Medical Technologist Blood Bank

Atrium Health Enterprise; High Point (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is seeking a Medical Technologist at High Point Medical Center. The role involves performing and reporting accurate lab test results, preparing blood components for transfusions, and assisting with specimen collection and transport from clinics to the lab.

The position is full-time, first shift, typically 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM, Monday through Friday with rotating holidays. Requires a Bachelor's degree with NAACLS MT program or equivalent experience and MT/MLT

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory science or related field.
• Completion of NAACLS Medical Technologist program is required.
• Two years of clinical lab experience with MLT certification acceptable; five years with MT level preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform and report accurate laboratory test results for patients.
• Prepare and issue blood components for transfusions.
• Assist in collecting and transporting patient samples to laboratory sections.

Skills

Professional communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

NAACLS Medical Technologist program

MLT certification

Job description

• Schedule: 1st shift, Mon-Fri, 6a-2:30p, rotating holidays.
• Location: High Point Medical Center

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.