Medical Lab Technician

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health; Bremerton (WA); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading health system as a Medical Lab Technician where you'll analyze and report tests to aid in patient diagnosis and treatment. Your role includes performing lab test procedures, maintaining equipment, and ensuring quality control while providing excellent patient care.

Benefits

Health/Dental/Vision Insurance

FSA

Matching Retirement Plans

Paid Vacation

Adoption Assistance

Annual Bonus Eligibility

Qualifications

• Must be trained in clinical laboratory science.
• Required to perform lab test procedures accurately.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes and reports tests ordered by Medical Staff.
• Performs lab test procedures on patient specimens.
• Ensures operational major automated equipment.

Skills

Clinical Laboratory Science

Patient Care

Education

Associate’s Degree in Biological or Chemical Science

High School Diploma/GED with Military Medical Laboratory Course

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Job Summary / Purpose

Accurately analyzes and reports all tests ordered by the Medical Staff in a timely manner and according to laboratory procedures and regulatory guidelines to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.

• Aligning with local and state requirements performs lab test procedures on patient specimens adhering to the Section’s Standard Operating Procedures to ensure accurate, timely reporting.
• Provides excellent patient care through clinical correlation of results, identification of patterns of bias, rapid notification of appropriate caregivers of critical values, and completion of testing within established turn-around-time limits
• Ensures that major automated equipment is operational by performing required maintenance, calibration and troubleshooting procedures; including contacting of instrument vendor for assistance or repair
• Performs required calibration and quality control procedures and maintains records to ensure tests are being performed within established parameters
• Performs proficiency testing as assigned and review results with laboratory clinical leaders
• Assists in evaluation and generation of compliant documentation for the validation of new procedures and equipment to provide the physician with the most current laboratory technology
• Participates in opportunities for continuing education and/or teaching, training according to the Section Performance Standards to enhance technical skills of students, trainees, coworkers, and self
• Responsible for inventory of supplies, including providing assistance with monitoring supplies, ordering, and placing received supplies into storage
• Completes all work and resolves or appropriately passes ongoing issues to incoming staff within the scheduled shift
• As a representative of CommonSpirit Health, utilizes professionalism and HumanKindness while communicating with physicians, hospital staff, patients, coworkers, other stakeholders in laboratory operations, and all members of the general public, whether in email, instant messaging, telephone, or face-to-face interactions
• Adheres to all regulatory requirements
  
  

Responsibilities

Job Summary / Purpose

Accurately analyzes and reports all tests ordered by the Medical Staff in a timely manner and according to laboratory procedures and regulatory guidelines to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

• Aligning with local and state requirements performs lab test procedures on patient specimens adhering to the Section’s Standard Operating Procedures to ensure accurate, timely reporting.
• Provides excellent patient care through clinical correlation of results, identification of patterns of bias, rapid notification of appropriate caregivers of critical values, and completion of testing within established turn-around-time limits
• Ensures that major automated equipment is operational by performing required maintenance, calibration and troubleshooting procedures; including contacting of instrument vendor for assistance or repair
• Performs required calibration and quality control procedures and maintains records to ensure tests are being performed within established parameters
• Performs proficiency testing as assigned and review results with laboratory clinical leaders
• Assists in evaluation and generation of compliant documentation for the validation of new procedures and equipment to provide the physician with the most current laboratory technology
• Participates in opportunities for continuing education and/or teaching, training according to the Section Performance Standards to enhance technical skills of students, trainees, coworkers, and self
• Responsible for inventory of supplies, including providing assistance with monitoring supplies, ordering, and placing received supplies into storage
• Completes all work and resolves or appropriately passes ongoing issues to incoming staff within the scheduled shift
• As a representative of CommonSpirit Health, utilizes professionalism and HumanKindness while communicating with physicians, hospital staff, patients, coworkers, other stakeholders in laboratory operations, and all members of the general public, whether in email, instant messaging, telephone, or face-to-face interactions
• Adheres to all regulatory requirements
  
  

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

Associate’s Degree in a biological or chemical science as defined by CLIA OR

High school diploma/GED and completed an official military medical laboratory course and held the military enlisted occupational speciality of Medical Laboratory Specialist (Lab Technician)

Required Licensure And Certifications

California: MLT:CA

Nevada: MLT:NV

North Dakota: MLT-L:ND

Tennessee: MLT-L:TN or MLT (ASCP) or equivalent certification (per requirement sheet)

GA: MLT (ASCP) or equivalent certification (per requirement sheet)

Preferred Certification

Other state license not required

MLT (ASCP) or equivalent certification preferred

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And Training

Must be appropriately trained in clinical laboratory science as judged by the Director of the Clinical Laboratory

Overview

In 2020, united in a fierce commitment to deliver the highest quality care and exceptional patient experience, Virginia Mason and CHI Franciscan Health came together as natural partners to build a new health system centered around the patient: Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. Our combined system builds upon the scale and expertise of our nearly 300 sites of care, including 11 hospitals and nearly 5,000 physicians and providers. Together, we are empowered to make an even greater impact on the health and well-being of our communities.

CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason are now united to build the future of patient-centered care across the Pacific Northwest. That means a seamlessly connected system offering quality care close to home. From basic health needs to the most complex, highly specialized care, our patients can count on us to meet their needs with convenient access to the region’s most prestigious experts and innovative treatments and technologies.

While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that may include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, annual bonus eligibility, and more!

Pay Range

$26.90 - $40.74 /hour

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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