Clinical Lab Technologist

Job Summary

Performs analyses on blood, tissue, and body fluids to aid healthcare providers in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of patients. Participates in the operational support activities necessary to maintain and optimize testing capabilities. Testing is performed in specialized laboratories and may include highly skilled manual techniques or automated testing using sophisticated instrumentation. Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Instrument operation and maintenance
• Troubleshooting assays
• Evaluating tests for accuracy
• Assisting with interpreting results
• Operational support activities to optimize testing

Works with multiple computer systems to retrieve information and report results. May work with minimal supervision and may assist with specimen collection. Must strictly adhere to safety protocols to work with infectious specimens, chemicals, and other hazards.

Duties

• Patient diagnosis support
• Laboratory testing
• Instrument operation
• Instrument maintenance
• Assay troubleshooting
• Test accuracy evaluation
• Result interpretation
• Computer systems usage
• Safety protocol adherence
• Time management
• Multi-tasking
• Communication
• Laboratory instrumentation operation
• Assay system troubleshooting

Skills

Required Skills & Experience

• Must be capable of producing accurate results under time constraints, multi-tasking, and performing in a fast-paced and changing environment.
• Must possess good communication skills and be able to work closely with others.
• Must be able to accommodate scheduling adjustments, off-shifts, holiday, on-call, and weekend work assignments.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience with operation and troubleshooting of laboratory instrumentation and assay systems.

Schedule Notes

1-year assignment

Shift Details: Overnight Shift - Wednesday through Sunday, 10:30pm-7:00am.

Training will be 4-6 weeks, times may vary, either 7:30am-4pm or 2pm-10:30pm.