Medical Lab Technician

Job Description

Schedule: PRN, rotate weekends

Your experience matters. Swain Community is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Medical Lab Tech (MLT) joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

Join our dedicated Laboratory team at Swain Community, a 48-bed, fully-accredited hospital serving the residents of Swain and Graham counties.

How you'll contribute

A Medical Lab Tech who excels in this role:

Performs chemical, bacteriological, serological and microscopic procedures for which competency has been verified.


Maintains in a timely manner, records of procedure performance, patient results, and quality control.


Follows defined protocol for investigating out-of-control runs and implements necessary remedial action.


Reviews relevant laboratory reports for extraordinary results and clerical errors before they are reported to the patient's medical record.


Maintains equipment in accordance with defined policies and protocols and logs preventive and remedial maintenance of equipment.


Continuously helps to monitor job performance of peers or other employees.


Performs secretarial, phlebotomy and specimen reception duties.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.

• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.

• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.

• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).

• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we're looking for

Applicants should have an associate's degree in science and an MLT certification through ASCP or AMT is preferred. Additional requirements include:

• Basic Life Support certification is required within 30 days of hire.

• ACLS and PALS are required within six months of hire.

• One year of experience preferred

• ASLS certification preferred

More about Swain Community

Swain Community Hospital is a 48-bed, fully-accredited critical access hospital located in Bryson City, NC, which has been serving the residents of Swain and Graham counties since 1948. The hospital, along with an outpatient physician practice, offers primary and inpatient care, as well as emergency, laboratory, imaging, rehabilitation, urology, cardiopulmonary, geriatric outpatient, pediatric and gastroenterology services, and a pain clinic.

EEOC Statement

"Swain Community is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Swain Community is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment."

About Us

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

About the Team

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.