Job Description

Integrated Healthcare Services is seeking a travel Medical Lab Technician for a travel job in Pueblo, Colorado.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Medical Lab Technician
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 10 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

• 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 work load 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.

RightSourcing IHS Job ID #3-36079369. Pay package is based on 10 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

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