Medical Laboratory Technician
Vision: To be the premier healthcare organization in Northwest Alabama.
Mission: To provide compassionate, quality, cost effective healthcare services, to the citizens of Northwest Alabama.
Goal: To be the Hospital that individuals choose for care, where physicians choose to practice and where healthcare workers choose to be employed.
Our Values:
• Integrity: Be consistent, honest, and fair in everything we do.
• Excellence: Exceed the standards in service, clinical, and financial performance.
• Innovation: Promote creativity to enhance patient care and hospital performance through a team environment.
• Accountability: Take responsibility and ownership for our actions and their outcomes.
• Compassion: Be aware of the needs of others.
• Safety: Eliminate or minimize potential harm to patients, visitors, physicians, and employees.
The Employee Promise: As an employee, I am committed to doing my part to fulfill the mission, vision, and values of Helen Keller Hospital. I will provide my patients, guests, coworkers, physicians, and customers with the highest quality of service and ensure their needs are met with the utmost courtesy and respect. This commitment must be reflected in my behavior.
Job Summary
Conducts routine tests for use in diagnosis and treatment of disease, and performs related duties, following established standards and practices. Under limited supervision, performs blood tests and studies morphology of constituents of blood to obtain data for use in diagnosis and treatment of disease. Performs various bacteriological mycological virological and parasitological tests to provide data on cause and progress of disease.
Demonstrates through behavior Helen Keller Hospital’s mission, vision, and values as outlined in this document, Employee Handbook, and the Standards of Behavior.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Experience Required
Education:
Associate Degree in one of the sciences is preferred. Successful completion of an approved medical laboratory technician training program or equivalent. Proof of highest level diploma.
Experience:
None required.
Additional Skills/Abilities:
1) Certified or eligible as a medical laboratory technician by the ASCP, AMT, NCA, AAB.
2) Completes hospital and departmental orientation.
3) Ability to work in a stressful environment.
4) Ability to remember multiple procedures and policies.
5) Willingness to work irregular hours with varying assignments.
6) Understanding of safe work practices.