Medical Laboratory Technician (Full-time/Miles City)

The Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) is responsible for performing moderate complexity clinical laboratory tests in one or more sections of the laboratory and participates in the responsibilities for quality control and quality assurance in accordance with CLIA regulatory requirements and standards. Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) is responsible for specimen collection and processing, test performance and for reporting test results.

Essential Job Functions

• Supports and models behaviors consistent with Billings Clinic's mission, vision, values, code of business conduct and service expectations. Meets all mandatory organizational and departmental requirements. Maintains competency in all organizational, departmental and outside agency standards as it relates to the environment, employee, patient safety or job performance.
• Follows the laboratory's procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting and maintaining records of patient's results.
• Maintains records that demonstrate that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient samples
• Adhere to the laboratory's quality control policies, document all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations and maintenance performed.
• Follows the laboratory's established corrective action policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance.
• Must be capable of identifying problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and either must correct the problems or immediately notify the technical consultant, clinical consultant or Director.
• Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications.
• Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.

Minimum Qualifications

Certifications and Licenses

• Current or eligible for Montana State licensure as a Medical Laboratory Technician; license must be obtained within 90 days of employment.