Medical Laboratory Technician - Norman, United States - The University of Oklahoma

Description

OU Health Services at Goddard Health Center is the ambulatory care facility on the Norman campus providing primary care services to students, faculty, staff and dependents. We provide in-house medical laboratory and x-ray services, have a physical therapy department and full-service pharmacy.

Job Description

Responsible for collecting, analyzing and reporting laboratory results in a timely manner while ensuring patient and staff safety. Ensures analyzers and other laboratory equipment are operating within normal standards through maintenance, quality, control, calibration, and troubleshooting, as required.

• Preparation for Laboratory tests. Interact with patients, other health team members and outside provider clinics to process patient orders for walk-in testing requests, in-house providers, and outside providers. Ensure all necessary information is present for all orders and correct any missing information with provider, as needed. Instruct patients in self-collect specimens.
• Sample Collection and Performance of Laboratory tests. Collect correct samples for tests ordered and ensure special collection requirements are met. Perform phlebotomy, H. Pylori breath test, finger sticks and collect throat swabs, anterior nares swabs and nasopharyngeal swabs all while ensuring the safety of the patient and staff and ensuring privacy of patients by adhering to HIPAA.
• Equipment Operation. Adjusts and maintains equipment according to established practices. Troubleshoot errors and call contracted company for service/assistance/preventive maintenance. Notify manager of any issues with contracted company and/or equipment.
• File Maintenance. Utilize Electronic Medical Records System (Medicat), enter and verify patient information in Laboratory Manager for orders and results. Maintain accurate records and record results/reports according to established procedures.
• Quality Assurance. Assist in Quality Improvement and Quality Assessment studies and projects. Assist in maintaining certification and update procedures for laboratory.
• Clinic Team Member. Assist providers with laboratory results. Refer patients for medical advice or health information to appropriate person/department.
• Facilities Maintenance. Clean laboratory and patient changing/collection rooms. Properly dispose of contaminated supplies.
• Supply ordering. Monitor and maintain supply levels including documenting when supplies are at the ordering point and verifying when supplies are received. Rotate stock by expiration date and manage use of supplies as needed.
• Clerical Duties. Process ABNs for Medicare patients. Assist in other clerical duties and tasks as assigned.
• Safety. Ensure safety of staff and patients through assisting in assessing technology and methodologies available for services provided. Review requirements and established procedures.