Medical Technologist - Flow - Day Shift - West Penn - Casual Hours

Allegheny Health Network; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network seeks a skilled laboratory professional to perform routine and complex analyses on clinical specimens across laboratory sections. You will verify test method accuracy and maintain instrumentation while ensuring quality information is produced.

The role includes mentoring ALT/MLT staff, collaborating with clinicians, and participating in continuing education. Compliance with state regulations and HIPAA is required; on-site position in Pittsburgh, PA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in ASCP eligible program.
• ASCP MLS/MT Certification (or Categorical) required within 1 year of hire (PA) / NY within 6 months for new grads.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine and highly complex laboratory analyses on clinical specimens across sections.
• Operates, calibrates, checks, and maintains instrumentation to ensure quality results.
• Provides oversight and mentors ALT, MLT, phlebotomist, students, and new employees to ensure accuracy and quality.
• Serves as a consultant to medical laboratory technicians and health care providers; participates in continuing education.
• May collect and process patient specimens within policies and time frames.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Quality control

Lab instrumentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in ASCP eligible program

ASCP MLS/MT Certification (or Categorical)

Job description

GENERAL OVERVIEW

This job independently performs routine and highly complex laboratory analyses on clinical specimens in one or more sections of the laboratory.

• Performs a variety of routine and complex procedures using established criteria to provide quality clinical information. Verifies analytic accuracy, precision, sensitivity, and linearity for test methods. (40%)
• Operates, calibrates, checks, and maintains instrumentation. Recognizes problems with quality control and test procedures and takes appropriate action to ensure quality clinical information. (30%)
• Provides oversight and mentors ALT, MLT, phlebotomist, students, and new employees in laboratory testing following system policies and procedures, as well as any applicable State regulations, to ensure accuracy and quality (20%)
• Serves as a consultant to medical laboratory technicians, phlebotomists, other health care providers, as needed. Participates in continuing education to ensure growth and development of the laboratory. (5%)
• May collect and process patient specimens in accordance with laboratory policies and procedures and within the expected time frames. (5%)
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Company

Allegheny Health Network

Job Description

GENERAL OVERVIEW

This job independently performs routine and highly complex laboratory analyses on clinical specimens in one or more sections of the laboratory.

Essential Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of routine and complex procedures using established criteria to provide quality clinical information. Verifies analytic accuracy, precision, sensitivity, and linearity for test methods. (40%)
• Operates, calibrates, checks, and maintains instrumentation. Recognizes problems with quality control and test procedures and takes appropriate action to ensure quality clinical information. (30%)
• Provides oversight and mentors ALT, MLT, phlebotomist, students, and new employees in laboratory testing following system policies and procedures, as well as any applicable State regulations, to ensure accuracy and quality (20%)
• Serves as a consultant to medical laboratory technicians, phlebotomists, other health care providers, as needed. Participates in continuing education to ensure growth and development of the laboratory. (5%)
• May collect and process patient specimens in accordance with laboratory policies and procedures and within the expected time frames. (5%)
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Qualifications

Minimum

• Bachelor's degree in ASCP eligible program
• If located in Pennsylvania MLS, MT, Categorical or Specialty ASCP Certification, required within 1 year of hire. Incumbents in role as of June 1, 2022 are exempt from this expectation.
• If located in New York Clinical Laboratory Technologist required within 6 months of hire for new graduates.

Preferred

• 1 to 2 year's clinical laboratory experience

Disclaimer

The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

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Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

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