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Preferred Qualifications are examples of experience and education considered to be highly desirable by hiring agencies.
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Grade 21
CLOSE DATE
12/31/2023
SUMMARY
Medical Technologists working in the Merit System are responsible for performing technical and specialized work involving conducting and interpreting serological, bacteriological, hematological, and/or biochemical tests to provide data for diagnostic purposes for the treatment and prevention of disease. They maintain laboratory products and supplies and ensure they are properly stored. Incumbents in this job class also conduct quality assurance testing, troubleshooting, and calibrating laboratory equipment to ensure proper functionality. Work is performed according to prescribed procedures and is reviewed through observation, reports, and obtained results.
TYPICAL JOB DUTIES:
- Ensures all testing equipment is functioning properly prior to performing tests on specimens by troubleshooting problems with equipment, performing regular maintenance, and conducting quality assurance testing.
- Maintains storage equipment and ensures all lab products and supplies (e.g., specimens, reagents, controls, etc.) are safely and properly stored.
- Receives, evaluates, and processes patient specimens in order to ensure that adequate specimens are collected for analysis.
- Performs a variety of laboratory tests on specimens in one or more of the following laboratory specialties: chemistry, hematology and coagulation, immunology, immunohematology, microbiology, and urinalysis.
- Analyzes test results according to lab order using various procedures in order to assist doctor in diagnosing patient.
- Assists laboratory staff by providing training and guidance to new employees and answering questions and helping to troubleshoot problems.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
The following Minimum Qualifications are required for this job. You must demonstrate possession of these qualifications by providing a detailed description of your related experience in the work history section of your application. Please note that replicating or restating these minimum qualifications or the information from the Personnel Board’s job description as your own work experience will result in your disqualification. Please describe your work experience in your own words to represent the work you have performed that is related to the minimum qualifications for this job.
- Medical technologist certification from a nationally recognized accrediting agency (e.g., ASCP, AMT).
- Successful completion of at least one college level course in statistics.
- Work experience performing quality assurance procedures in a medical laboratory (e.g., linearities, correlations, establishing control ranges, updating laboratory procedures and policies).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Preferred Qualifications are examples of experience and education considered to be highly desirable by hiring agencies.
- Previous work experience as a medical technologist.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS SUBJECT TO CLOSE AT ANY TIME.
COMPETENCIES:
- Adaptability & Flexibility.
- Leadership & Management.
- Learning & Memory.
- Mathematical & Statistical Skills.
- Oral Communication & Comprehension.
- Planning & Organizing.
- Professionalism & Integrity.
- Researching & Referencing.
- Reviewing, Inspecting & Auditing.
- Self-Management & Initiative.
- Sensory Abilities.
- Small Tool & Equipment Use.
- Teamwork & Interpersonal.
- Technical & Job-Specific Knowledge.
- Technical Skills.
- Training & Facilitation.
- Written Communication & Comprehension.
CRITICAL KNOWLEDGES:
- Knowledge of laboratory quality assurance methods.
- Knowledge of Medical /Clinical Laboratory Science.
- Knowledge of standard laboratory testing procedures.
- Knowledge of analytical laboratory procedures including safety protocols.
- Knowledge of how to appropriately stock medical items in warehouse based on properties of medical items (e.g., expiration dates, appropriate temperatures, shelf life).
- Knowledge of infection control practices and procedures.
- Knowledge of medical terminology and vocabulary for accurately describing the human body and associated components, conditions, and processes in a science-based manner.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Work is conducted mostly indoors in a clinical/medical laboratory setting.
- Work involves the use of standard office equipment, such as computer, phone, copier, etc., as well as specialized Clinical/Medical Laboratory equipment.
- Incumbents may be exposed to potentially hazardous working conditions including working in a clinical/medical laboratory, potential exposure to biohazardous materials and other potentially dangerous chemicals.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Job is primarily sedentary involving sitting and/or standing for long periods of time.
- May involve occasional light lifting of items or objects weighing up to 25 lbs.
DISCLAIMER: This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of the job duties, responsibilities, or skills and abilities required to do the job and may be changed at the discretion of the Personnel Board at any time.
SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS
Persons requiring special conditions to accommodate a disability when completing the application should contact the Personnel Board at 205-279-3500 before the announcement closing date. Qualified applicants who believe they will need reasonable accommodation in the examination process should complete and submit an Accommodation Request Form. You may obtain an Accommodation Request Form by contacting our ADA Ombudsperson at [email protected], or by accessing the “Request for Accommodation” form through the following website:
http://www.pbjcal.org/
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The Personnel Board of Jefferson County (Personnel Board) provides a public personnel system based on merit principles. The Personnel Board strives for the constant improvement of the public service by employing and developing the best qualified persons available. The Personnel Board provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, creed, religion, political beliefs, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or genetics. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Employment decisions are made by the Merit System municipality or governmental agency in which the position exists. Each Merit System municipality, agency, or jurisdiction administers its own equal employment opportunity programs in compliance with applicable state and/or federal laws and regulations.
