Medical Technologist

MedStar Health; Puyallup (WA); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Washington seeks a Medical Technologist to perform vital laboratory tests and quality control, ensuring high standards in patient care. Candidates should have a background in Medical Technology, critical thinking skills, and a commitment to service. This role offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package including medical and retirement

Paid time off

Forbes Best Employers recognition

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or Sciences is required.
• Certification or registry eligible for Medical Technologist is necessary.
• Detail-oriented individual with strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform patient analytic laboratory testing and quality control.
• Acquire/prepare reagents and perform instrument maintenance.
• Establish and maintain positive identification of specimens.

Skills

Detail oriented

Critical thinking

Independent judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or Sciences

Certification or registry eligible for Medical Technologist, MLS (ASCP), or MT (ASCP), or AMT or MT (AAB)

Current Medical Assistant-Phlebotomist certification

SC, SM (ASCP), MS in Clinical Chemistry or molecular diagnostics experience

Job description

You Belong Here.

At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

FTE: 0.001_, Shift: on call_, Schedule: variable on call

Position Summary

The Medical Technologist is an excellent technical opportunity at MultiCare, responsible for performing patient analytic laboratory testing, quality control, data analysis, results reporting, instrument maintenance and technical problem resolution. This position requires a service-committed individual, who is detail oriented and can perform complex data analysis, exercise sound, independent judgment and demonstrate critical thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• You will receive specimens, establish and maintain positive identification of specimens
• You will determine suitability of specimen
• You will acquire/prepare reagents as needed
• You will perform instrument maintenance and calibration

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or Sciences
• Certification or registry eligible for Medical Technologist, MLS (ASCP), or MT (ASCP), or AMT or MT (AAB)
• Current Medical Assistant-Phlebotomist (MA-P) certification or Medical Assistant-Phlebotomist eligible (if duties will include phlebotomy)
• SC, SM (ASCP), MS in Clinical Chemistry or molecular diagnostics experience preferred for Immunology only

Our Values

As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration, Kindness and Joy. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.

Why MultiCare?

• Belonging:We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our employees
• Mission-driven:We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve
• Market leadership:Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system
• Employee-centric:Named Forbes "America's Best Employers by State" for several years running
• Technology:"Most Wired" health care system 15 years in a row
• Leading research:MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities
• Lifestyle:Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $36.18 - $57.38 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant's years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.