Certified Medical Tech/CLS - Core Lab - FT - Nights - Augusta, GA

2310 AU Medical Center, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellstar Health System is seeking a Laboratory Technologist for night shift duties in a fast-paced clinical lab setting. The role requires independent judgment, QA oversight, and familiarity with laboratory instrumentation and safety standards.

The position emphasizes accurate reporting, proficiency testing, and ongoing competency maintenance, with opportunities to contribute to performance improvement projects and team training.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year laboratory experience.
• Computer/data entry experience. Ability to communicate with various members of the healthcare team.
• Epic and 3M experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains acceptable accuracy in patient, quality assurance, proficiency, and competency testing.
• Reports lab data accurately within established turnaround times.
• Participates in Laboratory Performance Improvement initiatives.
• Maintains instrumentation for testing.

Skills

Data entry

Excel & Word

Communication

Epic/3M experience

Education

Bachelor's in Medical Technology

Master's in related field

Tools

Epic

LIS

3M

Job description

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Work Shift: Various (United States of America)

Job Summary

This position is Night shift - 11:30pm - 8:00pm, with rotating weekends. Under the general supervision of the Supervisors, Manager or Director; performs clinical laboratory testing pursuant to established and approved protocols requiring the exercise of independent judgment and responsibility, maintains equipment and records, performs quality assurance activities related to test performance and may supervise and teach within the laboratory setting.

Accuracy: Maintains acceptable accuracy in-patient, quality assurance, proficiency, and competency testing.

Critical Thinking: Uses clinical/ theoretical knowledge to analyze, investigate, interpret, and report lab data.

Job Knowledge: Maintains current personal training, education and practice of policies and procedures.

Productivity: Practices organizational skills for efficiency of time, materials, cost, and availability of lab data.

Communication: Practices information monitoring, investigation, resolution, and hand-off to team members.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions

Maintains acceptable accuracy in patient, quality assurance, proficiency, and competency testing.

• a. Meets department standard for correct patient or specimen identification.
• b. Meets department standard for error rate in testing or reporting patient or QC results.
• c. Consistently documents investigation and correct interpretation of QA failures or trends.
• d. Earns acceptable scores in proficiency testing and personnel competency testing.
• e. Maintains instrumentation for testing.

Uses clinical/ theoretical knowledge to analyze, investigate, interpret, and report lab data.

• a. Reports lab data accurately and within established turnaround times and productivity standards.
• b. Recognizes the relationship between lab data and clinical findings or expectations.
• d. Interprets information from multiple sources Practices information monitoring, investigation, resolution, and hand-off to team members.

Contributes to the Laboratory's Performance Improvements and Inspection Readiness

• a. Assists in analysis of new methods for testing including correlations and procedure writing.
• b. Assists in inspection preparation.
• c. Participates in the Laboratory Performance Improvement initiatives.
• d. Practices cost-efficient work processes that maintain high quality laboratory data.

Maintains current personal training, education and practice of policies and procedures

• a. Maintains current knowledge and practice of WellStar policies and procedures, including LIS.
• b. Demonstrates adequate knowledge of laboratory regulatory compliance.
• c. Practices all Wellstar and Laboratory Safety Standards.
• d. Participates in meetings, committees, task forces and project teams.
• e. Completes monthly, quarterly, or yearly educational requirements.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education

Bachelors Medical Technology or Bachelors Medical Science or Bachelors General or Masters Other / Related Field-Preferred

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)

• MT(ASCP) - Medical Technologist
• MT(AMT) - Medical Technologist
• MT(AAB) - Medical Technologist
• MT(HEW) - Medical Technologist
• MLS(ASCP) - Medical Laboratory Scientist
• MLS(AMT) - Medical Laboratory Scientist
• MB(ASCP) - Molecular Biologist - American Society for Clinical Pathology
• H(ASCP) - Hematology - American Society for Clinical Pathology

Required Minimum Experience

Minimum 1 year Laboratory experience.

Required Minimum Skills

Computer/data entry experience. Ability to communicate with various members of the healthcare team. Ability to use EXCEL, Word and have basic computer operational knowledge. Epic and 3M experience preferred.

Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more. Nationally ranked and locally recognized for our high-quality care and inclusive culture, Wellstar is one of Georgia’s largest and most integrated healthcare systems. Every day, 24,000+ of us work together to provide personalized care for patients at every age and stage of life – and our team members are the foundation of that care.

Mission, Vision & Values

OUR MISSION: To enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve.

OUR VISION: Deliver world-class healthcare to every person, every time.

OUR VALUES: We serve with compassion. We pursue excellence. We honor every voice.

Culture of Excellence.

Featured on the FORTUNE "100 Best Companies to Work For" list and Seramount 100 Best Companies list, we not only provide top-notch care for our patients, but also foster the culture of Wellstar as a Great Place to Work.