Medical Lab Technician / Medical Technologist

Location/Department:  Hospital - Laboratory

This position could be either a MT (Bachelor Degree) or MLT (Associate Degree)

80/pp Dayshift 8:00a-4:30p M-F.  

Job Summary:

Responsible for the collection and analysis of laboratory specimens and subsequent reporting according to laboratory protocol and procedures.

 Supervisory Responsibilities:  None

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Uses only approved abbreviations.


• Understands patient safety goals & actions taken.


• Uses 2 patient identifiers before giving treatments, demonstrates process.


• Always introduces self to patient & explains procedure thoroughly to assure patient comfort & compliance.


• Always verifies correct patient by appropriate identification process before beginning procedure.


• Competently performs all routine phlebotomy procedures.


• Observes patient & puncture site carefully during procedure for adverse reactions. Calls for additional support if needed.


• Knows proper collection tubes & containers for routine testing.


• Ability to collect, research and process esoteric lab testing (i.e. 24-hour specimens, chromosomes, reference testing, etc.)


• Sends out bone marrow, flow cytometry, cytology, chromosome analysis & pathology specimens following proper procedure.


• Sends out reference lab specimens following proper procedure.


• Performs accurate & appropriate testing of specimens received in the laboratory, according to laboratory protocol & procedure.


• Investigates & documents problems with unacceptable specimens.


• Verifies accuracy of results before reporting them.


• Verifies results in a timely manner.


• Reports results for stat, abnormal, critical values & other categories of special requests as defined by lab policy.


• Reviews reported results in department daily.


• Performs appropriate quality control for the test procedure & documents results.


• Accurately analyzes & evaluates QC results obtained before accepting & reporting patient test results.


• Begins to troubleshoot out of range QC & notifies section leader of unresolved issues.


• Calls the technical support hotline to troubleshoot out of range QC.


• Documents steps taken in troubleshooting process.


• Label QC & reagents with date opened & expiration.


• Performs maintenance according to each analyzer’s schedules & procedures.


• Documents performance of maintenance for the analyzer.


• Performs & documents calibration of instrumentation for new lot numbers of reagents & expired calibrations.


• Organizes workload for maximum efficiency in order to complete tests being performed.


• Performs duties independently, requiring no direct supervision, but seeks guidance as needed.


• Handles conflict situations appropriately.


• Maintains work area and equipment in the condition required by department standards.


• Performs daily cleaning of work area.


• Maintains appropriate supplies for work being performed and ensures supplies are sufficient for ongoing testing.

 Required Skills/Abilities:

• Strong lab science skills


• Strong customer service skills


• Effectively communicates both verbal & written


• Able to operate lab & basic office equipment

Education and Experience:

• Associate’s degree or Bachelor's degree majoring in Medical Technology, Science or other scientific field


• Registered as a Medical Lab Tech or Medical Technologist by the ASCP or AMT


• Minimum of 1 year relevant work experience required

Physical Requirements:

• Constant manual dexterity & use of hands, frequent walking, standing, & talking


• May need to lift up to 25 lbs frequently; occasionally up to 50 lbs