Medical Technologist 1 (Toxicology)

University of Miami; United States; On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Tuition remission

Job summary

The University of Miami invites applications for a Medical Technologist to support clinical diagnostics within UHealth. The role performs specimen analysis, operates daily lab workflows, and reports results to physicians and researchers with accuracy.

A Florida license is required, and an associate degree in a relevant field is expected. We offer a competitive benefits package, a diverse academic environment, and opportunities for professional development within a leading university-based health

Qualifications

• Education: Associate degree in relevant field required.
• Certification and Licensing: Valid State of Florida Medical Technologist license required.
• Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements
• Experience: No previous experience required
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Learning Agility, Teamwork, Technical Proficiency, Communication

Responsibilities

• Prepares cultures of tissue samples.
• Establishes and monitors programs that ensure data accuracy.
• Examines slides of bodily fluids using microscope or other relevant equipment.
• Crossmatches blood for transfusions.
• Analyzes urine chemically to identify toxic components and collects and studies blood samples to determine morphology.
• Evaluates laboratory reports for accuracy.
• Operates, calibrates, and safeguards laboratory equipment.
• Delivers test results to physicians, researchers, and patients.
• Identifies unusual results and takes appropriate action to make corrections and solve problems.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Skills

Learning Agility

Teamwork

Technical Proficiency

Communication

Education

Associate degree in relevant field

Florida Medical Technologist license

Job description

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

1. Prepares cultures of tissue samples.
2. Establishes and monitors programs that ensure data accuracy.
3. Examines slides of bodily fluids using microscope or other relevant equipment.
4. Crossmatches blood for transfusions.
5. Analyzes urine chemically to identify toxic components and collects and studies blood samples to determine morphology.
6. Evaluates laboratory reports for accuracy.
7. Operates, calibrates, and safeguards laboratory equipment.
8. Delivers test results to physicians, researchers, and patients.
9. Identifies unusual results and takes appropriate action to make corrections and solve problems.
10. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Associate degree in relevant field required

Certification and Licensing: Valid State of Florida Medical Technologist license required

Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements

Experience: No previous experience required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine.

As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year.

Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care.

We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff

The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service.

A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation.

The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs.

Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride.

The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings.

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults.

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019.

The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022.

With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.