Medical Technologist - Full Time - AVH

Allegheny Clinic; Natrona Heights (PA); Presencial; USD 60.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

$10,000 sign on bonus

Descripción de la vacante

Allegheny Health Network is seeking a proficient laboratory professional to independently perform routine and highly complex analyses on clinical specimens across laboratory sections.

The role includes operating and maintaining instrumentation, overseeing staff, and providing consultation to healthcare providers.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree required; ASCP eligible program.
• PA residents: MLS/MT/Categorical or Specialty ASCP certification required within 1 year of hire.
• NY residents: Clinical Laboratory Technologist required within 6 months of hire for new graduates.

Responsabilidades

• 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.
• Operates, calibrates, checks, and maintains instrumentation; resolves QC issues to ensure quality results.
• Provides oversight and mentors ALT, MLT, phlebotomists, students, and new employees in laboratory testing.
• Serves as a consultant to Medical Laboratory Technicians, phlebotomists, and other health care providers; engages in continuing education.
• May collect and process patient specimens in accordance with policies and procedures and within expected time frames.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Educación

Bachelor's degree in ASCP eligible program

MLS, MT, Categorical or Specialty ASCP Certification

Herramientas

Laboratory instrumentation

Descripción del empleo

Company : Allegheny Health Network Job Description : $10,000 sign on bonus available

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

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