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JOB OPENING Title :           Medical Laboratory Technician Location :    US Army Europe Start Date : 1st October 2025 Job-Type :   Full Time   Job Overview Healthcare Professionals are  needed to provide medical services to supplement the medical staff in support of the Military Treatment Facilities and Health Clinics within US Army Medical Command, Regional Health Command Europe and for other Department of Defense (DoD) agencies including US Navy and US Air Forces in Europe.

• Qualifications Degree : Certificate.

Education : Graduate from a medical laboratory technician training program accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) or educational program acceptable to the American Medical Technologist (AMT).

Certification : Certification / registration as determined by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or AMT as specified in the TO.

Experience : Knowledge of standard and molecular laboratory techniques and concepts in traditional and molecular Infectious Disease testing, (or) shows work experience as a clinical laboratory technician over at least 2 of the last 5 years.

Responsibilities Include but are not limited to : 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.

Perform additional tasks as assigned within the scope of a regular laboratory technician, Quality Control / Quality Management and disease surveillance duties.

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