Medical Laboratory Technologist

WaveCrest Staffing Group; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Reimbursement for professionallicenses

Educational assistance

Student loan repayment program

Job summary

WaveCrest Staffing Group is seeking a Licensed Medical Technologist in Florida to join a non-profit blood donation team. The role requires a valid Florida Clinical Laboratory Technologist license, a biology-related Bachelor’s degree, and at least one year of MT experience.

Salary ranges emphasize night shift with differential pay. Responsibilities include performing diverse testing procedures, maintaining records, ensuring quality control, and supervising lab staff as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a biological science or related field from an accredited college or university.
• One year of Medical Technologist experience.
• Must have: Valid Florida Clinical Laboratory Technologist license.

Responsibilities

• Accepts, verifies and processes incoming blood and blood components or samples.
• Performs and interprets various testing procedures on donor and patient specimens as well as blood products, repeating tests where appropriate.
• Maintains and monitors required records and files, written or electronic.
• Performs quality control, equipment maintenance and calibration as required.
• Identifies and resolves potential patient care issues related to transfusion.
• Provides oversight and direction of Lab Assistants and Lab Technicians as required.
• Utilizes computer system to obtain necessary data and to record test results.
• Participates in ongoing monitoring for each testing process to identify errors or potential problems.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biological science

Tools

Blood Bank Serofuges

Cell washer

Automated analyzer (Echo)

Job description

***MUST HAVE: Valid Florida Clinical Laboratory Technologist license***

A non-profit organization that specializes in blood donation for hospitals is seeking a Licensed Medical Technologist to join their growing team. This is a amazing opportunity to join a team that offers reimbursement for professional licenses, educational assistance, student loan repayment program and so much more!

Pay: $33-37/hr DOE (with Differential Pay Offered)

Schedule: 3rd Shift, 11P-7:30A (training will be 1st shift 6A-2:30P for 4 months)

Type of Job: Direct hire

SUMMARY:

Perform basic to advanced testing procedures on patients and/or blood donors’ samples

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Accepts, verifies and processes incoming blood and blood components or samples.
• Performs and interprets various testing procedures on donor and patient specimens as well as blood products, repeating tests where appropriate.
• Maintains and monitors required records and files, written or electronic.
• Performs quality control, equipment maintenance and calibration as required.
• Identifies and resolves potential patient care issues related to transfusion.
• Provides oversight and direction of Lab Assistants and Lab Technicians as required.
• Utilizes computer system to obtain necessary data and to record test results.
• Participates in the ongoing monitoring for each testing process to identify errors or potential problems leading to errors.
• Participates in an on‑call rotation.
• Performs the essential functions of the Lab Technician and Lab Assistant as needed.
• Instrumentation experience- Blood Bank Serofuges and cell washer / automated analyzer such as echo.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree in a biological science or related scientific field from an accredited college or university

One year of Medical Technologist experience

MUST HAVE: Valid Florida Clinical Laboratory Technologist license

**This job description is a complete list of all desired skills but not all are required. We strongly encourage candidates who have some of the skills to apply. We look forward to a conversation to learn more about you**