Medical Technologist positions available atLabetteCounty Medical Center. To apply, submit resume & cover letter to Jessica Helt, HR Director, 1902 US Highway 59, Parsons, KS, 67357;[email protected].

Duties: Using specialized scientific technical knowledge, perform pre-analytic, analytic, and post analytic phases of laboratory testing. Critically evaluate specimens & correlate lab results to the clinical picture of patients, including preparing the patient for lab testing, labeling, handling, preserving, processing, transporting, and storing specimens. Monitor tests, quality control, & procedures to ensure accuracy of lab tests. Perform complex chemical, biological, hematological, immunologic, microscopic, and bacteriological tests, including microscopic examinations

of bodily fluids such as blood, urine, spinal fluid, to identify abnormalities. Make cultures of body fluid and tissue samples, to determine the presence of bacteria, fungi, parasites, or other microorganisms. Use laboratory equipment to locate microorganisms. Evaluate, test, & match blood for transfusions, & perform blood counts. Test for drug levels in the blood. Analyze

samples for chemical content or a chemical reaction & determine concentration of compounds. Evaluate test results, analyze laboratory findings, develop & modify procedures; prepare samples for analysis & for tests by cultivating, isolating, & identifying microorganisms for analysis.

Minimum Requirements: Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology, Medical Laboratory Science, Biology, Chemistry, or a related field or foreign equivalent.

Certification Requirement: ASCP or AMT Certification