Medical Technologist

Description

• Full-time/long-term position
• This is a full-time position working Monday-Friday with possible weekend, night shift, and holiday rotations.
• Full benefit program, including: health, PTO, and 401k + contribution.

• Bachelor’s Degree
• MT, MLS, or CLS Certification
• One (1) Year of Experience

• Perform laboratory testing with proficiency in multiple areas including Chemistry, Hematology, Blood Bank, Immunology, and Urinalysis.
• Determines proper collection and timely submission of specimens.
• Performs and reports all tests in accordance with established procedures, in an effort to meet specific turn-around-time criteria.
• Performs testing accurately, identifies methodology problems, and enters data as required.
• Performs, resolves, and documents quality control to produce quality results. To include: Review of QC data in real time and troubleshoot outliers; Performs and documents quality control as required by lab and department policies; Recognizes out of control, discrepant and unexpected quality control results and notifies the supervisor when appropriate; Uses proper judgment in handling these situations in the absence of a supervisor
• Perform Calibration of all methods as needed according to instrument specifications. To include: Review of calibration results and determine acceptability: Run QC and review results
• Generates incomplete worksheets for current bench assignment to document the status of missed or missing specimens.
• Reviews critical values and notifies appropriate personnel with documented read-back according to established protocols.
• Takes the time to determine workload priorities and to organize work at the beginning of the shift.
• Performs equipment maintenance, seeking assistance from colleagues if necessary, in order to compete work in a timely manner and within established time frames.
• Perform steps for Instrument troubleshooting promptly to address instrument error codes or sample flags; includes contacting the Manufacturer Hotline as needed.
• Perform new reagent lot-to lot studies as needed. To include proper documentation and determining acceptability of results.
• Understand method specific Analytical Measuring Range for each test
• Understand method specific dilution protocol for each test.
• Run Proficiency testing as assigned. Follow guidelines in Lab Proficiency Testing Policy; Performs and handles proficiency survey samples in an acceptable manner.
• Performs and reports all tests in accordance with established procedures, in an effort to meet specific turn-around-time criteria.
• Performs quality control procedures on assigned instruments and methods as per Quality Control procedure
• Analyzes and interprets test and control data.
• Reports results expediently for stat testing
• Investigates inconsistent results and initiates corrective actions when warranted.
• Prepares and loads onto the instrument: reagents, calibrators and quality control materials as needed.

• Education:
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in medical laboratory science, medical technology, clinical laboratory or a related science.
  • Completion of a medical technology clinical practice program.
• Licensure & Certifications (Current & Unrestricted): 
  • Medical Technologist (MT), Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS), or Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) certification by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or American Medical Technologists (AMT) required. 
• Experience: 
  • One (1) year of experience as a generalist required.
  • Experience in Microbiology is preferred. 
• Security & Background Check: 
  • U.S. Citizenship and a successful background investigation are required. 
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.
• Additional Requirements:
  • Willingness to comply with the government vaccination requirements.