Lab Tech or Medical Laboratory Technician

Hospital Sisters Health System•Greenville, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

HSHS Holy Family Hospital is seeking a Laboratory Technician or Medical Laboratory Technician to join our team. The Laboratory Technician performs a variety of laboratory procedures used to diagnose and treat patients, according to established and approved protocols. Tests are performed with the technical supervision of a clinical laboratory scientist/medical technologist, manager, or laboratory director. The Medical Laboratory Technician, under general supervision, performs routine tests in medical laboratory to provide data for use in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, ensuring validity and accuracy of test results. Analysis performed may range from routine to complex testing, involving all major areas of the clinical laboratory and creating reports for findings.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in chemical, physical or biological sciences is required or equivalent education and training per CLIA standards.
Must have completed 24 semester hours of science – specifically 6 semester hours in Chemistry, 6 semester hours in Biology, and 12 additional semester hours in a combination of Chemistry, Biology, or Laboratory Technology (with a preference of organic and/or biochemistry and microbiology).
Associate's degree required and successful completion of a National Accreditation Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) accredited medical laboratory technician program, OR Associate’s degree and at least 60 academic credit hours including 6 hours chemistry and 6 hours biology and successful completion of a 50 week US military medical laboratory training course, OR Associates degree and at least 60 academic credit hours including 6 hours chemistry and 6 hours biology and 3 years full time lab experience in an accredited laboratory within the last 10 years.
Associates degree in Laboratory Sciences (including chemical, physical, biological or clinical laboratory) is required for Physician Enterprise.
Medical Technician or Medical Laboratory Technician or eligibility for certification by a nationally recognized certifying agency such as: American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA), American Medical Technologies (AMT), Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) - or other laboratory certifying agency is required.
Certification must be received within 180 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

24 completed semester hours of science is preferred for Colleagues employed in Physician Enterprise clinics.
1 year of experience in a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) accreditation laboratory or other testing laboratory such as educational, research, surveillance, food, environmental, or agriculture is preferred.
Experience in an accredited lab is preferred for MLT.

Responsibilities

Performs a variety of laboratory procedures used to diagnose and treat patients, according to established and approved protocols.
Performs routine tests in medical laboratory to provide data for use in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, ensuring validity and accuracy of test results.
Analysis performed may range from routine to complex testing, involving all major areas of the clinical laboratory and creating reports for findings.

Benefits

Comprehensive and affordable health coverage includes medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time colleagues.
Paid Time Off (PTO) combines vacation, sick, and personal days into one balance to allow you the flexibility to use your time off as you need.
Retirement benefits including HSHS contributions.
Education Assistance benefits include up to $5,250 of educational assistance each calendar year and tuition discounts to select colleges with no waiting period.
Adoption Assistance provides financial support up to $7,500 for colleagues growing their families through adoption to reimburse application and legal fees, transportation, and more!
Wellness program with incentives
employer-paid life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage
flexible spending accounts
employee assistance program
ID theft coverage
colleague rewards and recognition program
discount program