Medical Technologist, Evenings, Laboratory, Casual
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Description: Nemours is looking of Medical Technologist, Evenings, Laboratory, Casual right now, this position will be assigned in Delaware. More complete informations about this position opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Nemours is seeking a casual Medical Technologist to join our Laboratory team in Delaware.As one of the nation's premier pediatric health care systems, ! Nemours provides world-class clinical care in four states - Delaware, Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In Wilmington, Delaware, the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children offers intensive and acute inpatient and outpatient services covering more than 30 pediatric specialties. Ranked among the nation's best in pediatric specialty care by U.S. News & World Report, we care for thousands of children in the Delaware Valley, across the country and around the world. Extending the world-class care of the duPont Hospital for Children, the Nemours Children's Clinic provides expert care for even more children across the Delaware Valley through community-based physician services and collaborative partnerships with health and hospital systems. To meet the needs of even more children, the duPont Hospital for Children will be expanding our pediatric intensive care unit with state-of-the-art technology. In 2011, we will be breaking ground on a new inpatient pavilion that will ! include all private patient rooms, an expanded Emergency Depar! tment and patient family amenities.
This position is responsible for: The provision of laboratory services by the performance of clinical laboratory procedures and related tasks. 1. Performance of analytical procedures, using manual and automated methods, and through a variety of clinical laboratory methodologies (e.g., manual/visual plate-reading, microscopy, analyzer, rapid-test, etc.). In this function, must be able to perform all required calibration, quality control, statistical calculations and other process control and mathematical functions. Associate must also be able to understand concepts such as linearity, and standard deviation, as it applies to the performance of analytical testing in a clinical laboratory. Specific procedures performed depend upon the associate's specific assignment, for example, identifies bacteriological organisms in Microbiology, or performs analysis of potassium in Chemistry. 2. Orders, accessions, statuses and reports res! ults of tests performed on patient specimens, monitoring a variety of critical clinical issues, such as patient identifiers, specimen quality, order appropriateness, etc. In this function, must be able to read and understand a variety of written material such as specimen requisitions, worksheets, patient identification, specimen requirements, etc., whether performing this task manually (e.g., on paper) or through the use of an information system. Must be able to check and verify information such as patient identification, lot numbers, expiration dates, etc., and act appropriately. 3. Uses, calibrates and performs trouble-shooting and maintenance on laboratory equipment following established procedures, and as assigned by supervisor. Must be able to take responsibility for laboratory equipment performance, as demonstrated by interactions with technical representatives for instrument maintenance, both preventive and repair; must be able to successfully perform start-up and sh! ut-down of complex analytical equipment. 4. Collects specimens from pat! ients and others as assigned, including collection of blood specimens by phlebotomy, following established procedures for this. Such collections may take place in a variety of environments, such as during assistance in bone marrow aspiration in Operating Room areas, for collection of capillary specimens from neonates, or performance of sweat collections. Such collections may require entering patient isolation rooms, whereby, associate must follow appropriate infection control procedures. 5. Transports specimens as assigned, for example, from Operating Room, following appropriate procedures 6. Reviews technical and administrative procedures as assigned. The medical technologist is responsible for staying informed about section changes, procedure changes and updates, etc. Reviews questions about procedures with section supervisor or designee as needed, informing supervisor when confusion about instructions or procedures exists. 7. Handles supply and inventory issues as requir! ed/assigned, identifying key technical parameters, such as lot numbers, storage requirements, etc. as required for performance of laboratory procedures. Follows laboratory section inventory procedures (e.g., recording date received, condition when received, checking order forms, invoices, etc.) Retrieves supplies, equipment from storage areas as needed. 8. Answers telephone as assigned; in this function, interacts routinely with a variety of individuals, including physicians, and other clinical staff, patients and their families, inspectors, vendors, etc. Must be able to demonstrate good customer service, for example, answering telephone promptly, referring calls appropriately, etc. 9. Follows all laboratory and hospital safety policies (including, but not limited to chemical safety, e.g., the laboratory's Chemical Hygiene Plan, infection control policies, etc.). Must be able to perform functions using personal protective equipment and barrier protection, such as disposable! gloves, laboratory goats, shields, goggles, etc. Must be able to handl! e a variety of hazardous materials, such as chemicals and pathogenic organisms. 10. Trains others as assigned (e.g., students, residents, new employees, etc.). 11. Participates in department and hospital quality and improvement programs. This is a generalist position. BS, MT or equivalent Evening Shift. Schedule includes weekends and holidays. Able to cover Chemistry, Hem, Urines and Micro which does plating, rapid testing and gram stain.
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This position starts available on: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 09:36:18 GMT
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