Medical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Laboratory Technician

Medical Laboratory Scientist

Medical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Technologist perform tests on blood and body fluids to determine the presence or absence of disease, monitor response to treatment and aid in health maintenance. Serves as a technical resource for lesser credentialed staff and assist in training new or lesser credentialed staff. Responsible to troubleshoot and address instrument issues and recognize need for service. Responsible to use critical thinking and clinical knowledge to assess questionable results and correlate with clinical information to determine accuracy.

Job Requirements

Education

• Required: Bachelor's Degree must be obtained within 90 days OR High School Diploma or equivalent AND Grandfathered status under CLIA Regulations
• Preferred: Completion of a medical technology program

Experience

• N/A

Skills

• Strong analytical/problem solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with different levels of management. Demonstrates clear verbal and written communication
• Excellent time management, interpersonal, presentation, organization, prioritizing, decision-making, and planning skills.
• Knowledge of current information technology and an ability to lead project teams to accomplish automation projects of large size and complexity.
• Proficient in all Microsoft programs; high level proficiency in Excel.

Licensure/Certification/Registration

• Required: Certified as a Medical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Technologist from either American Medical Technology (AMT), American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), or American Society of Clinical Pathologist International (ASCPi).

Medical Laboratory Technician

Medical Laboratory Technician perform tests on blood and body fluids to determine the presence or absence of disease, monitor response to treatment and aid in health maintenance. Serves as a technical resource for lesser credentialed staff and assist in training new or lesser credentialed staff. Responsible to troubleshoot and address instrument issues and recognize need for service. Responsible to use critical thinking and clinical knowledge to assess questionable results and correlate with clinical information to determine accuracy.

Job Requirements

Education

• Required: Associates Degree OR completion of an accredited MLT Program

Experience

• Preferred: 1 Year experience in a laboratory

Skills

• Strong analytical/problem solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with different levels of management. Demonstrates clear verbal and written communication
• Excellent time management, interpersonal, presentation, organization, prioritizing, decision-making, and planning skills.

Licensure/Certification/Registration

• Required: Certified as a Medical Lab Technician from a nationally recognized laboratory certifying agency or eligible to sit for exam at time of hire; must obtain certification within 90 days of hire.