MLT Nights- Full Time MidCity
Company: Baton Rouge General Medical Center
Location: Baton Rouge
Posted on: January 25, 2023
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Job Description:
JOB PURPOSE OR MISSION: Performs routine and special clinical
laboratory tests on patient specimens, correlates and interprets
data based on knowledge of techniques, principles and instruments.
Investigates problems, performs corrective and preventive
maintenance of equipment, prepares reagents, and performs data
entry of test results. Responsibilities include applying clinical
laboratory techniques in accordance with standardized methodology.
Performs duties for the age population served, as defined in the
department's scope of service.
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
CRITERIA A: Everyday Excellence Values - Employee demonstrates
Everyday Excellence values in the day-to-day performance of their
job.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
* Demonstrates courtesy and caring to each other, patients and
their families, physicians, and the community.
* Takes initiative in living our Everyday Excellence values and
vital signs.
* Takes initiative in identifying customer needs before the
customer asks.
* Participates in teamwork willingly and with enthusiasm.
* Demonstrates respect for the dignity and privacy needs of
customers through personal action and attention to the environment
of care.
* Keeps customers informed, answers customer questions and
anticipates information needs of customers.
CRITERIA B: Corporate Compliance - Employee demonstrates commitment
to the Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest Guidelines, and the
GHS Corporate Compliance Guidelines.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
* Practices diligence in fulfilling the regulatory and legal
requirements of the position and department.
* Maintains accurate and reliable patient/organizational
records.
* Maintains professional relationships with appropriate officials;
communicates honesty and completely; behaves in a fair and
nondiscriminatory manner in all professional contacts.
CRITERIA C: Personal Achievement - Employee demonstrates initiative
in achieving work goals and meeting personal objectives.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
* Uses accepted procedures and practices to complete
assignments.
* Uses creative and proactive solutions to achieve objectives even
when workload and demands are high.
* Adheres to high moral principles of honesty, loyalty, sincerity,
and fairness.
* Upholds the ethical standards of the organization.
CRITERIA D: Performance Improvement - Employee actively
participates in Performance Improvement activities and incorporates
quality improvement standards in his/her job performance.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
* Optimizes talents, skills, and abilities in achieving excellence
in meeting and exceeding customer expectations.
* Initiates or redesigns to continuously improve work
processes.
* Contributes ideas and suggestions to improve approaches to work
processes.
* Willingly participates in organization and/or department quality
initiatives.
CRITERIA E: Cost Management - Employee demonstrates effective cost
management practices.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
* Effectively manages time and resources.
* Makes conscious effort to effectively utilize the resources of
the organization - material, human, and financial.
* Consistently looks for and uses resource saving processes.
CRITERIA F: Patient & Employee Safety - Employee actively
participates in and demonstrates effective patient and employee
safety practices.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
* Employee effectively communicates, demonstrates, coordinates and
emphasizes patient and employee safety.
* Employee proactively reports errors, potential errors, injuries
or potential injuries using the hospital incident reporting
system.
* Employee demonstrates departmental specific patient and employee
safety standards at all times.
* Employee demonstrates the use of proper safety techniques,
equipment and devices and follows safety policies, procedures and
plans.
* Willingly participates in organization and/or department patient
safety and satisfaction initiatives.
JOB FUNCTIONS
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS include, but are not limited to:
1. Performs various laboratory diagnostic tests on patient
specimens.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
* Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the principles and theories
of technical procedures.
* Prepares specimens for testing using solutions, reagents and
stains as required.
* Processes specimens according to department protocol and perform
test procedures indicated on the request form according to
established procedures.
* Recognizes abnormal or unexpected results and the variables that
can affect test procedures and then follows up appropriately.
* Completes testing as ordered within appropriate time frames.
* Meets expected test turnaround time consistently.
* Records and reports all results within established
guidelines.
* Assists with morgue duties as necessary once deemed
competent.
2. Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the operation and
principles of departmental instrumentation.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
* Accurately performs quality control and/or calibration on all
testing procedures and notifies
supervisor when quality control issues occur.
* Follows quality control guidelines as documented in procedure
manuals.
* Records instrument maintenance and quality control performance
results accurately.
* Notifies a supervisor of out-of-control, discrepant, or
unexpected results.
* Properly documents corrective action or justification.
3. Accurately interprets and reports laboratory test results.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
* Utilizes delta check feature in result interpretation as
required.
* Reports STAT results within 30 minutes of specimen receipt as
indicated by testing equipment
and test type.
* Reports critical values according to established protocol.
Ensures and documents "read back"
protocol.
* Accurately transcribes (manual and keystroke entry) test
results.
4. Communicates effectively with physicians, nursing staff,
co-workers and other
organizational staff.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
* Achieves clarity and understanding in communication with
physicians and organizational staff.
* No complaints are received regarding behavior or interactions
with physicians, coworkers or
organizational staff.
* Addresses operational issues in a professional manner maintaining
composure and focus on
the issue at hand.
* Discourages gossip actively; promotes cooperation and teamwork
within the department
among co-workers, across sections, shifts and campuses.
5. Observes and follows established departmental environment of
care and safety
protocols and practices.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
* Follows established personal protection equipment (PPE) policy
wearing appropriate lab coats,
gloves and shoes during performance of laboratory testing and
related tasks.
* Minimizes risk to personal injury through employing appropriate
techniques in specimen
handling, handling of sharps and ergonomics.
* Maintains an orderly and clean work environment.
* Alert to potential safety hazards, reports incidents and
accidents appropriately.
6. Attends departmental, organizational and continuing education
meetings.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
* Attends a minimum of 9 departmental meetings annually.
* Attends mandatory organizational meetings as required.
* Maintains minimum of 12 CEUs annually.
7. Performs other duties as assigned.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Must have the ability to exercise judgment in the application of
practices, procedures and techniques to work problems of a
well-defined nature.
SPECIAL SKILL, LICENSE AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS:
Current Clinical Laboratory Scientist-Technician or Clinical
Laboratory Scientist-Generalist license issued by the Louisiana
State Board of Medical Examiners.
HIPAA REQUIREMENTS:
Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable HIPAA
regulations appropriate to Job Position including but not limited
to: Paper medical records with limit to job functions, electronic
GHIN without limitation, patient demographics, lab results, patient
information related to surgery or appointment schedules, and
information related to patient location.
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS:
Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable safety
practices appropriate to Job Position including but not limited to:
Incident reporting, handling of wastes, sharps and linen, PPE,
exposure control plans, hand washing, environment of care, patient
identification, and receives orders for patients.
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