Description:
Who We Are:
What sets Central Carolina Hospital apart from the rest? Simply put, it's our people.
At CCH, you'll join a team that's truly dedicated to improving the health of the community we know and love. We live here. Our patients are our friends and neighbors. And that allows us to deliver personalized, compassionate care that's uniquely tailored to our patients' needs with a hometown touch. So, you can make a meaningful, heartfelt difference in the lives of your patients every day.
Where We Are:
Sanford and Lee County provide exceptional quality of life, with low cost of living and the conveniences of small-town life, plus quick and easy access to Raleigh, Durham, and the Research Triangle region.
Centrally located in the Piedmont region, Sanford is just a short drive from world-class golf in nearby Pinehurst. We are ideally situated just three hours from North Carolina's beautiful sandy beaches and just three hours from the majestic Blue Ridge mountains.
Summary:
Performs patient specimen analysis for diagnostic purposes, under the supervision of a medical technologist or section leader. Enters all results into the computer system. Maintains laboratory inventory. Collects and processes specimens in blood bank, chemistry, hematology, microbiology, serology/immunology, phlebotomy, drug screen collections.
Essential Functions:
1. Ability to function in all areas of the clinical laboratory: blood bank, chemistry, hematology, microbiology, serology/immunology, phlebotomy, drug screen collections.
2. Alters or adjusts methods and procedures for the neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patient.
3. Performs quality control procedures and instrument checks.
4. Operates and maintains equipment correctly and safely, including calibration of instruments.
5. Demonstrates knowledge of expected lab values and responses to outliers and trends according to departmental policies and procedures.
6. Demonstrates knowledge of expected lab results for the infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patient.
7. Reports critical values according to laboratory policies and procedures.
8. Maintains accurate laboratory records on procedures performed for statistics and billing.
9. Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
10. Meets current documentation standards and policies.
11. Interacts professionally with the Director of Clinical Laboratory, Pathologist, clinical laboratory personnel, patients, visitors, and staff.
12. Consults with other departments, as appropriate, to collaborate in patient care and performance improvement activities.
13. Operates and maintains equipment correctly and safely, including calibration of instruments.
14. Responsible for inventory of reagents and supplies in the laboratory, reports needed supplies to the designated responsible party.
15. Initiates the meeting of responsibilities without prompting.
16. Demonstrates the values of team concept on a consistent basis.
17. Communicates verbally in a clear and concise manner.
18. Submits suggestions to improve the laboratory's efficiency.
19. Performs clerical work; is able to input and retrieve lab results in the computer system.
20. Completes work within designated time.
EEOC Statement:
Central Carolina Hospital is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of color, race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, veterans' status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
Qualifications:
Required Education:
Associate degree in laboratory science, or chemical or biological science
OR
Equivalent education combination of training and education (Minimum educational or experience requirements may be modified on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the Lab Director if minimal CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment) requirements are met by the employee for the tasks being performed)
Required Certification:
Certification as a Medical Laboratory Technician or Medical Laboratory Scientist by the ASCP or equivalent agency is preferred.