Medical Technician/Medical Lab Technician (Mashpee)

• Consistently provides service excellence to all patients, family members, visitors, volunteers and co-workers.
• Must be courteous to patients, visitors, physicians, volunteers, and other employees of the organization.
• Performs clinical testing in conformance with the laboratory procedure and physician order; initiate follow up as necessary to confirm an order; draw venous or capillary blood from patients as required; receive other body fluids or specimens from inpatients and outpatients; package specimens together with pertinent information arrange for delivery to reference laboratory; and prioritize requests according to need and conditions.
• Prepares reagents, standards, and controls when needed.
• Prepare and set-up equipment for various tests, assure proper calibration of equipment.
• Performs instrument troubleshooting as necessary and preventive maintenance as scheduled.
• Perform and record daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance checks on all laboratory equipment.
• Accurately transcribes completed test data for reporting.
• Communicates with Providers and their Teams alerting them to critical values in a timely manner.
• Makes recommendations for improvements in quality and/or efficiency to the immediate supervisor.
• Participates in Proficiency Testing program to maintain CLIA compliance.
• Participation in Quality Assurance projects
• Collect data
• Summarize findings
• Assists the supervisor in the maintenance of assigned procedure manuals in compliance with CLIA and Massachusetts Department of Health standards.
• Practice efficient and economical use of laboratory supplies; checks the inventory, orders supplies and restocks upon arrival.
• Maintains confidentiality of information deemed confidential.
• Assist in work performed by MLT; orientation of all new personnel; training of students, and instruction to nontechnical personnel.
• Maintains work benches, testing areas and other work areas in a clean, sanitary and free of clutter condition for the safety of patients, guests and staff.
• Ensure adequate availability of required supplies and reagents and communicate to appropriate supervisory personnel when necessary.
• Has the ability to learn and perform new procedures established in the clinical laboratory.
• Retain a thorough knowledge of departmental policies and procedures as they pertain to the job, including the fire and disaster plans.
• Performs other work related duties and activities as assigned or requested.

Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) – Grade: P015, Job Code: 10272

• Must read, write, and communicate in English
• Ability to communicate in English to understand and respond to basic verbal and written English language instruction.
• Must meet at least one of the following qualifications:
• An Associates ’ Degree in science and/ or completion of an approved Medical Laboratory Technology internship program and/or registration as a Medical Laboratory Technician with the ASCP or NCA, preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent and two years ’ experience within clinical laboratory, preferably at Medical Affiliates of Cape Cod following training on all instruments and the Laboratory Information System.
• Computer skills preferred
• Must have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work successfully in a team effort
• Must possess good oral and written communication skills
• Must be well organized, dependable, self-motivating, and demonstrate initiative
• Recent Core Lab experience preferred

Medical Technologist (MT/MLS) – Grade: P017, Job Code: 10492

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Medical/Clinical Laboratory science, Medical Technology, Biology, Microbiology, or Chemistry from an accredited institution and completion of an approved Medical Technology internship program.
• ASCP or equivalent certification preferred within six (6) months of hire. HEW certification acceptable.