Medical Technologist

HCA Healthcare; Manchester (NH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time away from work

Job summary

Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, NH, is seeking a Medical Technologist to join a dedicated laboratory team. You will interpret results, perform a broad range of tests, and ensure specimen integrity while following procedures and quality controls.

Role requires attention to calibration, documentation and adherence to accreditation standards. You will collaborate with nursing and medical staff, participate in training, and maintain a high standard of professional conduct in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree from accredited four-year college or university.
• MT/MLS certification or eligible ASCP certification preferred.
• Minimum one year MT experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interpret clinical lab results with professional judgment and respond to unusual situations.
• Perform a variety of clinical laboratory tests and prepare specimens per procedures.
• Adhere to quality control policies and maintain records.
• Coordinate QA activities and participate in quality improvement.
• Document results and report to nursing units and physicians.
• Check, calibrate and maintain equipment; troubleshoot issues as needed.
• Maintain CAP, Joint Commission and accreditation records.
• Display professionalism and provide prompt patient-centered service.
• Assist in training Medical Technologists and Lab Technicians.

Skills

Clinical interpretation

Quality control

Phlebotomy

Equipment maintenance

Documentation

Troubleshooting

Team training

Education

Bachelor degree

Job description

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Medical Technologist? At Catholic Medical Center, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary and Qualifications

• Utilize professional judgment in interpretations of clinical lab results and in responding to unusual situations. Utilize judgment and discretion in considering sample integrity and acceptability, process calibration, reagent concentration and stability, quality control relationship to unknown results, evaluation of unexpected patient results and error identification.
• Perform a variety of clinical laboratory tests, including set up of supplies and equipment to analyze specimens (i.e. body fluids, tissue, sputum, etc.) according to written procedures. Forward unresolved problems to supervisor. Maintain the integrity of the specimens throughout the process.
• Adhere to established quality control policies and procedures in order to guarantee the reliability of data. Perform quality control procedures as required and maintain adequate control records to include problem log documentation, reporting any abnormal or unusual variances to supervisor and/or Medical Director as appropriate. Perform daily QC review.
• Coordinate quality assurance and participate in quality improvement activities.
• Document test results and report results to nursing units and/or physicians according to established procedure. Inform supervisor or designee of unusual or unexpected test results after verification and accessing validity of the original test results. Recognize critical and/or life threatening results and immediately telephone critical values to the nursing units and/or physicians.
• Check, calibrate and maintain equipment in working order, performing preventative maintenance at prescribed intervals and as appropriate. Troubleshoot technical and procedural problems, make repairs and utilize service “hot” line as needed; arrange service call as appropriate. Keep related records.
• Maintain all records and documentation, i.e. calibrations, temperatures, etc., needed to comply with CAP, Joint Commission and other accrediting agencies.
• Maintain technical proficiency in a minimum of two (2) of the four (4) technical areas on the day shift; or in four (4) of the technical areas on the evening and night shifts; OR if scheduled less than or equal to 8 hours per week, maintain technical proficiency in a minimum of one (1) of the four (4) technical areas on the day shift; or in two (2) of the technical areas on the evening and night shifts. Technical areas include: Transfusion Service, Chemistry, Hematology, and Microbiology.
• Display courtesy and professionalism at all times while providing timely, helpful service to all patients, clients, visitors, physicians, and hospital personnel. Maintain a professional decorum within the work environment under all types of circumstances, demonstrating ability to remain calm in tense and/or emergency situations.
• Perform duties of charge technologist in the absence of the Supervisor as assigned.
• Act as technical resource to lab and all hospital employees; provide instruction on basic theory, technical skills and applications of test procedures.
• Ensure confidentiality of employee, legal, client/patient, budget and all company matters.
• Perform phlebotomy duties and effectively communicate the procedure to the patient. Demonstrates competency in obtaining capillary or venous samples from both the inpatient and outpatient population served by the hospital.
• Perform phlebotomy for legal alcohol draws and testify in court as required.
• Perform specimen processing duties.
• Ensure adequate reagent supplies according to Laboratory and Section policies. Receive and store supplies per established procedure.
• Conduct tests on proficiency survey specimens and evaluate proficiency testing results.
• Review previous day’s results for clerical, analytical errors or unusual results, in the absence of the Section Supervisor, or as assigned.
• Assist Section Supervisor in the evaluation of new procedures, installation of new instrumentation, and training on new or modified instrumentation or equipment.
• Perform technical, procedural and administrative problem solving.
• Train and orient Medical Technologists and Medical Laboratory Technicians including students.
• Assist in the preparation and revision of procedures as directed by Supervisor or Laboratory Manager, utilizing the CLSI format.
• May assist Section Supervisor to prepare for Department and Laboratory inspections.
• Attend regularly scheduled departmental meetings and continuing educational programs; maintain current knowledge in the field.
• Attend mandatory in-service programs on Universal Precautions, Disaster Plan, Electrical & Fire Safety and Chemical Hygiene Plan/Hazardous Communications. Comply with all hospital and departmental safety practices.
• Follow all safety procedures and precautions as detailed in the Hospital Safety Manual, Chemical Hygiene Plan and Infection Control Policy to maintain safe environment for self and others. Report any possible safety hazards to supervisor.
• Participate in appropriate role in disasters, fire drills, fires and other emergency situations.
• Exercise care in the operation and use of equipment and reference materials. Perform routine cleaning and preventative maintenance to ensure continued functioning of equipment. Maintain work areas in a clean, safe and organized manner.
• Report to work consistently and promptly as scheduled. Provide proper advance notice of absence or tardiness. Work overtime as needed and required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

• Bachelor Degree from accredited four-year college or university.

Experience:

• Minimum of one year MT experience preferred.

Licensure/Certification:

• MLS (ASCP) CM or MT (ASCP) or equivalent preferred
• Or ASCP eligible and must obtain certification within one (1) year of employment.
• MLS (ASCP) CM MUST be valid and renewed upon expiration to retain employment.

Benefits

Catholic Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Saving and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Shape the future of healthcare at Catholic Medical Center (https://catholicmc.com/) .

Located in Manchester, NH, Catholic Medical Center is a 330-bed acute care hospital and Level III Trauma Center serving southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts. Home to the nationally recognized New England Heart & Vascular Institute and The Mom’s Place—an innovative birthing center that pioneered couplet care—we’re proud to lead in both advanced medicine and compassionate service.

As part of HCA Healthcare’s statewide network of Catholic Medical Center (https://catholicmc.com/) in Manchester, Portsmouth Regional Hospital (http://www.portsmouthhospital.com) , Frisbie Memorial Hospital (http://www.frisbiehospital.com) in Rochester hospitals, three freestanding ERs, and over 70 care sites, you’ll join nearly 5,000 colleagues across New Hampshire who are committed to excellence, collaboration, and making a difference every day. At Catholic Medical Center, your work has purpose—and your potential has no limits.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.