• Conducts urine drug screens or other tests on court program participants and other clients as requested.
• Receives orders for and/or orders urine drug screens. Observes and collect specimens.
• Calibrates analyzer; scans specimens and loads into analyzer; operates analyzer; refills reagents as needed; and evaluates, documents, and forwards results.
• Performs frequent checks of safety stations, balances, instrumentation, etc.
• Prepares and processes participant drug screen results within designated time frames (per established procedures).
• Record/enters data into computer systems; logs, tracks, or maintains records; compiles data for further processing or for use in the preparation of department reports (file, maintains, and stores hardcopy records).
• Maintains cleanliness of laboratory; follows safety and infectious disease control policies and procedures; sterilizes work surfaces and equipment; and disposes of hazardous waste in accordance with the department’s waste management plan.
• Maintains proper chain of custody and control of collected specimens; and stores, seals, identifies and mails specimens in accordance with established procedures and protocols.
• Maintains chain of custody protocols in preparing specimens to be shipped for additional testing via a third-party confirmation lab.
• Maintain relationships with various vendors, service agents, etc. to ensure the lab maintains compliance as well as stay abreast of current drug trends and drug testing technology.
• Maintains inventories of supplies, forms, and equipment; ensures availability of adequate supplies to complete work activities On call rotation, as assigned.

• Excellent verbal, listening, and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers.
• Effective conflict resolution and negotiations skills.
• Effective stress and time-management skills.
• Basic computer proficiency (MS Word, MS Outlook, Internet, etc.)
• Sound work ethics, fairness, and cultural sensitivity.

Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of specialized training in the occupational field, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education. Successful completion of a Medical Laboratory Technician program. Must possess current certification as a Medical Laboratory Technician by an accrediting agency.

The work is typically performed while intermittently sitting, standing, stooping, walking, bending, or crouching. The employee occasionally lifts light and heavy objects, climbs ladders, and uses tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity, and must distinguish between shades of color. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Climbing – ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.
• Crawling – moving about on hands, knees, or hands, feet.
• Crouching – bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
• Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Hearing 2 – receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
• Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Manual Dexterity – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Mental Acuity – ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
• Pushing – use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
• Reaching – extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Standing – for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word
• Talking 2 – shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
• Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
• Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment.
• Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment.
• Visual Acuity 5 -close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement devices, or fabricate parts.
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.

The work is typically performed outdoors, occasionally in cold or inclement weather. The employee may be exposed to noise, dust, dirt, grease, machinery with moving parts, and irritating chemicals. The work requires the use of protective devices such as masks, goggles, or gloves.