Medical Technologist Blood Bank

Advocate Health; High Point (NC); Presencial; USD 65.000 - 78.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Advocate Health's High Point Medical Center is seeking a Medical Technologist for a full-time, first-shift position in High Point, NC. You will perform laboratory tests and help ensure accurate results for patient care.

Requirements include a NAACLS MT program with Bachelor's or five years lab experience, or two years with MLT certification; MT ASCP certification and supervision duties may apply. This role offers growth potential and a collaborative clinical environment.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree with NAACLS Medical Technologist program
• Five years' clinical lab experience, or two years' clinical lab experience with MLT certification
• MT ASCP certification preferred

Responsabilidades

• Performs and provides accurate laboratory test results on human patients.
• Prepares and issues blood components for patient transfusions.
• Assists in the collection and transport of patient samples to laboratory sections.
• Handles hazardous materials in accordance with regulations to ensure safe working environment.
• Requisitions and maintains inventory of supplies, materials, and equipment as needed for laboratory operations.
• Supervises, trains, and reviews the work of students and lower level technicians engaged in clinical laboratory work.
• Operates complex specialized laboratory instruments; instructs other personnel in the use and operations of these instruments.

Conocimientos

Professional communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree + NAACLS MT program OR 5 years clinical lab experience

2 years clinical lab experience with MLT certification

Descripción del empleo

Position Highlights:

• Status/Hours: Full-Time, 40 hours/week
• Schedule: 1st shift, Mon-Fri, 6a-2:30p, rotating holidays.
• Location: High Point Medical Center
  

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree and successful completion of a National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS) Medical Technologist program, five years' clinical lab experience, or two years' clinical lab experience with Medical Lab Tech (MLT) certification.
• Previous experience as Medical Technologist preferred.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION:

• Medical Technologist (MT) ASCP certification.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Performs and provides accurate laboratory test results on human patients.
• Prepares and issues blood components for patient transfusions.
• Assists in the collection and transport of patient samples from the clinics to laboratory sections.
• Handles hazardous materials in accordance with regulations to ensure safe working environment.
• Requisitions and maintains inventory of supplies, materials, and equipment as needed for laboratory operations.
• Supervises, trains, and reviews the work of students and lower level technicians engaged in clinical laboratory work.
• Operates complex specialized laboratory instruments; instructs other personnel in the use and operations of these instruments.
• Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Ability to communicate on a professional level with physicians, nurses and other ancillary professional staff when discussing procedures.

Work Environment:

• Frequent exposure to infections, contagious diseases, and the risk of bloodborne diseases.
• Exposure to hazardous anesthetic agents, body fluids, waste, odorous chemicals and specimens.
• Subject to electrical, radiant energy and radiation hazards.
• Exposure to a variety of electro-mechanical/power equipment.
• Exposure to housekeeping/cleaning agents/chemicals.
• Subject to injury from moving parts of equipment.
• Subject to long irregular hours.

DISCLAIMER
All responsibilities and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities to be performed by an employee occupying this job or position. Employees must follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by their leaders.