Clinical Technician

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Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital in Mooresville, North Carolina. The smallest of the four Duke Health hospitals at 123-beds, it offers a comprehensive range of medical services, including 24-hour emergency care, cardiology, orthopedics, women's services, and surgical specialties.

*** This Position is Eligible for a Lump Sum of $3,000 Relocation and $2,500 Commitment Bonus ***

Location: Duke Health Lake Norman - Family Medicine Tall Oaks

Work Week: Monday-Friday Clinic Hours 7:30am-5pm

General Description 

Perform a variety of the technical procedures involved in the procurement, processing, and evaluation of patient specimens for use in the diagnosis and treatment of disease; teach and perform routine clerical and technical procedures including specimen collection, and responsible for the delivery of supplies and procurement of specimens from physicians’ offices, clinical specimen preparation and processing for analysis and dispatch, patient registration and order entry; and serve as hospital laboratory representative and liaison with outside clients.

Job Duties 

• Perform a variety of routine and specialized procedures.

• Prepare and initiate special tests and procedures including, but not limited to, cytogenetics, general laboratory, Point-of-Care Testing, urinalysis without a microscope, phlebotomy, and specimen management.

• Obtain total volume, perform aliquot and distribute all urine specimens.

• Properly determine urine volume. Properly label aliquot containers.

• Communicate in a professional and courteous manner with patients, family, and other medical personnel as necessary for problem recognition and initiation of the resolution and, if necessary, escalation to the next level. Obtain information for laboratory records, explain procedures, allay fears and elicit cooperation.

• Utilize standard equipment to maintain positive patient identification through the maintenance of all clinical laboratory records, register/accession patients/specimens, and perform order entry as required.

• Perform various quality control, safety, and infection control procedures to maintain compliance with internal and external regulations.

• Receive and process specimens as required by respective laboratory area procedures and protocols.