Medical Technologist 1 PRN Premium
Location: Jackson, MS, United States · Reference: 50469
Conducts routine tests for use in diagnosis and treatment of disease, and
performs related duties, following established standards and practices.
Reports to supervisor.
Responsibilities
Organizational Expectations
Provides a positive and professional representation of the organization.
Promotes culture of safety for patients and employees through proper
identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention.
Maintains hospital standards for a clean and quiet patient environment to
maintain a positive patient care experience.
Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice,
trends, and developments in related scope of job role or practice.
Adheres to infection-control policies and protocols, medication
administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance
regulations.
Participates in ongoing quality improvement activities.
Maintains compliance with organization's policies, as well as established
practices, protocols, and procedures of the position, department, and
applicable professional standards.
Complies with organizational and regulatory policies for handling
confidential patient information.
Demonstrates excellent customer service through his/her attitude and
actions, consistent with the standards contained in the Vision, Mission,
and Values of the organization.
Adheres to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures,
federal, state, and local requirements, and TJC standards and/or standards
from other accrediting bodies.
Essential Functions
Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives,
quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control
standards.
Maintains required records, reports and statistics as directed.
Requests supplies as necessary to keep materials on hand at all times. May
be assigned to order supplies.
Attends meetings as required. Participates on committees as assigned.
Performs technical functions as assigned to include maintenance, quality
control and quality assurance.
Reports equipment or procedural malfunctions.
Troubleshoots problems when possible.
Performs computer functions as assigned.
Performs phlebotomy procedures as assigned. Labels specimens
appropriately; discards specimens after required storage.
Understands scope of limitations. Requests supervisory assistance when
appropriate.
Performs other duties as assigned or requested.
Functional Demands
Prolonged periods of standing, walking, or sitting while on duty.
Lifting, pushing, and pulling up to 50 pounds with or without assistance.
Transferring, repositioning patients.
Reaching, stooping, bending, kneeing, and crouching for patient care
functions.
Visual and auditory acuity and manual dexterity essential to performing
designated duties required.
Optimal auditory acuity required.
Manual dexterity involving the handling of equipment and instruments or
needles is essential to performing assigned duties.
Ability to perform effectively in a stressful and fast-paced environment.
Ability to pass all required health and other screening tests.
Physical conditions are clean, neat and well lit. Maybe subjected to
unpleasant sights and odors, stressful situations and hazardous or
infectious agents where judgment as to precautions need to be taken is
essential. Climate control and ambient temperature variances may be
experienced. Exposure to limited amounts of hazardous chemicals or
substances and infectious disease processes are a possibility. Hours of
duty maybe irregular or unexpectedly extended due to emergency
circumstances.
Direct contact with blood or other body fluids to which universal
precautions apply. Personal protective equipment is made available and
must be worn.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution.
Licensure/Certification: Must be certified by ASCP, AMT, or equivalent
certification and maintain certification. If a new grad, must be able to
successfully pass certification exam within 6 months of hire. Failure to pass
can result in termination of employment. No license required in MS.