Night Shift Medical Technologist: Shape Lab Excellence

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is seeking a laboratory professional for the night shift to perform quality clinical tests with accuracy and efficiency, supporting lean processes and continuous improvement.

The role involves processing orders and specimens, operating analyzers, ensuring safety and compliance, and contributing to education and training of staff, with a focus on patient care and lab excellence at the hospital.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemical, biological, clinical laboratory science (MLS) from an accredited institution; or U.S. military provided MLS training; or Bachelor's degree meeting CLIA 42CFR493.1489
• ASCP or equivalent Medical Technologist or Medical Laboratory Scientist certification
• Independent judgement with minimum technical supervision

Responsibilities

• Processes orders and specimens, performs accurate testing procedures across all assigned testing, and reports test results according to standard operating procedures.
• Demonstrates familiarity with and follows hospital and departmental policies and procedures, including those pertaining to safety and compliance.
• Exercises independent judgement and critical thinking in non-routine circumstances to solve problems.
• Operates instruments using established protocols and quality assurance checks and performs preventive and corrective maintenance on instruments.
• Correlates results with patient age and/or condition, recognizes deviation from expected results, and analyzes and corrects problems using standard operating procedures.
• Performs, records, and analyzes quality control data, makes judgments concerning results, and takes appropriate action to maintain accuracy and precision.
• Maintains current professional skills and technical competency as defined by laboratory competency policy.
• Conducts education and training for new personnel and students.
• Attends and participates in shift meetings, staff meetings and Laboratory Town Hall meetings.
• Actively promotes a lean culture by performing duties to promote an understanding and consistent use of lean principals and processes.
• Performs other duties as required by department.

Skills

Independent judgement

Education

Bachelor's degree MLS or CLIA-compliant equivalent

US military MLS training accepted

Job description

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is seeking a laboratory professional for the night shift to perform quality clinical tests with accuracy and efficiency, supporting lean processes and continuous improvement.

The role involves processing orders and specimens, operating analyzers, ensuring safety and compliance, and contributing to education and training of staff, with a focus on patient care and lab excellence at the hospital.