MED LAB SCIENTIST, MED LAB TECHNICIAN OR NON-CERTIFIED TECH, WDL-HEMATOLOGY; PART TIME - 2ND SHIFT

Froedtert Health•MILWAUKEE, WI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories (WDL), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin regional health network, provides clinical laboratory services to clients ranging from large tertiary care centers to small community practices. WDL performs more than five million tests annually and supports patient care, innovation, medical research, and education. The role performs waived, moderate-complexity, and high-complexity testing on patient specimens. It requires correlating and interpreting data using critical thinking and knowledge of laboratory techniques, principles, and instruments. The employee also helps teach and train students, new employees, residents, and medical students, and performs problem resolution, equipment maintenance, reagent preparation, and test-result data entry. Required competency assessments must be completed successfully and on time. This is a part-time, 0.8 FTE position at the Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The standard schedule is 32 hours per week on second shift, 2:48 p.m. to 11:18 p.m., with weekend and holiday rotations required.

Requirements

For the MLS or MLT pathway: an associate's or bachelor's degree (or higher) in Medical Laboratory Science, formerly Clinical Laboratory Science or Medical Technology; or a CLIA-approved bachelor's degree in a field such as Microbiology, Molecular Biology, or Chemistry/Biochemistry, with at least one year of direct clinical laboratory experience in the specific discipline.
For the MLS or MLT pathway: obtain ASCP or AMT certification within 12 months of hire or promotion into a certification-eligible position. An additional six months may be granted, subject to approval and an agreement, if more training time is required.
For the Non-Certified Technician pathway: a bachelor's degree (or higher) in Clinical Laboratory Science (formerly Medical Technology), Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Chemistry/Biochemistry, or another potentially acceptable advanced science field.
Non-certified technologists are typically expected to complete 12 months (2,080 hours for full-time employees) of on-the-job training, fulfill ASCP training requirements, and take the applicable ASCP certification examination.

Responsibilities

Perform assigned testing accurately and efficiently; maintain knowledge of testing principles and theories, respond to inquiries, and keep up with technical procedure changes.
Follow protocols for interpreting and verifying results; investigate abnormal or inconsistent results promptly and notify leadership of potential problems.
Prioritize and complete assignments on time, adapt to changing workloads, maintain an organized workstation, and cooperate when additional work is needed.
Work independently and as part of a team to complete departmental work; communicate delays and issues to leadership and take on additional projects or duties when workload permits.
Perform and document quality-control procedures, take corrective action, document out-of-control situations, and notify leadership of discrepant or unexpected results.
Operate instruments according to procedures, perform and document maintenance, troubleshoot equipment, contact technical support when appropriate, communicate equipment problems, and document corrective actions.
Participate in training students, new employees, medical students, and residents, and participate in continuing education and professional development.
Investigate problems, take corrective action, involve peers when appropriate, and notify the test system primary operator or resource when problems cannot be resolved.
Complete required competency assessments, follow performance improvement plans as needed, and perform work within defined error limits.