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Shvender is seeking skilled medical laboratory technicians to work at the Veteran Affairs in Columbia, SC

QUALIFICATIONS:

The Medical laboratory technician will be certified by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) or American Medical Technologists (AMT) or an equivalent MLT, MLS, or CLS certification with appropriate training and a minimum of two years of experience.

Board Certification: MLT’s are not required to be board certified, only certified as a Medical Laboratory Technician(MLT), Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) or Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) by the ASCP or AMT. You are required to have a minimum of an associate’s degree from an accredited college or university in medical laboratory science, medical technology, clinical laboratory or related science. You must also have a completion of medical technology clinical practice program and have all licenses, permits, and certifications as required by law and this contract. All Medical laboratory Technicians must have a minimum of two years of experience as a generalist. A generalist is defined as a Medical laboratory Technician that can perform testing in all areas of the Clinical Laboratory, to include Chemistry, Blood Bank, Hematology, Urinalysis and Microbiology.

VA Business Hours:

VA business hours/hours of operation are Monday – Friday 8:00a – 4:30p

Work Schedule:

• Regular work hours are 8:00am – 4:30pm: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,

Thursday and Friday, including weekends and holidays

• Second Shift, work hours are 4:00pm – Midnight: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,

Thursday and Friday, including weekends and holidays

• Third Shift, work hours are Midnight – 8:00 am, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,

Thursday and Friday, including weekends and holidays

The Medical Laboratory Technician is required to work full time, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, including weekends and holidays as required, eight hours shift basis to support testing in the Laboratory. This will be equivelent to 40 hour work weeks.

Job Description / Technical Requirements

• Performs testing accurately, identifies methodology problems, and enters data as required.
• Performs, resolves, and documents quality control to produce quality results. To include: Review of QC data in real time and troubleshoot outliers; Performs and documents quality control as required by lab and department policies; Recognizes out of control, discrepant and unexpected quality control results and notifies the supervisor when appropriate; Uses proper judgment in handling these situations in the absence of a supervisor.
• Perform Calibration of all methods as needed according to instrument specifications. To include: Review of calibration results and determine acceptability: Run QC and review results after instrument calibrations
• Generates incomplete worksheets for current bench assignment to document the status of missed or missing specimens.
• Reviews critical values and notifies appropriate personnel with documented read-back according to established protocols.
• Takes the time to determine workload priorities and to organize work at the beginning of the shift.
• Performs equipment maintenance, seeking assistance from colleagues if necessary, in order to compete work in a timely manner and within established time frames.
• Perform steps for Instrument troubleshooting promptly to address instrument error codes or sample flags; includes contacting the Manufacturer Hotline as needed
• Perform new reagent lot-to lot studies as needed. To include proper documentation and determining acceptability of results
• Understand method specific interferences and be able to determine best corrective action
• Understand method specific Analytical Measuring Range for each test
• Understand method specific dilution protocol for each test
• Run Proficiency testing as assigned. Follow guidelines in Lab Proficiency Testing Policy; Performs and handles proficiency survey samples in an acceptable manner.
• Abides by all procedures and policies set forth by the Laboratory and Chemistry Department.
• Determines proper collection and timely submission of specimens.
• Processes specimens in a timely manner, following written guidance in Lab policy for specific turnaround time rates
• Performs and reports all tests in accordance with established procedures, in an effort to meet specific turn-around-time criteria.
• Performs quality control procedures on assigned instruments and methods as per Quality Control procedure
• Analyzes and interprets test and control data.
• Reports results expediently for stat testing
• Investigates inconsistent results and initiates corrective actions when warranted.
• Prepares and loads onto the instrument: reagents, calibrators and quality control materials as needed.
• Demonstrates knowledge of principles and skills in chemistry.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $36,000.00 - $56,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Healthcare setting:

• Medical laboratory

Medical specialties:

• Hematology
• Pathology

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Rotating weekends
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Columbia, SC 29209: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Medical Laboratory Scientist Certification?
• 2 years of experience?
• Clinical Laboratory Scientist Certification ?

License/Certification:

• Valid Medical Laboratory Technician Certification? (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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