Tech Specialist

Position Summary

FirstHealth of the Carolinas is a nationally recognized health care system located in central North Carolina. Comprised of four hospitals (Moore, Hoke, Richmond, and Montgomery) with more than 600 beds, the system also offers leading-edge heart care in the Reid Heart Center, the area’s only dedicated heart and vascular center. Our growing health system has more than 5,400 employees serving in more than 75 locations throughout a 15-county service area. In addition, thesystemprovides home health and hospice services, emergency care, and medical transportation. FirstHealth of the Carolinas has over 50 primary care, specialty care, convenient care and dental clinics located throughout our service area.

We are committed to a culture of excellence in which everyone feels valued and connected, and where differences are both respected and supported. Our career opportunities allow our staff to practice in a team environment as a vital part of growing a widely respected health care system and medical community. We have been named Becker's Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare and named to the Forbes 2025 list of America's Best Large Employers.

• *Free FirstHealth Fitness Membership
• *Great benefits

Responsibilities

Tech Specialist Job Summary

• Performs laboratory procedures using established and approved protocols that require a high level of independent judgment and responsibility.
• The Clinical Technical Specialist performs at an advanced level requiring extensive knowledge in trouble shooting quality control, instrument and equipment failures, specimen collection problems, etc. Able to work independently.
• May be specialized in areas as blood banking, chemistry, hematology, immunology, microbiology, histology, or cytology, appropriate to the services provided and to the ages of the patients served

Qualifications

Tech Specialist Qualifications

• AS MLT degree or BS MLS/MT. BS MLS/MT preferred.
• Minimum 1 year work experience in a clinical laboratory
• Certification in medical technology or medical laboratory technology by a nationally recognized certification agency with active registration. ASCP or AMT.