Night Shift Medical Technologist — Impactful Lab Work

Wellstar Health System; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellstar Health System is seeking a Medical Laboratory Technologist for the Night shift. Under supervision you will perform clinical laboratory testing, maintain equipment, and ensure quality control in a fast-paced hospital lab.

You’ll document QA results and participate in performance improvement initiatives to support patient care. The role requires MT/MLS-type certification and at least 1 year of laboratory experience, with strong data entry and computer skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; MT(ASCP) or MLS certifications preferred.
• Minimum 1 year laboratory experience.
• Strong computer/data entry skills and ability to use Excel/Word.

Responsibilities

• Maintains acceptable accuracy in patient, quality assurance, proficiency, and competency testing.
• Meets department standards for correct patient/specimen identification.
• Meets department standards for error rate in testing/reporting results.
• Documents QA investigations and corrective actions.
• Maintains and troubleshoots laboratory instrumentation.
• Analyzes and reports lab data accurately within turnaround times.
• Interprets lab data in the context of clinical findings.
• Communicates findings and hand-offs to the team per procedures.
• Ensures compliance with LIS documentation and safety standards.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives and inspections.

Skills

Data entry

Communication

Excel

Word

Computer literacy

Education

Bachelors Medical Technology

Bachelors Medical Science

Bachelors General

Masters (related field)

Tools

Epic

3M

Job description

Wellstar Health System is seeking a Medical Laboratory Technologist for the Night shift. Under supervision you will perform clinical laboratory testing, maintain equipment, and ensure quality control in a fast-paced hospital lab.

You’ll document QA results and participate in performance improvement initiatives to support patient care. The role requires MT/MLS-type certification and at least 1 year of laboratory experience, with strong data entry and computer skills.