Chemistry Medical Technologist: Nights

Chemistry Medical Technologist: Nights

Centers Lab is currently searching for a Chemistry Medical Technologist for our Laboratory in Cedar Knolls, NJ. 

Now Offering a $2,500 Sign-On Bonus!

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collect blood by venipuncture or finger stick from patients as assigned.
• Maintain permanent records of tests, standards, controls, results, dates and patient’s name, for reference and quality control or method comparison/validation purposes. Document anything unusual in these categories.
• Process patient testing after successful quality control run.
• Perform instrument maintenance and troubleshooting as specified in section procedure manuals.
• Document instrument function checks, problems, and solutions.
• Follow established procedures to perform routine and special testing.
• Check that an adequate supply of materials is available at all times. Notify the laboratory manager and supervisor or lead technologist when supply run low.
• Check instruments for proper functioning and calibration.
• Promote good public relations through productive, courteous and professional interaction with colleagues, patients, physicians, nurses.
• Report pertinent information to laboratory leadership.
• Inform the laboratory leadership of any unusual or unexpected results after repeating the analysis to confirm their validity.
• Rerun and validate all panic/critical values for accuracy.
• Investigate any results that failed Delta Check. Review patient history before releasing results.
• Perform routine testing as required.
• Document remedial actions when necessary.
• Maintain a neat, organize and efficient work area, by disinfect and decontaminate the work bench before and after work.
• Perform Parallel Testing of new lots.
• Perform Instrument Correlations every six months.
• Perform Carryover Study to ensure all instrument pipettes are functioning correctly no carryover.
• Participate in Proficiency Testing.
• Check pending and make sure all specimen are accounted form.
• Check pending in the morning before start working.
• Inform supervisor or lead technologist for any pending test or unresolved issues in the laboratory.
• Follow laboratory schedule and adhere to lunch and break time policy.
• Participate in laboratory improvement projects as required.
• Use standard PPE’s as required while working with blood and body fluids.
• Run controls and calibration as scheduled.
• Follow established procedures to perform routine and special testing.
• Assist laboratory leadership during inspection.
• Assist laboratory supervisor in validation of new lot of quality controls and reagents.
• Ability to make decisions when supervisor is not present.

Position Requirement:

• Bachelor in Science required
• Working knowledge of PC applications required.
• Previous related experience preferred.
• Strong communication skills, preferred.
• NYS Clinical Lab Technologist License required.
• Ability to multi-task and able to work under pressure, required.
• Work in an area of high noise level
• Ability to run and troubleshoot instruments
• Must attend training and in-service
• Able to perform as assigned.
• Critical thinking skills.
• Ability to train new hire.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to sit, stand, walk and perform repetitive motion (keyboard)
• Proficient visual and audio skills
• May include lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling objects 

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