MLT/MT Full Time Nights

Baptist Health; Elizabethtown (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition support

Paid time off

Maternity/Paternity leave

Bereavement leave (pets)

Employee assistance program

Retirement match

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking a Medical Laboratory Technician/Technologist for a full-time night shift, starting at 5:30p with a 15% shift differential in Kentucky. The role performs routine procedures on blood, urine, and tissue samples, analyzes results, and maintains equipment while serving as an educator as needed.

Qualified candidates will have an associate degree in Laboratory Science or MLT, or an approved alternative pathway; certification within 12 months of hire is required.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Laboratory Science or Medical Laboratory Technology is required, or equivalent training paths outlined in the posting.
• Candidates may present alternate education routes with documented training or coursework as described.
• Certification as MLT from ASCP or AMT must be obtained within 12 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine laboratory procedures on specimens such as blood, urine, and tissue samples.
• Analyze test results to determine presence, absence, or cause of disease.
• Maintain laboratory equipment to ensure accurate and timely reporting of findings.
• Educate staff or patients as necessary when appropriate.

Skills

Lab procedures

Analytical skills

Quality control

Education

Associate degree in Lab Science or MLT

Alternative: high school plus military Medical Lab training

Job description

Summary

This tech will be working 3rd shift. Shift starts at 5:30p.

Job Description

MLT or MT - Lab

Full-time, nights, shift starts at 5:30p

15% shift differential

Conduct routine laboratory procedures on specimens such as blood, urine, and tissue samples. Analyze test results to determine the presence, absence, or cause of disease. Maintain laboratory equipment to ensure accurate and timely reporting of findings. Function as an educator as necessary.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Laboratory Science or Medical Laboratory Technology required; In lieu of an associate's degree: High school graduate or equivalent and successfully completed military training of 50 or more weeks and served as a Medical Laboratory Specialist; or Education and training equivalent to an associate degree in Laboratory Science or Medical Laboratory Technology: A).Education: 60 semester hours including either 24 semester hours of Medical Laboratory Technology courses or 24 semester hours of science courses (6 hours of chemistry; 6 hours of biology, and 12 hours in chemistry, biology, or medical laboratory technology, or any combination). B). Training: either completion of an approved/accredited clinical laboratory training program, which may be included in the 60 semester hours specified above or at least three months of documented laboratory training in each specialty in which the individual performs high complexity testing.
• Must obtain Certification as a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) from American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or American Medical Technologists (AMT) within 12 months of hire.

Benefits

• Tuition Assistance reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off available for use upon hire
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement plans with company match

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.