Job summary
Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community!Saint Mary's Health Network, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.Saint Mary's Health Network offers Northern Nevada inpatient, outpatient, ancillary, and wellness services.
Job seniority: mid-to-senior level
Responsibilities
• Adhere to the laboratory's procedures for the collection, processing, analysis, and reporting of patient test results.• Follow the laboratory's established quality control policies and procedures in documenting all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications.• Perform a wide variety of laboratory procedures requiring independent judgment using both manual and automated methods in Hematology, Blood Bank, Chemistry, Urinalysis, Coagulation, Microbiology, Immunology, and any other discipline as introduced into the laboratory.• Perform and document maintenance; daily, weekly, monthly, or as needed on instruments and equipment as appropriate.• Review the accuracy of patient results prior to releasing or reporting.• Recognize age specific differences in expected results for newborns to geriatrics.• Ensure that the testing of proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient samples and that collaboration with other laboratories is prohibited prior to the reporting of proficiency testing results to the appropriate agencies.• May be required to perform venipuncture or capillary puncture on various age groups from newborn to geriatrics.• Assist in the development and maintenance of laboratory policies and procedures.• Adhere to all department and hospital policies and procedures related to safety, infection control, emergency preparedness, and human resources.
Requirements
• Bachelor's in Biology or Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology from accredited college.• Possesses license as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist from the State of Nevada – General Supervisor.• Minimum 3 years clinical laboratory experience required.• Must demonstrate the ability to read, write and speak fluent English.• Ability to Work and problem solve independently.• Flexibility to work any shift as needed.
