Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT)

CommonSpirit Health; Frisco (CO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Anthony Summit Hospital in Frisco, CO is seeking a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) to perform general testing across the analytical lab, applying strong technical knowledge to support clinical relevance and diagnostic accuracy.

The role emphasizes independent work and precise result reporting. The successful candidate will handle cytogenetic testing, maintain and troubleshoot instruments, manage specimen handling and QC, and ensure timely communication of critical results to support

Qualifications

• Associate degree or military lab training in clinical laboratory science.
• Must be judged competent by the Lab Director.
• Preferred: MLT (ASCP) or equivalent certification.

Responsibilities

• Performs all levels of general testing within the analytical laboratory.
• Generates and reports results used for accurate diagnoses and prognoses.
• Ensures accurate, timely result reporting and documents critical results.
• Operates, maintains, and troubleshoots laboratory instruments.
• Receives specimens, assesses priority, and ensures proper identification.
• Completes QC and maintenance, documents deviations and corrective actions.

Skills

Lab testing

Cytogenetic testing

Independent work

Problem solving

Result reporting

Education

Associate degree in biological or chemical science

High school diploma or GED + military medical lab course

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT), you will perform all levels of general testing within the analytical laboratory, applying a high level of technical knowledge to department testing and clinical relevance.

Every day you will function consistently in a self-directed manner, utilizing your expertise to conduct a variety of laboratory analyses and contribute to accurate diagnostic information.

To be successful in this role, you will possess strong technical knowledge in laboratory testing, complex problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently to ensure the ongoing quality and relevance of departmental testing.

• Performs cytogenetic testing with a high level of competency according to established protocols.
• Generates and reports results which are used for making accurate diagnoses and prognoses which influences patient care and management.
• Responsible for accurate and timely result reporting, including communication and documentation of critical results, and utilizes critical thinking skills and exercises independent judgment to correlate and interpret data.
• Responsible for operation, maintenance, troubleshooting of instruments and appropriate documentation of activities.
• Receives specimens, assesses priority, assures appropriate specimen identification, and appropriate specimen type, which may include ordering and processing of hospital registered and outreach patients.
• Completes required QC and maintenance, consistently recognizing variances and documenting appropriate corrective action, and participates in detecting and documenting occurrences that deviate from defined procedures.

Job Requirements

Required

• Associate’s Degree in a biological or chemical science as defined by CLIA OR High school diploma/GED and completed an official military medical laboratory course and held the military enlisted occupational speciality of Medical Laboratory Specialist (Lab Technician).
• Must be appropriately trained in clinical laboratory science as judged by the Director of the Clinical Laboratory.

Preferred

• MLT (ASCP) or equivalent certification.

Where You'll Work

St. Anthony Summit Hospital is a Level III trauma center serviced by Flight For Life Colorado. We are nationally recognized as a multiple-time recipient of the Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award for Patient Experience, and we were named a Top 100 Hospital in the U.S. by IBM Watson Health in 2018. We also are a Pathway to Excellence-designated hospital, recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as being one of the best hospitals for nurses to work. We provide a full range of medical specialties and health care services to Summit County and the surrounding region, including surgical, emergency/trauma, critical care, birth center, orthopedics, breast care, digital mammography, breast MRI, radiology and imaging, infusion therapy, nuclear medicine, cardiology, oncology, Summit Sleep Disorders Center, Ear Nose and Throat (ENT), gastroenterology and Total Joint Replacement. We proudly provide convenient care where you live, work and play - that's why visitors and residents alike can count on us for emergent and urgent medical services. In addition to 24/7, Level III emergency care at St. Anthony-Summit Hospital in Frisco, we have three emergency mountain clinics at the base of the Breckenridge, Copper Mountain and Keystone resorts, as well as urgent care and primary care available from CMG High Country Healthcare clinics in Frisco, Breckenridge and Silverthorne.