Medical Laboratory Technician

Jupiter Medical Center is reimagining how to restore the community's health and wellness. Award-winning physicians, world-class partnerships and innovative techniques and technology enable Jupiter Medical Center to provide a broad range of services with specialty concentrations in cardiology, oncology, imaging, orthopedics and spine, digestive health, emergency services, lung and thoracic, women's health, weight management and men's health. Our medical center consistently performs in the top 10 percent of hospitals for patient quality and satisfaction and has earned the highest rating in the region for quality of care.

This position will work in collaboration with department leadership to support the needs of the department.

Responsibilies include:

Performs, interprets and reports clincial laboratory diagnostic tests on blood and body fluids.
Maintains competency in licensed areas with flexibly to perform testing in these areas as needed.
Monitors pending in-house, reference testing and specimen collection lists.
Assists with maintaining send out bench ensuring appropriate specimen type, volume and temperature is sent to referral laboratory.
Ensures continuous operation of testing analyzers, laboratory processes and other laboratory equipment by performing required quality control and calibrations; completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions and contacting service for repairs as necessary.
Cognizant ability to correlate results from a variety of tests and relate to treatment of patient.
Assists in orientation and training of new team members
Maintains laboratory supply and reagent inventory; anticipates needed supplies; places and/or expedites orders for supplies; verifies receipt of supplies.
Conserves laboratory resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
Timely review of pending logs, resolving any outstanding workload while communicating findings to the next shift.
Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies. Serves as a resource for departments outside the laboratory for medical laboratory technology.
Maintains inter- and intradepartmental workflow by fostering a spirit of cooperation.
Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control and hazardous waste policies and protocols, following identification procedures.
Maintains patient confidence and protects the hospital by keeping information confidential.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
AA/AS, BS preferred
State of Florida Technician License
National Certification required, ASCP preferred.
Special Skills include: Cognizant ability to correlate results from a variety of tests and relate to treatment of patient. Able to multitask and learn a variety of instrumention and software systems to perform testing and result testing. Microsoft Office skills.