Clinical Technologist I - Certified - Overlake Clinic

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center•Bellevue, WA

5h•Onsite

About The Position

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington. With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world’s deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality. At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems. The Clinical Technologist I, certified performs lab tests, and processes on patient samples or products which involves operating analytical instruments, compiling and verifying the accuracy of clinical data and complying with the laboratory QA/QC program. This role will work in our laboratory within the Fred Hutch Clinic at Overlake Medical Center, 1135 116th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004. This position will be full-time Monday-Friday, and the shift will be 7am-3:30pm or 9am-5:30pm.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a chemical, biological, clinical or medical laboratory science, or medical technology from an accredited institution or a Bachelor's degree and equivalent education and training as defined in 42CFR493.1489(b)(3).
Must meet the CLIA education requirements for a high complexity testing.
Medical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Technologist/Histocompatibility Technologist or equivalent certification with certified maintenance (as required by individual certification) of continuing education through ASCP, AMT, AAB, ABHI or equivalent agency.
Proficiency with email, spreadsheets, and word processing.
Manual computation skills
Ability to communicate verbally in person, on the phone, and in writing in a clear, concise and professional manner.
Attention to detail
Ability to work in a high pressure, time-sensitive, and complex health care environment.
Ability to identify and triage issues appropriately.
Familiarity with medical terminology
Must be able to differentiate between colors and pass a standardized color vision screen to perform this role

Nice To Haves

Prefer at least 1 year of laboratory training or experience, or both, in high complexity testing in hematology and/or chemistry.
Meets the CLIA training and experience requirements for a high complexity general supervisor in hematology and/or chemistry.

Responsibilities

Handles biological specimens and products; performs clinical assays and lab processes by following the Standard Operating Procedures.
Operates analytical instruments, compiles and analyzes clinical data, verifies its accuracy, and reports results.
Performs laboratory quality controls measurements.
Prepares reagents and materials for clinical procedures.
Enters patient and specimen information and results in the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
Performs regular maintenance and troubleshooting on analytical instruments.