Assistant Lab Technologist - Full Time - Night Shift - Pittsburgh

General Overview

Performs various technical and support laboratory duties under the guidance of a medical technologist competent in the area of testing. Requires decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a fast paced and high volume environment.

Essential Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of routine and complex procedures using established criteria to provide quality clinical information. Verifies analytic accuracy, precision, sensitivity, and linearity for test methods
• Operates, calibrates, checks, maintains instrumentation and recognizes and communicates with a certified medical technologist if there are any problems with quality controls
• Performs test order entry accurately and efficiently to ensure proper testing and charges of patient accounts
• Participates in medical technology learning models or technical development modules to ensure growth and development of the laboratory
• Provides support such as answering telephones, faxing reports and reporting stat and critical value results
• Performs other duties as assigned or required

Experience

Required

Preferred

• Experience in clinical laboratory.
• SKILLS
• EDUCATION
• Required
• Bachelor's in biology, chemical, physical or clinical laboratory science.

Preferred

LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS

Required

• None

Preferred

• None

Language (Other than English): None

Travel Requirement

0% - 25%

PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS

• Position Type
• Office- or Remote-based
• Teaches / trains others
• Occasionally
• Travel from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site
• Rarely

Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services

• Never
• Physical work site required
• No
• Lifting: up to 10 pounds
• Constantly
• Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds
• Occasionally
• Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds
• Rarely

Compliance Requirement

This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.

As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company's Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.

Furthermore, it is every employee's responsibility to comply with the company's Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

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