Medical Lab Tech

Company: WellStar Health System, Inc.
Location: Acworth
Posted on: January 27, 2023

Job Description:

Overview

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Responsibilities

The Medical Laboratory Technician performs tests requiring limited skill and responsibility and exercises independent judgment minimally, as competency is demonstrated.

• Accuracy: Maintains acceptable accuracy in-patient, quality assurance, proficiency and competency testing.
• Critical Thinking: Uses clinical/theoretical knowledge to analyze, investigate, interpret and report lab data.
• Job Knowledge: Maintains current personal training, education and practice of policies and procedures.
• Productivity: Practices organizational skills for efficient of time, materials, cost and availability of lab data.
• Communication: Practices information monitoring, investigation, resolution and hand-off to team members.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  Qualifications
  
  Required Minimum Education: Associates degree or meet qualifications as defined by CLIA and the State of Georgia for a laboratory technician.
  
  Required Minimum Certification: MLT or equivalent from an accrediting agency approved by Georgia Department of Community Health. (ASPC, NCA, AMT, AAB or another agency approved by the Georgia Department of Community Health) AAB certified individuals must have completed a formalized training program that includes clinical rotations or have three years of experience as a Medical Laboratory Technician in a hospital laboratory. For persons who possess the technician qualifications and have recently moved into the state or completed the academic and/or training requirements, they may be temporarily classified once as technicians for eighteen (18) months to afford them an
  opportunity to successfully complete an approved qualifying examination.
  
  Required Minimum Experience: One year of Laboratory experience preferred.
  
  

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