Medical Technologist- Core Lab

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is seeking a Medical Technologist for its Laboratory Services. This role involves performing laboratory tests, maintaining quality control, and ensuring compliance with hospital policies.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor's degree in a related field and is committed to providing quality clinical information. The position does not require prior experience and offers training.

Join a dedicated team at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and contribute to improving patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• No minimum experience required.
• Experience in a high complexity clinical laboratory preferred.
• Certification as Medical Technologist or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Processes orders and specimens, performs accurate testing procedures, and reports results.
• Follows hospital policies and compliance procedures.
• Operates instruments and performs maintenance.
• Analyzes quality control data to maintain accuracy.

Skills

Independent judgment

Technical supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

Work Schedule

Work Shift: Day

Work Day(s): Variable

Shift Start Time: 7:00 AM

Shift End Time: 5:30 PM

Worker Sub-Type: Regular

Job Description

Provides quality clinical information by accurately performing laboratory tests and procedures. Works effectively with others to meet patient and care provider needs. Actively promotes a lean work culture by performing team member duties to encourage consistent use of lean principles and processes, including continually seeking work process improvements. Recognizes necessity of taking ownership of own motivation, morale, performance, and professional development. Strives for behavior consistent with being committed to the lab’s and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s mission, goals, and values.

Experience

No minimum experience required

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a high complexity clinical laboratory

Education

• Bachelor's degree in a chemical, biological, clinical laboratory science, medical laboratory science (MLS) from an accredited institution; or U.S. military provided training as a MLS; or Bachelor's degree that meets the CLIA regulation 42CFR493.1489

Certification Summary

• American Society for Clinical Pathology or equivalent Medical Technologist or Medical Laboratory Scientist

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Independent judgment with minimum technical supervision

Job Responsibilities

• Processes orders and specimens, performs accurate testing procedures across all assigned testing, and reports test results according to standard operating procedures.
• Demonstrates familiarity with and follows hospital and departmental policies and procedures, including those pertaining to safety and compliance.
• Exercises independent judgment and critical thinking in non-routine circumstances to solve problems.
• Operates instruments using established protocols and quality assurance checks and performs preventive and corrective maintenance on instruments.
• Correlates results with patient age and/or condition, recognizes deviation from expected results, and analyzes and corrects problems using standard operating procedures.
• Performs, records, and analyzes quality control data, makes judgments concerning results, and takes appropriate action to maintain accuracy and precision.
• Maintains current professional skills and technical competency as defined by laboratory competency policy.
• Conducts education and training for new personnel and students.
• Attends and participates in shift meetings, staff meetings and Laboratory Town Hall meetings.
• Actively promotes a lean culture by performing duties to promote an understanding and consistent use of lean principals and processes.
• Performs other duties as required by department.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location Address

2220 North Druid Hills Road

Job Family

Laboratory Services