Tissue Typing Specialist I

Atrium Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 87,968,000 - 131,952,000; Full time

Job summary

Atrium Health is seeking a Laboratory Professional for the Carolinas Medical Center Core Lab: Immunology. This full-time 2nd shift position requires a Bachelor's degree in life sciences and may prefer ASCP/ABHI Registered Technologist.

Expect 40 hours per week with rotating on-call and holidays. Responsibilities include updating procedures, prioritizing workload, analyzing results, preparing specimens, verifying patient IDs, maintaining equipment, preparing reagents, and accurately reporting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences required.
• Master's degree, ASCP or ABHI Registered Technologist preferred.

Responsibilities

• Update procedures in policy and procedure manuals.
• Assess urgency of tests and prioritize workload.
• Analyze test results for critical values and report them.
• Prepare specimens and verify patient identification before testing.
• Maintain equipment and perform minor troubleshooting.
• Prepare reagents for test performance.
• Calculate, report and record test results accurately.

Skills

Prioritize workload

Analyze test results

Prepare specimens

Verify patient IDs

Maintain equipment

Prepare reagents

Record test results

Education

Bachelor's degree in life sciences

ASCP or ABHI Registered Technologist (preferred)

Job description

Department

60988 Carolinas Medical Center - Core Lab: Immunology

Status

Full time

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Hours Per Week

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information

Monday-Friday 2nd shift with rotating on-call and holidays

Pay Range

$30.70 - $46.05

Essential Functions

• Updates procedures in the section policy and procedure manuals.
• Assesses the urgency of a test and uses this assessment to prioritize the workload.
• Analyzes test results for critical values and immediately reports and documents.
• Prepares specimens for testing, verifies patient identification on samples and requests before testing, and applies rules of specimen rejection and arranges for recollection.
• Uses and maintains equipment and instruments used in test performance and in work area. Performs minor troubleshooting.
• Prepares reagents for test performance.
• Calculates, reports, and records test results with accuracy.

Physical Requirements

Works in a busy environment around physicians, technologists, and other hospital teammates. Works in an area which contains biohazardous (infectious) materials along with chemical, fire, and mechanical hazards. May be required to stoop, reach and lift light (20 pound) to moderately heavy (50 pound) loads.

Education, Experience And Certifications

Bachelor's degree in life sciences required. Master's degree, ASCP or ABHI Registered Technologist preferred.

Our CommitmenttoYou

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits And More

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, andShort- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

Performs and supervises routine, complex, and special Laboratory procedures. Recognizes unusual results and difficulties while performing, supervising, or implementing procedures and makes required corrections. Teaches others the performance of routine and special procedures. Monitors for quality, efficiency, and safety in the performance of technical functions and for the proper handling of specimens, supplies and equipment.