Medical Laboratory Technician

Description

Includes, but not limited to: Histotechnician (HT); Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT); and Certified Medical Laboratory Assistant (CMLA)

About Decypher

Decypher is a leading integrator of professional, technology, and management solutions and services. We provide our services globally to Federal, Commercial, Local and State clients. Our employees are our most valuable assets and play an integral role in the success of Decypher and our clients. Working at Decypher is not a job, but a career where your talent and energy is respected and you can personally make a difference. Decypher invites you to join our professional team. Decypher is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/D/V).

**Responsibilities**:

- Perform a full range of clinical laboratory tests in any one or a combination of the following sections of the laboratory: hematology, chemistry, cytology, histotechnology, urinalysis, serology, microbiology and blood bank as outlined in the TO.
- Determine the suitability of specimens for analysis. Prepare specimens for analysis and ensure that the physiologic state of the properties is maintained.
- Prepare reagents and primary reference materials as necessary. Calibrate, standardize, adjust, and maintain instruments. Verify correct instrument operation using established procedures and quality control checks. Identify the cause of common problems and make simple repairs.
- Recognize and react to indicators of malfunction. Locate and implement corrections. Obtain analytical data, convert to a prescribed unit of reporting, as necessary, and correlate data to verify results.
- Conduct quality control procedures on equipment, reagents and products and maintain proper records for quality control and quality assurance reports.
- Prepare specimens for transport to MTF laboratory or for mail out.
- Prepare biological waste for proper disposal.
- Patient testing duties: examples of these duties include specimen processing; nucleic acid extraction, amplification, detection (PCR based techniques); real-time PCR techniques; DNA sequencing; other tasks and techniques associated with microbiological, viral and molecular methods (to include detection of

influenza viruses, gastrointestinal pathogens and toxins, hemorrhagic fever viruses, and other emerging respiratory viruses that adversely affect patient disposition).
- Patient Test reporting: Report results into the LIS (CHCS); ensure all work documents are accurate and completed in full; maintain all records for a minimum period of two years.
- Quality Control/Quality Management requirements: Comply and participate in all Quality Control/Quality Management protocols and procedures as applicable to the tasks identified in this PWS. This includes (but is not limited to) performing Quality Control procedures applicable to testing performed and equipment used; review and comply with established SOPs; comply with all training, on-going education and safety requirements;
- Reporting and administrative requirements: this includes but is not limited to participating in result certification; report generation; and SOP review and modification as required by supervisor or designee; maintain a weekly epidemiological report of surveillance testing results and submit results on a weekly basis to Public Health Command/GEIS representatives; assist in researching procedures, manuscripts and documents related to disease surveillance.
- Training and Safety: complies with all technical, MTF and unit specific training requirements.
- External Training and Tracking Requirements: Participate in training to outlying clinics (as required); track related expenditures to project renewable costs; review weekly trends in resulting for submission to preventive medicine and host nation officials as needed; maintain and submit specimen surveys as required.
- Specimen Tracking: Recruit submission of specimens from outlying clinics on a weekly basis; ensure that specimen surveys are filled out and included with specimens; ensure that testing results are regularly submitted and received by participating clinics.
- Perform additional tasks as assigned within the scope of a regular laboratory technician, Quality Control/Quality Management and disease surveillance duties.

Required Education, Experience and Skills
- Perform a full range of automated and non-automated laboratory procedures in the areas of chemistry, urinalysis, hematology, serology, bacteriology, and immunohematology according to established protocols.
- Determine the suitability of specimens for analysis. Prepare specimens for analysis and ensure that the physiologic state of the properties is maintained.
- Prepare reagents and primary reference materials as necessary. Calibrate, standardize, adjust, and maintain instruments. Verify correct instrument operation using established procedures and quality control checks. Identify the cause of common problems and make sim