Automation Processing - Atrium Health Core Lab Charlotte FT

Hugh Chatham Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Health and welfare benefits

Retirement plans with employer match

Educational Assistance Program

Job summary

Advocate Health's Core Lab: Specimen Management in Charlotte, NC is seeking a Registered MLT or science graduate to support automation and specimen processing. This full-time role requires 2nd/3rd shift, 40 hours per week, with rotating weekends and holidays.

You will train staff, maintain SOPs and quality controls, monitor automation performance, generate reports, and collaborate with service technicians to minimize downtime.

Qualifications

• Registered Medical Laboratory Technician (ASCP) or bachelor's degree in chemical, biological or physical science required.

Responsibilities

• Provides training and support for staff on the automation and processing areas.
• Develops, updates, and maintains standard operating procedures and quality control processes as needed.
• Has a thorough knowledge of the automation with the ability to recognize and correct issues with minimal support.
• Prepares reports to illustrate the performance of automation for specimen processing.
• Identifies and implements process improvement opportunities to improve the efficiency of automation for processing areas.
• Acts as primary liaison with service technicians to limit impact and shorten downtime during automation servicing or repair.
• Maintains cleanliness of equipment and work areas. Troubleshoots as needed.
• Follows all policies regarding performance of maintenance, function checks and quality control with proper documentation.

Education

Registered Medical Laboratory Technician (ASCP) or bachelor's degree in chemical, biological or physical science

Job description

Department 60985 Carolinas Medical Center - Core Lab: Specimen Management

Status Full time

Benefits Eligible Yes

Hours Per Week 40

Schedule Details/Additional Information 2nd/3rd shift Monday - Friday 2100 - 0530; with rotating weekends and holidays

Pay Range $25.30 - $37.95

Essential Functions

• Provides training and support for staff on the automation and processing areas.
• Develops, updates, and maintains standard operating procedures and quality control processes as needed.
• Has a thorough knowledge of the automation with the ability to recognize and correct issues with minimal support.
• Prepares reports to illustrate the performance of automation for specimen processing. This includes investigating error trends, new test code builds, test code updates, and tube labeling compliance.
• Identifies and implements process improvement opportunities to improve the efficiency of automation for processing areas.
• Acts as primary liaison with service technicians to limit impact and shorten downtime during automation servicing or repair.
• Maintains cleanliness of equipment and work areas. Troubleshoots as needed.
• Follows all policies regarding performance of maintenance, function checks and quality control with proper documentation.

Physical Requirements Works in an active environment interacting with physicians, patients, technologists, and other hospital teammates. Works in an area which contains biohazardous (infectious) materials along with chemical, fire, and mechanical hazards. Each teammate has the responsibility to work in a safe manner. May be required to stoop, reach and lift light (20 pound) to moderately heavy (50 pound) loads.

Education, Experience And Certifications Registered Medical Laboratory Technician (ASCP) or bachelor's degree in chemical, biological or physical science required.

Patient Population Served Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and demonstrates the skills and competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the patient population served.

Protected Health Information

• Will limit access to protected health information (PHI) to the information reasonably necessary to do the job.
• Will share information only on a need to know basis for work purposes.
• Access to verbal, written and electronic PHI for this job has been determined based on job level and job responsibility within the organization. Computerized access to PHI for this job has been determined as described above and is controlled via user ID and password.

Machines, Tools, and Equipment Laboratory Equipment, PC

Our Commitment To You

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits And More

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.