Medical Technologist -Microbiology (Full Time, Evening shift)
Company: Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Location: Miami
Posted on: May 17, 2024
Job Description:
Description
Job Summary
Performs laboratory tests for clinical diagnosis while adhering to
guidelines of licensing and regulatory agencies. Works under the
supervision of the Section Chief, the direction of the Chief of
Pathology and Clinical Laboratories and the Director of
Operations.
Job Specific Duties
- Complies with hospital and laboratory safety
regulations.
- Maintains temperatures and performs quality control on
instrumentation and reagents used daily.
- Performs scheduled preventive maintenance and calibrations on
instruments and equipment. Maintains cleanliness of instruments,
equipment, and area.
- Performs internal and external proficiency testing; evaluates
and responds to proficiency testing survey results
promptly.
- Participates in teaching laboratory procedures and policies to
students and staff rotations.
- Performs and reports laboratory tests accurately in required
turnaround time.
- Performs quality control/quality improvement processes and
maintains required records.
- Recognizes and reports critical values within specified
timeframes to appropriate patient care personnel.
- Conducts parallel studies, evaluates new instrumentation, and
implements new test procedures per CAP standards.
- Participates in department lean processes overseen by
director.
- Demonstrates and ensures proper Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE) indication and use.
- Reviews instrumentation, processes, re-agents, and storage to
ensure compliance on a daily basis.
- Complies with accrediting agencies (FDA, CAP, DNV, AHCA, CMS ,
AABB) standards and regulations.
Qualifications
Minimum Job Requirements
- -Florida State License is required. Also meets Florida State
requirements for licensure and for continuing education for license
renewal.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Provides coverage on assigned rotating weekends as part of lab
team.
- Bachelor of Arts or Science Degree preferred.
- National Certification is preferred.
- Ability to communicate in English promptly, clearly, and
courteously, both verbally and in writing
- Ability to interpret and analyze information to perform
laboratory procedures.
- Ability to use computer to enter and access patient
data.
- Able to accurately relay patient test results to appropriate
person.
- Knowledge of and ability to perform laboratory techniques and
use laboratory instruments.
- Maintains confidentiality of sensitive information and adheres
to HIPAA guidelines.
- Able to work cooperatively and constructively with physicians,
patients, families and co-workers.
- Ability to problem solve to adapt standard clinical procedures
to the individual client's need.
- Ability to interpret, adapt and react calmly under stressful
conditions.
Job : Laboratory
Primary Location : Florida-Miami-Nicklaus Children's Hospital -
Main Hospital Campus
Department : LABORATORY-MAIN LAB-2100-702000
Job Status
:Full Time
Keywords: Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Hollywood , Medical Technologist -Microbiology (Full Time, Evening shift), Healthcare , Miami, Florida
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