Medical Laboratory Technician

Dignity Health; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a dedicated clinical professional to join their team at Arizona General Hospital in Phoenix. This role offers the chance to provide exceptional patient care through accurate laboratory testing and analysis. You will be responsible for ensuring that all tests are performed according to regulatory guidelines, maintaining equipment, and participating in continuous education. If you are passionate about healthcare and committed to delivering humankindness, this is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in patients' lives while working in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in a chemical or biological science or completion of an MLT program.
• Certification as MLT by ASCP or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and report all tests ordered by Medical Staff in a timely manner.
• Perform lab test procedures on patient specimens adhering to SOPs.

Skills

Clinical Expertise

Laboratory Procedures

Patient Care

Quality Control

Communication Skills

Education

Associates Degree in Chemical or Biological Science

Medical Laboratory Technician Program

Job description

Overview

At Dignity Health’s Arizona General Hospital we deliver humankindness through a wide range of health social and support services in the heart of Phoenix Arizona. As part of our team you will provide clinical expertise support and oversight that helps ensure our patients receive exceptional care. Also you will have the opportunity to champion the change by joining in our mission of healing through humankindness.

ARIZONA GENERAL HOSPITAL

Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Associates degree in a chemical or biological science, or completion of a medical laboratory technician program from an accredited institution.

Preferred:

• Medical Laboratory Technician certification (MLT) by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA) or equivalent as defined within Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA).