Medical Technologist

HiredFirst; Englewood (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

HiredFirst is seeking a Medical Technologist for a regional laboratory network in Florida, including a fully automated core lab and a hospital-based rapid-response lab infrastructure.

Reporting to the laboratory supervisor, you will perform diagnostic testing (STAT) within turnaround targets, run quality controls, and escalate critical values per protocol. This full-time night shift opportunity requires Florida licensure and 1 year of MT experience; Bachelor's in Medical Technology preferred.

Qualifications

• Associate degree (2-year) required; Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology preferred.
• Minimum 1 year of experience as a Medical Technologist.
• Active Florida Technologist License required; licensure in specialty areas.
• Generalist in Blood Bank, Serology, Chemistry, Hematology, or Microbiology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform accurate and timely diagnostic testing (STAT) within turnaround targets.
• Review OSR/pending logs and communicate workload to relief staff.
• Complete required documentation for patient results and maintain QA procedures.
• Manage problem specimens and communicate critical findings per protocol.

Skills

Medical testing

Quality control

Delta checks

Education

Associate degree (2-year)

Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology

Job description

A Medical Technologist opportunity is available with a regional laboratory network that supports more than 250 acute and rehabilitation hospitals, physician practices, surgery centers, and commercial accounts across Florida, including a fully automated esoteric core laboratory and a hospital-based rapid-response laboratory infrastructure.

The role. Reporting to the laboratory supervisor, the Medical Technologist is responsible for performing accurate and timely diagnostic testing, including STAT procedures within established turnaround time targets and proficiency testing samples within required timeframes. In the supervisor's absence, the technologist assumes departmental responsibility and exercises independent judgment in correlating and interpreting patient results - including performing delta checks and escalating critical values per protocol. The position also involves reviewing pending and result logs (OSR) to resolve or communicate outstanding workload to relief staff, completing all required documentation pertaining to patient results, and performing quality control procedures while managing problem specimens and critical laboratory findings.

What we're looking for.

• Associate degree (2-year) required; Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology preferred
• Minimum 1 year of experience as a Medical Technologist required
• Active State of Florida Technologist License required
• Licensure in one or more clinical specialty areas required (Generalist highly preferred): Blood Bank, Serology, Chemistry, Hematology, or Microbiology

Schedule.

Full-time, night shift with rotating weekends.