MLT/MT

Position Summary FirstHealth of the Carolinas is a nationally recognized health care systemlocatedin central North Carolina. Comprised of four hospitals (Moore, Hoke, Richmond, and Montgomery) with more than 600 beds, the system also offers leading-edge heart careinthe Reid Heart Center, the area’s only dedicatedheartand vascular center. Our growing health system has more than6,200 employees serving in more than 75 locations throughout a 15-county service area. In addition, the system provides home health and hospice services, emergency care, and medical transportation. FirstHealth of the Carolinas has over 50 primary care, specialty care, convenientcareand dental clinicslocatedthroughout 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. Job Description Performs and reports results of a variety of chemical, serological, hematological, immuno-hematological, and microscopictestsand procedures to be used in the diagnosis and treatment of disease following established laboratory procedures and protocols. Performs the most complex testing.Assistsin the training of MLT students. Responsibilities Perform laboratory procedures using established and approved protocols that requiremoderatetobroad exercise of independent judgment and responsibility with minimal technical supervision at career entry. Perform a broad range of laboratory procedures rotating through multiple departments (blood banking, chemistry, hematology, immunology, microbiology)appropriate tothe services provided and to the ages of the patients served.Phlebotomycollectionsas needed.Mustbe able to adaptyourschedule totheneedsof the lab, covering other shifts/extended shifts when needed.Participate in weekend call rotation and holiday rotation. Qualifications An associate degree orbachelor's degreein medical technologyor medical laboratory science isrequired. One year of experience is preferred. Certification or eligibility for certification as Medical Laboratory Technician, Medical Technologist, or Medical Laboratory Scientistby theAmerican Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP), American Medical Technologists (AMT), or equivalent isrequired. #J-18808-Ljbffr