Lehigh Valley Health Network ยท 5 months ago
Lab Technician / Technologist - Blood Bank Cedar Crest
Allentown, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelLehigh Valley Health Network is seeking a Lab Technician / Technologist for their Blood Bank department. The role involves performing laboratory procedures for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, requiring independent judgment and effective communication with healthcare professionals.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Accurately performs any high complexity, moderate complexity or waived laboratory testing in the assigned testing division, which may require the broad exercise of independent judgment to include the use of advanced clinical laboratory instrumentation and equipment according to departmental Standard Operating Procedures
Recognizes and corrects instrument malfunctions within the scope of the operators manual and records troubleshooting activities
Confirms, verifies and reports test results independently. Monitors results for reasonableness and critical values
Correlates and interprets data generated from testing
Assists physicians in the interpretation of test results within the scope of the profession
Conducts established quality control and performance improvement activities
Provides clinical orientation and/or training of new employees/students
Prepares and/or collects specimens (blood, urine, feces or other body fluids) for analysis
Participates in Continuous System Improvement (CSI) and continuing education programs
Performs competency for high complexity testing, as delegated
Qualification
Required
Must meet CLIA 88 personnel requirements for high complexity testing
Associate's degree in MLT program from an accredited institution required
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community
Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
Word processing, Spreadsheets, E-mail, Laboratory Information Systems
Preferred
Certification by a recognized certifying agency for clinical laboratory professionals preferred (ASCP, ASMT, NCA, etc)
Certifications may be required in specialized areas of the laboratory
Company
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Lehigh Valley Health Network, part of Jefferson Health, is proud to be part of a leading integrated academic health care delivery system.
10001+ employees
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Late StageLeadership Team
Brian A. N.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Gregg Zahour
Vice President - CTO
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