Medical Laboratory Scientist

Mclaren-Health-Care; Mount Clemens (MI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Part time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan seeks a part-time Medical Laboratory Technologist to perform analysis of body fluids, blood counts, and transfusion preparation. You will calibrate and maintain analyzers, read cultures, and report results in a fast-paced clinical setting.

Requires a Bachelor's in medical technology (or related field) and MT certification or planned completion within 18 months. Schedule includes nights, with equal opportunity employment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in medical technology or related field (or equivalent).
• MT certification required or obtained within 18 months of hire/transfer.

Responsibilities

• Determines normal and abnormal components of body fluids by chemical analyses.
• Analyzes blood cells by counting and identifying cells using microscopy.
• Prepares blood, plasma, and platelets for transfusions with compatibility tests.
• Processes, reads, and reports cultures and microbiology procedures.
• Ensures operation and calibration of lab equipment and maintains inventories.
• Maintains laboratory supplies and anticipates reorder needs.

Skills

Laboratory procedures

Microscopy

Quality control

Medical terminology

Education

Bachelor’s degree in medical technology or related field

MT certification or certified within 18 months of hire

Tools

Spectrophotometer

Colorimeter

Flame photometer

Analyzers

Job description

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

Provides information for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease by conducting medical laboratory tests, procedures, experiments, and analyses following established accreditation guidelines and quality control standards.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Determines normal and abnormal components of body fluids by conducting chemical analyses of blood, urine, spinal fluids, and gastric juices.
2. Analyzes blood cells by counting and identifying cells, using microscopic techniques and procedures.
3. Prepares blood, plasma, and platelets for transfusions by conducting blood group, type, and compatibility tests.
4. Processes, reads, and reports cultures from various sources as well as antibiotic sensitivities and other microbiology procedures.
5. Ensures operation of analyzers, spectrophotometers, colorimeters, flame photometers, and other laboratory equipment by calibrating; completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
6. Maintains laboratory supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in medical technology or related field, or an associate degree in medical technology or related field.
• MT certification or certified within 18 months of hire or transfer.

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

Additional Information

• Schedule: Part-time
• Daily Work Times: 11:00p - 7:30a
• On Call: No

Equal Opportunity Employer

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.