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US
Company size
11-50 employees
Job sector
Health Science
occupation category
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
Job type
Contract
Work environment
In person
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- Recognizes malfunctions in equipment/instruments, initiates and documents corrective action
- Performs point-of-care techniques, assesses results, identifies sources of interference and initiates corrective action
- Operates, calibrates, or maintains equipment used in quantitative or qualitative analysis, such as spectrophotometers, calorimeters, flame photometers, or computer-controlled analyzers
- Identifies and evaluates the morphology of cellular and non-cellular elements in microscopic preparations
- Prepares specimens for analysis
- Verifies that the pertinent data on the specimen and requisition correspond
- Uses statistics to monitor and track the acceptability of quality control results
- Performs manual counting procedures
- Uses laboratory safety devices, e.g. biological safety cabinets, fume hoods, laminar flow cabinets, safety pipetting devices, safety containers and carriers, safety showers, eye washes
- Responds appropriately to workplace emergencies
- Keeps laboratory supplies ready by inventorying stock, placing orders and verifying receipt
- Applies the principles of hemostasis to perform coagulation testing
- Performs analyses to detect and identify common clinically significant microorganisms
- Identifies unexpected or implausible results and takes appropriate action prior to reporting
- Chooses the appropriate method for the analysis
- Adheres to guidelines for specimen retention, storage, transportation and disposal
- Follows procedures for handling and disposing of sharps
- Appropriately uses personal protective equipment, e.g. gloves, gowns, mask, face shields, aprons
- Identifies, documents and initiates corrective action for pre-examination (pre-analytical) errors
- Ensures all requested tests are accounted for
- Follows established protocols as defined in policy, process and procedure manuals
- Applies laboratory hygiene and infection control practices
- Documents test results accurately
- Applies principles of immunoassays
- Assesses compatibility of donor/product
- Selects appropriate culture media and environment for isolation
- Performs techniques to demonstrate cellular and non-cellular components in tissue and body fluids
- Applies appropriate troubleshooting techniques (such as analyze specimen integrity, mechanical instrumentation, quality control)
- Documents information by maintaining daily logs and equipment record books
- Reports and documents all incidents related to safety and personal injury
- Identifies, documents and reports deficiencies that may affect the quality of testing
- Applies spill containment and clean up procedures for biological and other hazardous materials
- Follows procedures to minimizes potential hazards related to disinfection/sterilization methods
- Obtains informed consent prior to procedure and respects a patient's right to refuse
- Complies with legislation that governs medical laboratory technology (CLIA/CDC Standards)
- Prepares blood, body fluids and other clinical specimens for microscopic examination
- Ensures proper storage of blood products
- Identifies expected, unexpected and erroneous results
- Adheres to established protocols for labeling and traceability of specimens
- Correlates related lab tests
- Applies principles of particle analysis used in common hematology instrumentation
- Maintains confidentiality of healthcare information
- Applies proper ergonomic principles to minimize risk of injury
- Applies principles of light measuring systems used in common instruments
- Assesses suitability of the specimen for testing
- Participates in internal and external quality assurance activities, e.g. proficiency testing, audits, accreditation
- Uses disinfection and sterilization methods
- Performs molecular diagnostic lab procedures that require limited independent judgment
- Applies measures in response to laboratory accidents/incidents
- Assesses results, identifies sources of interference and initiates corrective action
- Maintains laboratory inventory
- Minimizes possible dangers from biological specimens, laboratory supplies and equipment
- Stores, handles, transports and disposes biological and other hazardous materials according to legislation and regulatory requirements
- Verifies relevant information is provided for test request
- Applies principles of electrochemical systems used in common instruments
- Performs qualitative and quantitative biochemical analyses
- Labels, dates, handles, stores, and disposes chemicals, dyes, reagents, and solutions according to legislation (MSDS sheets)
- Applies the physical and chemical principles of staining
- Adapts communications skills when working with clients/patients
- Validate test results
- Reports test results that meet quality control criteria
- Conducts chemical analyses of body fluids, such as blood or urine, using microscope or automatic analyzer to detect abnormalities or diseases and enter findings into computer
- Applies knowledge of information management skills, e.g. computer, laboratory information systems and related technology to support laboratory operations
- Applies principles of electrophoresis and chromatography
- Performs sample collection and chain of custody procedures relating to specimens with legal implications
- Performs and documents preventative maintenance according to established protocols
- Prepares and issues blood products
- Determines if confirmatory testing is required as reflected in written orders
- Applies principles of osmometry using osmometer
- Uses principles of microscopy
- Confirms the identity of the patient and performs venipuncture and capillary blood collection to obtain appropriate samples for laboratory analysis
- Provides information to the client on specimen collection, transportation and storage
- Assesses quality control data and calibration data to ensure it meets standards
- Delivers specimens taking into account priority and stability
- Applies principles of immunology to the detection of antigens and antibodies
