Medical Lab Scientist/Medical Lab Technologist - Lourdes Lab - PRN

Full-time - Entry Level

Pasco, WA

Hospitals

About the position

At Lourdes Health, we are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. Here, you're not just valued as an employee, but as a person. As a Medical Lab Tech joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

Responsibilities

• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Ability to work with minimal errors and complete accuracy
• Ability to operate and communicate clearly on the phone and display good phone etiquette at all times
• Ability to operate a Laboratory Information System (LIS)
• Requires fine motor coordination, clear speech, normal hearing, and good visual acuity, including color perception
• Absolute integrity in the accurate performance and reporting of results
• Adherence to company safety regulations
• Adherence to department policies and procedures
• Ability to provide excellent customer service
• Reasoning ability and good independent judgment
• Ability to work well in handling high volume requests in an organized manner being attentive to detail and stipulated deadlines
• Ability to use microscopes, cell counters, and other sophisticated, automated, and computerized laboratory equipment
• Ability to perform high complex chemical, biological, hematological, immunologic, microscopic and bacteriological test
• Ability to evaluate test results
• Ability to develop and modify procedures under the direction of the supervisor and or manager
• Ability to perform, analyze, record and monitor quality control to ensure the accuracy of tests
• Ability to set up, adjust, maintain and clean medical laboratory equipment
• Ability to determine causes of operating errors and develop appropriate corrective actions
• Ability to recognize when there is a problem and find a resolution
• Ability to inspect equipment, kits, or materials utilized for testing to identify the cause of errors, problems or defects
• Ability to prioritize and organize work in order to achieve quality patient care
• Ability to work on multiple specimens while maintaining quality and timeliness of specimen test results
• Ability to instruct staff members and students in regard to established policy and procedures
• Ability to convey information effectively to others in order to maintain continuity of patient care
• Consult with a pathologist to determine a final diagnosis when abnormal cells are found
• Ability to analyze results and relay them to physicians
• All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• MT or MLS certificate

Nice-to-haves

• One-year experience as medical technician - Preferred