Medical Laboratory Technician

McLaren Health Care; Bad Axe (MI); On-site; USD 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan is seeking a Medical Laboratory Technician to perform routine clinical laboratory tests under supervision.

You will run standards and controls, operate analyzers and other equipment, verify results, and help maintain inventory and quality systems. This role requires an associate degree and MLT certification within 18 months of hire.

Preferred: one year of hospital laboratory experience. McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in an accredited Medical Laboratory Technician Program.
• MLT certification or certified within 18-months of hire.
• Preferred: One year of experience in a diversified hospital laboratory.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine laboratory procedures according to standardized methodology.
• Maintains quality results by running standards and controls, verifying equipment function through routine equipment maintenance and advanced troubleshooting; calibrating equipment utilizing approved testing procedures; monitoring quality control measures and protocols.
• Provides test results for patient diagnosis and treatment by operating equipment such as analyzers, spectrophotometers, colorimeters, flame photometers, and other laboratory equipment; completes preventive maintenance requirements; follows manufacturers instructions; troubleshoots malfunctions.
• Maintains laboratory supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.
• Conserves laboratory resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.

Education

Associate degree in an accredited Medical Laboratory Technician Program

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, 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 center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

Position Summary: Performs routine clinical laboratory tests under the supervision of a medical technologist.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Performs routine laboratory procedures according to standardized methodology.
• Maintains quality results by running standards and controls, verifying equipment function through routine equipment maintenance and advanced trouble shooting; calibrating equipment utilizing approved testing procedures; monitoring quality control measures and protocols.
• Provides test results for patient diagnosis and treatment by operating equipment such as analyzers, spectrophotometers, colorimeters, flame photometers, and other laboratory equipment; completes preventive maintenance requirements; follows manufacturer's instructions; troubleshoots malfunctions.
• Maintains laboratory supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.
• Conserves laboratory resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.

Required:

• Associate degree in an accredited Medical Laboratory Technician Program.

MLT certification or certified within 18-months of hire or transfer

Preferred:

One year of experience in a diversified hospital laboratory

Additional Information

• Requisition ID: 26010928
• Daily Work Times: Variable
• On Call: No

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.