Personnel Board of Jefferson County is a public-sector human resources agency serving Jefferson County, Alabama. It administers the civil service Merit system for 18 city governments, the Jefferson County Commission, and other countywide agencies, supporting nearly 8,000 merit-system employees across fields including public safety, public works, information technology, medical services, engineering, and city management. Its work covers public-sector recruitment and job postings, examinations and employment registers, salary schedules and pay plans, performance management, personnel rules, appeals, training resources, and related administrative services for participating agencies. For job seekers, the Board is a central source for employment opportunities and civil service processes across Jefferson County’s member governments and agencies.
Medical Laboratory Technician - Jefferson County Department of Health
Perform specimen processing and clinical testing for the Jefferson County Department of Health. Maintain laboratory equipment, quality controls, specimen records, and compliance with applicable regulations.
Description
- Conduct advanced clinical laboratory testing in chemistry, hematology, coagulation, immunology, immunohematology, microbiology, and/or urinalysis.
- Collect, receive, assess, and process patient specimens for laboratory analysis.
- Troubleshoot, maintain, calibrate, and perform quality assurance checks on laboratory instruments.
- Work with healthcare providers and patients to collect blood, urine, and other specimens.
- Analyze control specimens to confirm the accuracy of analyzer and testing equipment measurements.
- Address analyzer performance issues, failed quality-control results, and instrument malfunctions.
- Maintain storage equipment and safely manage specimens, reagents, controls, and laboratory supplies.
- Track temperatures in rooms, incubators, refrigerators, and freezers.
- Maintain chemical inventory records and rotate stock to minimize expiration.
- Evaluate specimen adequacy and inform physicians when repeat aspiration is required.
- Prepare slides and preserve specimens for biopsies and cultures.
- Print and affix shipping and barcode labels to specimens.
- Match patient information on specimen containers with laboratory orders.
- Perform immunology and serology tests, including influenza, RPR, and H. pylori testing.
- Conduct microscopic urine examinations and urinalysis.
- Review test results to support physician diagnosis and treatment planning.
- Report communicable and infectious diseases to the State Health Department.
- Apply CLIA requirements to clinical laboratory procedures and practices.
Requirements
- Experience performing waived or moderate-complexity laboratory testing.
- Capacity to work for extended periods while walking or standing.
- Ability to lift items weighing up to 25 pounds when required.
- Proficiency with medical laboratory tools and equipment.
- Ability to work safely around biohazardous materials, including bloodborne pathogens, bodily fluids, and communicable diseases.
- Compliance with Alabama Department of Health regulations.
- Compliance with Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) requirements for clinical laboratory practices and procedures.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Employer-sponsored pension plan
- Paid holidays
- Sick leave
- Vacation leave