Blanchard Valley Health System · 4 hours ago
Medical Laboratory Intern (PRN)
Findlay, OH
Internship
Onsite
InternBlanchard Valley Health System is seeking a Medical Laboratory Intern to support laboratory operations. The role involves specimen handling, processing, and assisting with clerical duties while ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.
Health CareHospitalNursing and Residential Care
Responsibilities
Practices effective communication skills, i.e. listening, phone skills, etc. and always maintains a respectful and courteous attitude. Communication reflects the organizations culture of Service Excellence. Makes suggestions in a positive, tactful manner. Maintains clean, neat, professional appearance, i.e. wears ID badge, slip resistant shoes, and complies with department dress code
Properly processes incoming specimen requisitions, maintaining accuracy of all demographic information for registration and submission process in the LIS system. Always uses two patient identifiers to ensure identification accuracy. Checks all corresponding specimens for accuracy and completeness of information checking and correcting of orders, investigate specimen problems, receive specimens in the LIS, evaluate the quality and appropriateness of specimens received
Accurately prepares working reagents and stains to ensure good quality of slides or culture media. Maintains good quality control and instrument maintenance records at all times. Keeps accurate inventory of supplies and reagents and assists in ordering as directed by the microbiology department coordinator. Distributes supplies to all necessary locations within the laboratory. Maintains proper filing system for patient requisitions, log sheets, and other documentation
Technical tasks: Culture of biologic specimens, prep of specimens for testing, staining of slides, and other processing under the supervision of the technologists. Limited testing with supervision and may report CLIA waved tests with all proper training and competency documented according the regulatory requirements. Technical and analytical error recognition and reporting, loading instruments, critical value and STAT result recognition and calling. Perform daily temperature checks, remove completed blood culture bottles from analyzer, manage hold over specimens, and send out specimens to reference labs. Limited maintenance of instruments performs QC documentation, enumeration of QA data, printing of LIS reports and worksheets. Organism maintenance and sub-culturing
Completes all mandatory learning requirements for specific job along with assigned laboratory competency requirements and documentation. Works within and consistent to the Mission, Vision and Values of the association and successfully pursues completion of all personal and departmental goals. Exhibits self-directed motivation for continuing education related to maintaining and enhancing skills for, and potentially beyond, current job title. Regularly demonstrates thorough knowledge of current job duties. Keeps aware of changes in technology of area. Stays familiar with up-to-date equipment. Attends in-services which apply to the job and is active in laboratory meetings. Aids in the teaching and directing of other laboratory assistants, phlebotomy, or specimen processors students or new associates
Ensures proper disposal of cultures, specimens, tissues, and chemicals. Maintains department cleanliness. Performs inventory control of supplies ordering as directed by laboratory leaders, unloading stock, receiving supplies into the laboratory, keeps accurate QC and lot records while keeping work areas stocked. Properly disposes of all specimens according to laboratory policy
Is able to maintain organization in a confusing area. Can plan the day to ensure effective completion of duties. Prioritizes correctly to ensure the quickest response times for the most important areas of the jobs. Works at a suitable pace. Can adjust as workload increases. Maintains organization of area despite frequent interruptions. Follows instructions with little or no follow-up supervision. Regularly demonstrates thorough knowledge of current job duties. Follows all laboratory and hospital safety regulations. Organizes specimens correctly to ensure that are processed in a timely manner according to their priority
Attendance: Is punctual and is present when scheduled. Adheres to attendance policy – please document absences, occurrences, and tardiness
Keeps abreast of posted information from memos, minutes of meetings, and department communication logs. Participates actively in laboratory staff meetings. Shows respectful attitude when dealing with other professionals
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or GED equivalent
Previous experience or knowledge of computers, telephone operations and equipment maintenance
Positive service-oriented interpersonal and communication skills required
Individual must be organized, able to prioritize, work in a fast pace environment and have excellent problem-solving skills
Individual must be customer focused, serviced oriented and be able to communicate effectively both orally and in written form
Individual must be able to work independently as well as in a team environment
Individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served on his/her assigned unit/department. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient status
Preferred
Enrolled in an associate degree or bachelor's degree educational program majoring in Medical Laboratory Science or a medical science related field
Company
Blanchard Valley Health System
Blanchard Valley Health System is a health system that offers a continuum of care as per the needs of the community with quality services.
Founded in 1891
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Myron Lewis Lewis
President & CEO
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