Medical Laboratory Technician Aviano

Medical Laboratory Technician
Aviano
Friuli Venezia Giulia, Aviano

Based at: Aviano, Italy

**Education and/or Work Experience Requirements**:

- Must be ASCP certified

- Must be CPR certified

Specialized Experience:

- Provide laboratory specimen collection, processing, testing, and reporting services for eligible patients (Pediatrics, adults, and elderly).

- Collection of specimens from patients and preparation of specimens for routine testing or packaging them for referral to reference laboratory.

- Performs/monitors routine and specialized laboratory tests in microbiology, hematology, chemistry, urinalysis, and serology.

- Conducts quality control procedures on equipment, reagents, and products.

- Performs preventative maintenance for all instruments.

Troubleshoots malfunctions and makes simple repairs or identifies need for external service.

- Participates in laboratory proficiency testing.

- Participates in laboratory quality assurance program and the clinics continuous quality improvement program, as necessary.

- Shall be knowledgeable and perform services using infection control practices in accordance with accreditation standards, IHS policy and procedures and other agency regulations and laws.

- Professional knowledge of medical terminology concepts, principles and practices derived through formal education.

- Understanding of related disciplines such as microbiology, chemistry, physiology, anatomy, and their relationships to medical terminology.

- Knowledge of quality control, proficiency testing and quality assurance to assure the reliability of data reported.

- Skill in interpreting and evaluating the results of test/examinations in process and upon completion in order to recognize anticipated reactions and departures from the norm.

Repeats tests and examinations if results provide improper or imprecise outcomes and reports reoccurring abnormalities and deviations to the supervisor.