa General Hospital is committed to serving all residents of West Central Florida. We provide comprehensive health services, ranging from wellness and primary care to the most complex specialty care and post-acute services.
