Medical Lab Technician — Sign-On Bonus & Education Support

CHI Health Missouri Valley; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 32,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

CHI Health Missouri Valley in Omaha, NE seeks a Medical Lab Technologist to perform waived and moderate laboratory procedures, analyze samples, and report data for diagnosis. You will apply broad knowledge across microbiology, hematology, chemistry, and maintain quality and safety standards.

You will operate and maintain lab equipment, perform calibration and QC, and support patient care with timely reporting under leadership direction.

Qualifications

• Associates Of Science in a biological or chemical science as defined by CLIA., upon hire or
• High School GED General Studies completed an official military medical laboratory course and held the military enlisted occupational speciality of Medical Laboratory Specialist (Lab Technician), upon hire or
• High School Graduate General Studies completed an official military medical laboratory course and held the military enlisted occupational speciality of Medical Laboratory Specialist (Lab Technician), upon hire

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

Skills

Clinical laboratory procedures

Calibration

Quality control

Proficiency testing

Lab equipment operation

Documentation practices

Education

AS in biological or chemical science

High School GED General Studies

Military medical laboratory course (Lab Technician)

Tools

Laboratory instrumentation

Job description

CHI Health Missouri Valley in Omaha, NE seeks a Medical Lab Technologist to perform waived and moderate laboratory procedures, analyze samples, and report data for diagnosis. You will apply broad knowledge across microbiology, hematology, chemistry, and maintain quality and safety standards.

You will operate and maintain lab equipment, perform calibration and QC, and support patient care with timely reporting under leadership direction.