Medical Technologist - Full Time - Day Shift - Pittsburgh

highmarkhealth; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$10,000 sign on bonus available

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network is seeking a skilled laboratory professional to perform routine and complex analyses on clinical specimens, ensuring accuracy and quality across multiple sections of the lab. This role includes oversight and mentoring of ALT, MLT, phlebotomists, students, and new staff, with a focus on continuous education and adherence to regulations.

The successful candidate will collaborate with medical staff to provide high-quality results, participate in QC processes, and support

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in ASCP eligible program.
• Certification required within specified timelines for PA or NY locations.
• 1–2 years of clinical laboratory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of routine and complex procedures using established criteria to provide quality clinical information.
• Operates, calibrates, checks, and maintains instrumentation; monitors quality control.
• Provides oversight and mentors ALT, MLT, phlebotomists, students, and new staff to ensure accuracy and quality.
• Acts as a consultant to medical laboratory technicians and providers; participates in continuing education.
• May collect and process patient specimens in accordance with policies and procedures.

Skills

Quality control

Mentoring

Consultation

Laboratory analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in ASCP eligible program

ASCP Certification (MLS/MT/Categorical) within 1 year

Job description

Company : Allegheny Health Network Job Description :

Benefits

• $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 r equired 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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