Huntsville Hospital Health System
Location
Sheffield, Alabama
The technician conducts routine tests for disease diagnosis and treatment, including performing blood tests and studying blood cell morphology. Responsibilities also involve performing various microbiological tests and ensuring the quality and timely reporting of all specimen results.
A minimum requirement is successful completion of an approved medical laboratory technician training program or equivalent, though no prior experience is explicitly required. Candidates must be certified or eligible as a medical laboratory technician by recognized bodies like ASCP or AMT.
Overview Conducts routine tests for use in diagnosis and treatment of disease, and performs related duties, following established standards and practices. Under limited supervision, performs blood tests and studies morphology of constituents of blood to obtain data for use in diagnosis and treatment of disease. Performs various bacteriological mycological virological and parasitological tests to provide data on cause and progress of disease.
Provide quality specimens for testing assuring correct patient identification, using proper tubes and filling properly, documentation of all performance improvement forms and/or logs. Perform maintenance and updates on instrument and be familiar with all instrument operations and limitations. Assure accurate results by performing quality control and instrument troubleshooting procedures. Perform testing in a timely manner to include stat, urgent and routine turnaround time requirements. Validate all specimen results prior to reporting. Assume departmental responsibilities to assure that the department is maintained to CAP standards at all times. Follows safety standards and uses safe work practices. Assist in continuing education and procedure updates. Assume departmental responsibilities to assure that the department is maintained to CAP standards at all times.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Experience Required Education: Associate Degree in one of the sciences is preferred. Successful completion of an approved medical laboratory technician training program or equivalent. Proof of highest level diploma.
Huntsville Hospital is an 881-bed hospital that serves as the regional referral center for North Alabama and southern Tennessee. Huntsville Hospital is governed by the Health Care Authority of the City of Huntsville and is the second-largest hospital in Alabama. In recent years,...
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