Responsibilities:
Performs all required procedures relating to moderate and high complexity laboratory testing on all types of blood and body fluid specimens.
Performs quality control procedures, instrument function checks, and preventative maintenance as required according to department policies and procedures.
Teaches new employees laboratory policies and procedures.
Qualifications:
Education: An Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university required.
Degree must be in Medical Laboratory Sciences or one of the biological or chemical sciences.
Laboratoary training through an accredited laboratory school preferred.
Experience: One to two years experience preferred.
Licenses/Certificates: Eligible for registration as a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT,ASCP) or Clinical Laboratory Technician (CLT,NCA) or equivalent preferred.
About Us:
Located in beautiful Fort Payne, DeKalb Regional Medical Center has been proudly serving families in northeast Alabama and western Georgia since 1986.
With 134 patient beds, 500 employees and more than 100 physicians, DeKalb Regional offers a long list of comprehensive medical services, including cardiac catheterization, orthopedic surgery, 24/7 emergency care, maternity care, women’s and children’s services, weight loss surgery, geriatric psychiatric care, sleep medicine and more.
DeKalb Regional is committed to providing quality care close to home.
The hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission and the American College of Cardiology as a Primary Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center.
In 2023, DeKalb Regional was awarded the Get With The Guidelines Rural Stroke Bronze Quality Award from the American Heart Association, and was one of seven hospitals in Alabama to receive an “A” grade from The Leapfrog Group.