Medical Technologist

Akron Children's; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Akron Children's Hospital is seeking a part-time Medical Technologist for Day Shift on site. The role involves performing routine and complex laboratory tests to support diagnosis and treatment, with duties including specimen collection, processing, and data interpretation.

Requires internship during degree, ASCP Technologist certification or eligibility, and 2+ years of lab experience. Candidates should be proficient in MS Office and able to work across multiple disciplines while maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or related science with internship.
• ASCP Technologist certification or eligibility required/preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of laboratory experience preferred.
• Experience across multiple laboratory disciplines preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Office required.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes independent judgment in performing routine and complex laboratory tests to aid in diagnosis and treatment.
• Prioritizes and evaluates varying test requests efficiently.
• Follow procedures for collecting and processing biological specimens.
• Performs analytical testing procedures with accuracy and precision.
• Interprets testing results in relation to disease and physiology, integrating data to resolve issues.
• Implements and monitors quality control, new equipment, and methods.
• Maintains organized and clean work area and attends to tasks efficiently.
• Participates in education efforts of the department.
• Provides care considering age-specific needs of patients served.
• Performs other duties as required.

Skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or other science

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Part-Time, 24 Hours/Week

Day Shift

Onsite

The Medical Technologist performs laboratory tests to aid in diagnosis and treatment of disease. Assists in the collection, processing, and analysis of test ordered by a physician. Medical Technologists can recognize interdependency of tests and have knowledge of physiological conditions affecting test results which are used by the physician to determine the presence, extent and possible the cause of disease.

Responsibilities

1. Utilizes independent judgment in performing both routine and complex laboratory tests using a variety of techniques, instrumentation, and equipment in order to assist the physician in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
2. Exercises professional judgment in order to prioritize and evaluate varying test requests efficiently.
3. Follow procedures for collecting and processing Biological specimens.
4. Performs analytical testing procedures with accuracy and precision.
5. Demonstrates scientific knowledge of testing principles, analytic procedures, and their results allowing for appropriate interpretation in conjunction with disease and physiology. Integrates multiple data to resolve problems.
6. Implements and monitors quality control, new equipment, and/or methods.
7. Performs tasks efficiently and maintains work area.
8. Participates in education efforts of the department.
9. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the physical, psych/ social, educational, and safety needs of the patients served regardless of age.
10. Other duties as required.

Other information

Technical Expertise

1. Prior work experience in a clinical laboratory setting including recent experience in multiple laboratory disciplines is preferred.
2. Experience working with all levels within an organization is required.
3. Experience in healthcare is preferred.
4. Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required.

Education and Experience

1. Education: Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or other science, with successful completion of an internship in Medical Technology or equivalent experience in a laboratory as deemed appropriate by ASCP and CLIA criteria required
2. Certification: Certification or eligibility for certification by ASCP at the Technologist level or grandfather at the Technologist level prior to 2004 is required. Certification obtained within 12 months from the start date in the position is required.
3. Years of relevant experience: 2 or more years is preferred.
4. Years of experience supervising: None.

Part Time

FTE: 0.600000

Status: Onsite