Medical Technologist, High Point Medical Center, 3rd shift

Hugh Chatham Health; High Point (NC); On-site; USD 43,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Health benefits

Retirement plan with employer match

Educational assistance

Wellness programs

Flexible Spending Accounts

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a Medical Technologist (MT) with ASCP certification to join the High Point Medical Center laboratory in North Carolina. The role requires NAACLS MT program completion or equivalent with extensive lab experience and MT certification.

Responsibilities include performing tests, preparing blood components, handling samples, and supervising students, using advanced instruments. The department emphasizes safety, inventory control and high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and NAACLS MT program completion with five years clinical lab experience or two years with MLT certification.
• Previous experience as Medical Technologist preferred.
• Medical Technologist (MT) ASCP certification required.

Responsibilities

• Performs and provides accurate laboratory test results on human patients.
• Prepares and issues blood components for patient transfusions.
• Assists in collection and transport of patient samples to lab sections.
• Handles hazardous materials per regulations to ensure safety.
• Maintains inventory of supplies, materials, and equipment for lab operations.
• Supervises, trains, and reviews work of students and lower-level technicians.
• Operates complex laboratory instruments and instructs others in usage.

Skills

Professional communication

Education

Bachelor's degree + NAACLS MT

Five years clinical lab experience

Two years clinical lab with MLT cert

ASCP MT certification

Job description

Schedule Details/Additional Information

7 on/7 off, Wednesday-Tuesday, 8pm-0630am

Department

60901 High Point Medical Center - Lab

Status

Full time

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Hours Per Week

35

Schedule Details/Additional Information

7 on/7 off, Wednesday-Tuesday, 8pm-0630am

Pay Range

$30.70 - $46.05

Position Highlights

• Shift Schedule: 7 on/7 off, Wednesday-Tuesday, 8pm-0630am
• Department: Laboratory
• Location: High Point

Education/Experience/Certifications To Qualify

• 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.
• Medical Technologist (MT) ASCP certification required.

How You’ll Impact Patient Care

Your responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• 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 maintain 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.

Our Commitment To You

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits And More

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.