About the position
Children's is one of the nation's leading children's hospitals. No matter the role, every member of our team is an essential part of our mission to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. We're committed to putting you first, and that commitment is at the heart of our company culture: People first. Children always. Find your next career opportunity and make a difference doing what you love at Children's. The position involves providing quality clinical information by accurately performing laboratory tests and procedures. The role requires effective collaboration with others to meet patient and care provider needs, while actively promoting a lean work culture. The individual will take ownership of their motivation, morale, performance, and professional development, striving for behavior consistent with the lab's and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's mission, goals, and values.
Responsibilities
- Processes orders and specimens, independently performs testing procedures, and reports test results according to standard operating procedures.
- Demonstrates familiarity with and follows hospital and departmental policies and procedures, including those pertaining to safety and compliance.
- Uses critical thinking principles in decision making that leads to desired outcomes.
- Operates instruments using established protocols and quality assurance check and performs preventive and corrective maintenance on instruments.
- Correlates results with patient age and/or condition, recognizes deviation from expected results, and analyzes and corrects problems using standard operating procedures.
- Performs, records, and analyzes quality control data, makes judgments concerning results, and takes appropriate action to maintain accuracy and precision.
- Maintains current professional skills and technical competency as defined by laboratory competency policy.
- Actively promotes a lean culture by performing duties to promote an understanding and consistent use of lean principals and processes.
- Performs other duties as required by department.
Requirements
- Associate's degree in a chemical, biological, or clinical laboratory science or medical technology from an accredited institution; or equivalent laboratory training and experience meeting the requirements defined in the CLIA regulation 42CFR493.1489.
- American Society for Clinical Pathology or equivalent medical laboratory technician or Department of Community Health Diagnostics Services Unit technician qualifications.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in a high complexity clinical laboratory
- Bachelor's degree in medical technology, chemical, biological, or clinical laboratory science from an accredited institution.
