Medical Technologist – Laboratory Medicine

Requirements

Additional Requirements

• Age 22 to 35 years

• In-depth knowledge of hospital /Diagnostic procedures
• Ability to do detailed work and maintain a high level of accuracy.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to adapt easily and quickly to change.
• Enjoy taking a methodical approach to their work, analyzing results, establishing procedures and using computers and specialized instruments for accurate and precise testing.
• Must be Computer skill especially in MS Word and MS Excel.
• Must have excellent communication skill both in Bengali and in English.
• Candidate are willing to work as a full time basis. Cannot work anywhere else as part time employee.

Responsibilities & Context

Medical laboratory technologists will perform a variety of laboratory tests and procedures to assist physicians in diagnosing, monitoring, treating and preventing disease.

• Retrieves specimens from the Surgery Department
• Receives specimens for other cases when delivered to the Laboratory
• Sorts specimens according to priority and difficulty of procedures and records in pathology log
• Embeds specimens into blocks and fixes tissue in formalin
• Operates instrumentation for tissue dehydration, section clearing, impregnation with paraffin, cutting tissue sections, and staining of slides
• Prepares solutions, stains, and reagents in accordance with standards written procedures
• Operates and maintains all histology area lab equipment in proper state of readiness, cleanliness, and sharpens and hone micro tome knives
• Records number of tissue blocks verifying proper identification and label
• Performs and monitors inventory of supplies, equipment, and reagents used, and places orders for replacements as required
• Assists the Pathologist in gross examination of surgical specimens and in frozen section procedures
• Retrieves pathology data and delivers pathologist’s dictation tapes and surgical pathology requisitions to medical transcriptionist
• Maintains that quality tissue specimen slides and stain results are obtained and delivered to the Pathologist within established quality standards
• Maintains that pathology tissue and slide records and charts are kept up to date
• See that tissue processing and staining are carried out promptly and accurately
• Keeps the Laboratory Manager informed of Surgical Pathology and Histology area activity
• Performs with a minimum of errors- works neatly and with accuracy regardless of volume of work
• Assumes responsibility for being available to the lab at any time during a 24-hour period regarding problems arising in the Surgical Pathology/Histology areas if the need should arise
• Seeks assistance, when necessary, from Histology Technologist or Lab Manager
• Makes pertinent observations in regard to department needs and office suggestions
• Accepts responsibility for an becomes available for overtime when workload requires
• Accepts responsibility for and becomes available to work a different shift when workload or conditions warrant it
• Shows willingness to assist other laboratory personnel when requested
• Shows willingness to assist other laboratory personnel as workload permits without being requested to do so
• Performs other duties as requested by supervisors

Required Skills & Expertise