Travel Medical Lab Technician
Falmouth, MA
Nightingale Nurses - Allied
5x8 hrs, Rotating

Laboratory, Laboratory Support Tech

Description

• Must be courteous to patients, visitors, physicians, volunteers, and other employees of the organization.
• Ensures the satisfaction of all users of the department's services, both internal and external.  This includes developing monitoring programs and continually seeking ways to improve user (i.e. customer) satisfaction.
• Performs data processing functions to include; non-patient admissions, order entry, cancellation, result entry and retrieval and log review.
• Operates computer system in all assigned functions including maintenance, troubleshooting and implementation of backup systems.
• Answers the phone, relays messages, provides prompt and accurate information to requesting parties concerning testing procedures and results.
• Communicates all relevant information to technical staff regarding specimens including adequacy, test add-on and cancellations and test priority.
• Delivers or mail reports and picks-up requisitions and specimens within the hospital.
• Verifies incoming specimens with courier, checks specimens for acceptability and special handling needs ad distributes to sections.
• Prepares specimens for shipment to intra-system sites, reference labs and other institutions; compiles necessary support documentation, makes necessary arrangements for transportation.
• Coordinates reporting and filing reference lab reports.
• Checks inventory, orders stock-items and stores upon arrival.
• Maintains confidentiality of information deemed confidential.
• Maintains harmonious and cooperative relations with fellow employees, medical staff, patients and guests and serves effectively as part of the Laboratory team in performing professional service to patients.
• Maintains workbenches, testing areas and other work areas in clean, sanitary and free of clutter condition for the safety of patients, guest and staff.
• Maintains a thorough knowledge of departmental and Hospital policies and procedures as they pertain to the job, including the fire and disaster plans.
• Collects data for QA and other projects.
• Responsible for pre-analytic specimen processing, i.e. aliquoting, labeling, numbering, operation centrifuge, creating work cards, prioritizing specimens.
• Inoculates and processes culture specimens and prepares for transportation.
• Obtains appropriate blood specimens from patients of all ages as assigned.
• Performs glassware cleaning duties and general cleaning (not performed by Environmental Services) as assigned.
• Performs other work related duties and activities as assigned or requested.
• Must wear facility provided identification badge.

• Other duties may be assigned.

   

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write, understand and follow written instruction;
• Typing at least 30 wpm;
• Completion of Medical Terminology I or successfully pass FH’s Medical Terminology test with a score of 80% or better and one year work experience as a Clinical Associate, Unit clerk, Diagnostic Tech, PST, FH Lab assistant, PSA, PCT, HUC, CNA, Medical secretary and other positions that require Lab test ordering or phlebotomy.
• Data systems knowledge and demonstration of effective interpersonal communication skills.