Medical Lab Tech

Overview

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Paradise Valley Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference. Paradise Valley Hospital is the South Bay’s oldest hospital, the second oldest hospital in all of San Diego County, and the largest employer in National City. For more than 100 years, Paradise Valley Hospital has served San Diego faithfully, proud of our heritage and providing numerous programs and services to meet the changing needs of our community. Our 291-bed, acute care hospital featuresthe San Diego Spine & Joint Center, a highly credentialed acute rehabilitation center, our Paradise Health & Senior Center, a fully equipped and modern cardiac catheterization lab, and comprehensive inpatient and outpatient surgical services, and 24-hour emergency services. In addition to our healthcare services, we offer comprehensive behavioral health services on the hospital campus and Bayview campus in Chula Vista. Services include psychiatric continuum of care for adult patients, inpatient services, and intensive outpatient services. Learn more at

Responsibilities

Each individual may perform clinical laboratory tests or examinations classified as waived or of moderate complexity under CLIA (42 CFR 493.1489), BPC 1260.3(b), but not high complexity, and may report the test results. Must possess a degree of skill commensurate with individual’s education, training or experience and technical abilities.

Each individual performing the above procedures must: 1) adhere to the laboratory’s procedures for the collection, processing, analysis, and reporting of patient test results, 2) follow the laboratory’s established quality control policies and procedures in documenting all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specifications, 3) be capable of identifying problems that may adversely affect test performance and either correct the problem or immediately notify your immediate supervisor, Director, or Medical Director, 4) perform and document maintenance – daily, weekly, monthly, or as needed on instruments and equipment as appropriate, 5) review the accuracy of patient results prior to releasing or reporting, 6) recognize age specific differences in expected results for newborns to geriatrics, 7) ensure that the testing of proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient samples and that collaboration with other laboratories is prohibited prior to the reporting of proficiency testing results to the appropriate agencies, 8) may be required to perform venipuncture or capillary puncture on various age groups from newborn to geriatrics, 9) assist in the development and maintenance of laboratory policies and procedures, 10) adheres to all department and hospital policies and procedures related to safety, infection control, emergency preparedness, and human resources, 11) in the absence of a supervisor, may be assigned/identified as Lead Tech, having responsibility for the section or department during their shift, 12) other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned by the department manager/director.

MLTs may NOT perform:

§ Any other microscopic analysis or immunohematology procedures.

§ Any manual leukocyte differentials.

§ Blood typing performed to determine donor/recipient compatibility (for example, recipient & donor ABO group/D (Rho) type/antigen typing, direct antiglobulin test, tests for unexpected antibody detection & identification, and crossmatch procedures, when these have been ordered and are being performed for the purpose of donor/recipient compatibility).

§ Any high complexity tests, including high complexity immunohematology procedures.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

• ASCP certification, or equivalent required.
• Associate degree or at least 60 semester units in a laboratory science field with required coursework in biological sciences, chemistry, and biology. Military training must be reflected on an official transcript from an accredited military college.
• Minimum one year of hospital laboratory work experience preferred.
• Active California Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) license required.

Pay Transparency

Paradise Valley Hospital offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $25.00 to $34.05. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status

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