Medical Lab Scientist 2 - FT/Night - North Fulton

Job Summary

Under the general supervision of the Supervisors, Manager or Director, performs clinical laboratory testing pursuant to established and approved protocols requiring the exercise of independent judgment and responsibility, maintains equipment and records, performs quality assurance activities related to test performance and may supervise and teach within the laboratory setting. The Med Tech II is fully proficient in their area of expertise, and will serve as a Generalist in all areas of the General Lab and Blood Bank, or as a Key Operator / Subject Matter Expert in their assigned area.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions

Performs responsibilities of a Medical Technologist

• Works independently analyzing blood and body fluids for ordered diagnostic tests in General laboratory, Blood Bank, or Microbiology sections; results all tests using good lab technique and adheres to established procedures
• Performs all routine testing in hematology, manual hematology, urinalysis, coagulation, processing, chemistry, manual chemistry, blood bank and microbiology as requested
• Performs all lab supplementary tasks for quality control, chemical safety, logs all required activities to track workload, work in progress, pending logs and amended information
• Effectively communicates all information to appropriate personnel as required by policy and procedure; participates in shift to shift hand-off communication

Performs duties of Supervisors in their absence

• Acts as a resource to the Pathologists and resolves any issues they require
• Fields problem phone calls and resolves issues; checks the critical logs
• Serves as a technical resource to other techs and trains techs in new procedures
• Acts as consultants and advisors to the other Supervisors

Special assigned duties may include

• Performs scheduled maintenance on a key instrument
• Maintains up-to-date procedure manuals
• Makes sure all daily and weekly maintenance is completed for the instrument
• Maintains reagent logs and logs all new shipment lot numbers in the log
• Maintains QC reports; checks L-J charts and monitors closely any shifts
• Orders all needed supplies for the area and keeps inventory stocked 2 weeks worth
• Provides training for new employees in the designated section/instrument; creates documents and regularly completes Performance Improvement Projects
• Performs linearity studies and correlation studies bi-annually for their key instrument
• Evaluates new tests and procedures changes
• Performs C.A.P. surveys when assigned and helps to assign surveys to others when needed
• Maintains CAP and The Joint Commission readiness

Blood Bank duties if required

• Participates in a regular bench rotation in the blood bank on evening or night shift as needed
• Runs automated blood bank instrument according to established procedures
• Performs stat duties as needed
• Orders and supplies blood products where needed
• Completes work assignments for the shift