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Prime Healthcare Services; Garden City (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Garden City Hospital, part of Prime Healthcare, is seeking a Per Diem Medical Laboratory Technician to work night shifts. The role involves performing waived to highly complex tests, ensuring quality control, and maintaining instruments in a busy hospital lab.

The ideal candidate will have ASCP certification (preferred), a qualifying degree in health sciences or MLT, and a state license if required. Hospital experience is preferred but not mandatory.

Qualifications

• ASCP certification (preferred).
• Bachelor’s Degree in health sciences or MLT from an accredited institution.
• Current and valid state license if required by the state.
• One year hospital lab experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Perform waived, moderate, or highly complex tests per CLIA and applicable codes.
• Follow procedures for sample collection, processing, analysis and reporting.
• Maintain quality control and document corrective actions.
• Identify problems affecting test performance and notify supervisor.
• Operate manual and automated methods across multiple disciplines.
• Maintain instruments and equipment; perform routine maintenance.
• Review accuracy of results prior to release.
• Recognize age-related differences in test references.
• Adhere to safety, infection control and emergency procedures.
• May serve as Lead Tech in supervisor's absence.
• May have responsibilities related to LIS and POCT.
• Additional duties as assigned by department manager/director.

Education

ASCP certification (preferred)

Bachelor’s Degree in chemical, physical, biological health science or Medical Laboratory Technology

Current State License if applicable

1 year hospital laboratory experience (preferred)

Job description

Overview

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Garden City Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

At Garden City Hospital, we pride ourselves on community involvement and commitment to preserving access to quality and compassionate healthcare. We are a state-of-the-art medical facility with over 300 licensed beds and a teaching hospital, offering medical education to students, residents and fellows from across the country. The residency and fellowship programs offer graduate medical education to more than 80 trainees in specialties. Garden City Hospital has an award-winning staff of over 350 of the area's best and brightest physicians from almost every specialty. Learn more at www.gch.org.

Responsibilities

Each individual performs those waived, moderate, or highly complex tests authorized by CLIA, Bus. & Prof. Code Section 1204, and must possess a degree of skill commensurate with individual's education, training or experience and technical abilities. Each individual performing the above procedures must:

• 1) adhere to the laboratory's procedures for the collection, processing, analysis, and reporting of patient test results,
• 2) follow the laboratory's established quality control policies and procedures in documenting all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications,
• 3) be capable of identifying problems that may adversely affect test performance and either correct the problem or immediately notify your immediate supervisor, Director, or Medical Director,
• 4) perform a wide variety of laboratory procedures requiring independent judgment using both manual and automated methods in Hematology, Blood Bank, Chemistry, Urinalysis, Coagulation, Microbiology, Immunology, and any other discipline as introduced into the laboratory,
• 5) perform and document maintenance daily, weekly, monthly, or as needed on instruments and equipment as appropriate,
• 6) review the accuracy of patient results prior to releasing or reporting,
• 7) recognize age specific differences in expected results for newborns to geriatrics,
• 8) ensure that the testing of proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient samples and that collaboration with other laboratories is prohibited prior to the reporting of proficiency testing results to the appropriate agencies,
• 9) may be required to perform venipuncture or capillary puncture on various age groups from newborn to geriatrics,
• 10) assist in the development and maintenance of laboratory policies and procedures,
• 11) adheres to all department and hospital policies and procedures related to safety, infection control, emergency preparedness, and human resources,
• 12) in the absence of a supervisor, may be assigned/identified as Lead Tech, having responsibility for the section or department during their shift,
• 13) may be assigned responsibilities related to LIS and/or POCT.
• 14) other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned by the department manager/director.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

• 1. ASCP certification, or equivalent, preferred.
• 2. One year hospital laboratory work experience preferred, but not required.
• 3. Bachelor’s Degree in chemical, physical, biological health science or Medical Laboratory Technology from an accredited institution, or other educational requirements stated in CLIA (42 CFR 493.1423).
• 4. Current and Valid State License if the laboratory is located in a state where required.

Employment Status

Per Diem

Shift

Nights

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf