Gainesville, Georgia
Moore, OK
Miami, Florida, Florida
Posted: 25-Jan-25
Location: Littleton, Colorado
Categories:
Internal Number: 23027402
All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
- Benefits from Day One
- Paid Days Off from Day One
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Career Development
- Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
Our promise to you:
Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.
Schedule: PRN
Shift: Day
Location: AdventHealth Littleton, 7700 S. Broadway, Littleton, CO 80122
The community you'll care for:
Since 1989, AdventHealth Littleton has been proud to serve the flourishing south metro Denver community as your partner in health. Providing whole-person care and treatment that is powered by faith, AdventHealth Littleton serves our local and regional communities in providing essential health care needs, including innovative neurology, orthopedic, cardiology and urology services, as well as the BirthPlace and acclaimed neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). We are also a destination hospital for highly specialized care in emergency & trauma services, neurosciences, the Breast Care Center, and more. AdventHealth Littleton’s focus on safety, sustainability, and excellent clinical performance has earned awards and recognition for programs in cardiac services, neurology, stroke, geriatric care, and more.
The role you’ll contribute:
A laboratory professional responsible for performance of all levels of general testing within the analytical laboratory. Provides a high level of technical knowledge and application of that knowledge to department testing and clinical relevance. Consistently functions in a self-directed manner and exhibits complex problem-solving skills.
The value you’ll bring to the team:
- Maintains a safe and clean working environment.
- Follows laboratory, hospital, and regulatory agency policies, procedures, and guidelines.
- Performs cytogenetic testing with a high level of competency according to established protocols.
- Generates and reports results which are used for making accurate diagnoses and prognoses which influences patient care and management.
- Performs job duties in an efficient and organized manner within required timeframe.
- Actively seeks to promote and help maintain (through interactions with all others within and outside the department) a positive, team oriented and service conscious environment which contributes to the goals of the department and reflects the mission and values of the system.
- Demonstrates knowledge and competency of laboratory computer systems.
- Responsible for accurate and timely result reporting, including communication and documentation of critical results. Utilizes critical thinking skills and exercises independent judgment to correlate and interpret data.
- Compiles and reviews LIS reports to ensure all samples are collected, processed, and tested in appropriate timeframe.
- Assists with resolution of unusual test orders by following up with care giver, reference lab, pathology, referring to lab leadership when appropriate.
- Actively participates in new associate and student training and orientation.
- May be assigned lead responsibilities in various areas.
- Participates in inspections.
- May be required to participate in laboratory and/or hospital projects, teams, or committees.
- Attends department, laboratory, and hospital meetings and forums.
- Responsible for operation, maintenance, troubleshooting of instruments and appropriate documentation of activities.
- Completes required QC and maintenance, consistently recognizing variances and documenting appropriate corrective action.
- Participates in detecting and documenting occurrences that deviate from defined procedures.
- Acknowledges receipt of specimens in laboratory information system.
- Receives specimens, assesses priority, assures appropriate specimen identification, and appropriate specimen type. May include ordering and processing of hospital registered and outreach patients.
- Centrifuges, aliquots, and distributes samples to appropriate testing area.
- Prepares samples for off-site testing, to include assessing appropriate sample type, container, and temperature. Completes related paperwork and/or computer documentation.
- Packages samples for courier transport to off-site testing locations.
- Participates in detecting and documenting occurrences that deviate from defined procedures.
- Acts as a steward of finances through appropriate uses of supplies, materials, and productive
- activities.
- Adheres to assigned schedule while responding to workload demands and staffing needs by maintaining flexibility.
- Recognizes and provides input for opportunities to improve productivity, lab workflow, supply management, and cost containment.
- Serves as a liaison with other laboratory departments and hospital services.
- Responds to customer inquiries for laboratory results, status of patient testing, test requirements, and other laboratory information.
- Consistently monitors email account and provides timely response or action when appropriate.
- Maintains inter- and intra-department relations by appropriate communication, teamwork, and cooperation.
- Handles and resolves customer complaints in a timely manner, referring when appropriate.
- Assumes and demonstrates management responsibilities in the absence of on-site leadership.
The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:
Required
- Associate’s degree or two years related experience
- MLT with ASCP, AMT, or equivalent certification required
Licensure, Certification or Registration Required
- MLT with ASCP, AMT or equivalent certification required
