Medical Laboratory Technician

Memorial Hospital - Hixson; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Memorial in Tennessee seeks a Medical Lab Technologist to perform vital clinical laboratory procedures to detect, identify, measure, and report data essential for disease diagnosis and treatment.

You will conduct waived and moderate procedures with precision, maintain equipment, and ensure safety and quality while aligning with SOPs and pursuing continual improvement.

Qualifications

• Associates Of Science in a biological or chemical science.
• Military medical laboratory course or equivalent training.
• Official military medical laboratory course and MLT specialty.
• AMT, ASCP, or AAB certification pursued at hire.

Responsibilities

• Perform lab procedures on patient specimens per SOPs for accuracy and timely reporting.
• Provide patient care through clinical correlation of results and rapid notification of critical values.
• Maintain major automated equipment by calibration, maintenance and troubleshooting; contact vendors as needed.
• Conduct quality control and calibration procedures with accurate record-keeping.
• Perform proficiency testing and review results with laboratory leaders.
• Assist in evaluating and documenting new procedures and equipment for physician use.

Skills

Lab principles

Safety compliance

Instrumentation maintenance

Clinical correlation

Quality control

Education

AS in biological/chemical science

Military MLT training

High School GED

Tools

AMT Certification

ASCP Certification

AAB Certification

TN Licensure

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Hixson Lab

Full Time, Nights

7:00pm-7:00am

As our Medical Lab Technologist, you will perform vital clinical laboratory procedures to detect, identify, measure, and report data crucial for disease diagnosis and treatment.

Every day, you will expertly conduct waived and moderate procedures using technical skills, instrumentation, and information systems, providing essential clinical laboratory support while ensuring the quality and accuracy of all tests under leadership direction.

To be successful in this role, you will possess comprehensive knowledge of laboratory principles across various disciplines (microbiology, hematology, chemistry, etc.), understand sample processing and result interpretation, prioritize chemical and biological safety, and be adept at operating and maintaining lab equipment.

• 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

Job Requirements

Required

• 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
• Medical Laboratory Technician AMT, upon hire or
• Medical Laboratory Technician ASCP, upon hire or
• Medical Lab Tech AAB, upon hire or
• Medical Laboratory Technician: TN, upon hire

Where You'll Work

CommonSpirit Memorial is an award-winning, not-for-profit, faith-based health care organization dedicated to the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, we offer a comprehensive continuum of care, from preventative and primary care to acute hospital services specializing in cancer, cardiac, neuroscience, stroke, and orthopedic services. Our commitment to excellence has earned us top prestigious recognition repeatedly from U.S. News and World Report, PINC AI™, CMS, Healthgrades®, Leapfrog, and most recently as one of the Best Places to Work in Tennessee. We are proud to serve Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia with the expertise of 4,700 employees and nearly 500 affiliated physicians.