Position Summary

The Medical Laboratory Technician provides information for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease by conducting medical laboratory tests, procedures, and analyses. Performs only those high complexity tests that are authorized by the laboratory director and require a degree of skill that is commensurate with the individual’s training, experience, and
technical abilities.

Primary Position Responsibilities

1. Follows the laboratory’s procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting and maintaining records of patient test results.
2. Maintain records that demonstrate that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient samples.
3. Adheres to the laboratory's Quality Control policies, documents all quality control activities, instruments and procedural calibrations and maintenance performed.
4. Follows the laboratory’s established policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory’s established acceptable levels of performance.
5. 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 general supervisor, technical supervisor, or director.
6. Documents all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specifications.
7. Performs high complexity testing only under the onsite direct supervision of a general supervisor qualified under CLIA or a person designated by the director.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

Required:

Associates Degree in chemical, biological, clinical laboratory science with related training in a hospital laboratory setting or medical laboratory technician (MLT) from an accredited institution.

Preferred: None

Minimum Years of Experience (Amount, Type and Variation):

Required:

Completion of an accredited clinical laboratory training program.

Preferred: None

License, Registry or Certification:

Required:

ASCP or AMT registry eligible. (Defined as degree plus clinical laboratory experience)

Preferred:

ASCP or AMT certification as a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT)

Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities:

Required:

Basic Microsoft Office, and LIS computer skills. Basic laboratory skills.

Good customer service skills and telephone etiquette

Preferred: None

Hunterdon Health is committed to providing a competitive benefit package to our employees. Benefit offerings vary based on status and may include, but not be limited to, medical, dental, vision, family forming, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and retirement savings.

The hiring range listed is the potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement. When determining an applicant’s hourly rate and/or base salary, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., years of relevant experience, education, internal equity, and specialty).