Automation Processing Core Lab

Advocate Aurora Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health in Charlotte, NC seeks a trained Medical Laboratory Technician to support automation and processing areas. The role includes training staff, maintaining SOPs and QC, and preparing performance reports on automated systems.

The candidate should have an ASCP-registered MLT or a bachelor’s in science, with the ability to work with laboratory equipment and PC-based systems, ensuring safety and accuracy in a dynamic clinical environment.

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Medical Laboratory Technician (ASCP) or hold a bachelor’s degree in chemical, biological or physical science.
• Demonstrates knowledge of automation and ability to recognize/correct issues with minimal support.
• Prepares reports on automation performance, investigating error trends and test code changes.
• Identifies opportunities to improve automation processing efficiency.
• Acts as liaison with service technicians to limit downtime during repairs.
• Maintains cleanliness of equipment and work areas; troubleshoots as needed.
• Follows maintenance, function checks and quality control policies with proper documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide training and support for staff on automation and processing areas.
• Develop, update, and maintain SOPs and QC processes.
• Understand automation to diagnose issues with minimal support.
• Prepare reports showing automation performance and error trends.
• Identify process improvements to boost automation efficiency.
• Coordinate with service technicians to minimize downtime.
• Keep equipment and work areas clean and properly documented.

Skills

Staff training

Automation knowledge

Quality control

Reporting

Education

Medical Laboratory Technician (ASCP) OR bachelor's degree in chemistry/biology/physics

Tools

Laboratory Equipment

PC

Job description

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