Medical Technologist I

Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee, Inc.; Muskogee (OK); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee, Inc. seeks a Medical Laboratory Scientist to identify, process, and document laboratory specimens for patient status assessment and monitoring.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or related field, national certification, and 1 year of high-complexity lab experience. Responsibilities include developing procedures, performing tests, ensuring QC, and maintaining equipment in a safety-sensitive environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or a related biological/chemical science from an accredited college or university.
• Must have passed national certification exam as a laboratory scientist that is accredited by an approved agency.
• 1 year lab experience with high complexity testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and establish procedures for collecting, processing and analyzing biological specimens and other substances.
• Performs and reports analytical tests, integrating and relating data generated by various clinical laboratory departments while making decisions regarding possible discrepancies.
• Confirm abnormal results, verifying, executing and making decisions based on quality control procedures, and developing solutions to problems concerning the generation of laboratory data.
• Establish and perform preventive and corrective maintenance of equipment as well as identifying appropriate sources for repairs.
• Supports laboratory goals by demonstrating teamwork, service excellence, adhering to established guidelines and policies and looking for ways to improve processes.
• Works with medical laboratory science students during educational laboratory activities.

Skills

PC skills

Communication

Organization

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or related field

Job description

Full Time Job Summary:

Identifies, processes, and documents laboratory specimens for the purpose of assessing and monitoring patient status.

Minimum Education:

Baccalaureate Degree in Medical Technology or in a related biological/chemical science from an accredited college or university.

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification:

Must have passed national certification exam as a laboratory scientist that is accredited by an approved agency.

Work Experience:

1 year lab experience with high complexity testing.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• PC skills needed for efficient computer utilization.
• Effective interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to organize work in an effective and efficient manner.
• Ability to be detail oriented in the examination of clinical and numerical data.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Develop and establish procedures for collecting, processing and analyzing biological specimens and other substances.
• Performs and reports analytical tests, integrating and relating data generated by various clinical laboratory departments while making decisions regarding possible discrepancies.
• Confirm abnormal results, verifying, executing and making decisions based on quality control procedures, and developing solutions to problems concerning the generation of laboratory data.
• Establish and perform preventive and corrective maintenance of equipment as well as identifying appropriate sources for repairs.
• Supports laboratory goals by demonstrating teamwork, service excellence, adhering to established guidelines and policies and looking for ways to improve processes.
• Works with medical laboratory science students during educational laboratory activities.

Decision Making:

Independent judgment in planning sequence of operations and making minor decisions in a complex technical or professional field.

Working Relationships:

Works directly with patients and/or customers. Works with internal customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with external customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with other healthcare professionals and staff.

Special Job Dimensions:

None.

Supplemental Information:

This document generally describes the essential functions of the job and the physical demands required to perform the job. This compilation of essential functions and physical demands is not all inclusive nor does it prohibit the assignment of additional duties.

Clinical Laboratory - Muskogee Campus Location:

Muskogee, Oklahoma 74401

Under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Use and Patient Protection Act (OMMA), a safety sensitive position is defined as any job that includes tasks or duties that the employer believes could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the task or others. This position has been identified as a safety sensitive position. This statute allows employers to lawfully refuse to hire applicants for safety-sensitive jobs or to discipline or discharge employees who work in safety-sensitive jobs if they test positive for marijuana, even if they have a valid license to use medical marijuana.

EOE Protected Veterans/Disability

Saint Francis is a Catholic, not-for-profit Health system based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We are the largest private employer in Eastern Oklahoma with over 12,000 employees, including 1,000 physicians. The health system is anchored by the 1,112-bed Saint Francis Hospital, the largest hospital in Oklahoma and the 11th largest in the nation. Our system also includes hospitals in south Tulsa, Muskogee and Vinita, as well as 110 Warren Clinic locations from Monkey Island to McAlester, northeastern Oklahoma's only children's hospital, a level IV neonatal intensive care unit, a 168-bed heart hospital, and Tulsa's leading trauma and emergency center.