MLT/MT Full Time Nights

BHS; Elizabethtown (KY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Assistance reimbursement

Paid Time Off available for use upon/h

Maternity and Paternity Leave

Bereavement Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Retirement plans with company match

Job summary

Baptist Health is hiring a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) or MT for a full-time night shift starting at 5:30 PM in Kentucky. The position offers a 15% differential and involves performing routine lab work on blood, urine, and tissue samples with accurate reporting of results.

Qualified candidates will have an associate degree in Laboratory Science or Medical Laboratory Technology, or an approved equivalent.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Laboratory Science or Medical Laboratory Technology is required.
• In lieu of the degree, military training or specific 60 semester hours with chemistry/biology courses may satisfy the requirement.
• Education or training equivalency must include clinical/lab exposure as described.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Education

Associate degree in Laboratory Science or Medical Laboratory Technology

Alternate qualification: high school graduate with 50+ weeks military Medical Laboratory Specialist training or 60 semester hours with required sciences

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

Job Description:

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 ClinicalPathology (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.