Medical Laboratory Technician or Scientist

Essentia Health•Ashland, WI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves performing and reporting on tests of all complexity levels, as defined by CLIA, on patients of all ages. The objective is to assist with the routine screening, diagnosis, treatment, and management of diseases and injuries. The position requires problem-solving skills, participation in Quality Assurance and Quality Control monitoring, instrumentation maintenance and troubleshooting, specimen processing, and phlebotomy. For the Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) role, additional responsibilities include interpreting and correlating test results with disease states and theoretical knowledge, exhibiting highly complex problem-solving skills, and potentially participating in research, development, education, and technical consultation.

Requirements

Graduate of an associates degree in Medical Laboratory Technician OR Meets Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) guidelines for the complexity of laboratory testing for alternative route (MLT).
Graduate of a four-year degree in Clinical Laboratory science OR MLT (ASCP) certified with additional semester hours in clinical laboratory equivalents from an accredited school with 2 years of full time lab experience and certified as an MLS (ASCP) (MLS).
Certification as a Medical Laboratory Technician American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or equivalent certification, is required within one year from the date of hire (MLT).
Certification as a Medical Laboratory Scientist American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP), is required within one year from the date of hire (MLS).
Legal right to work in the United States.
Background checks including criminal, urine drug screen and MVR where required.

Nice To Haves

Experience in phlebotomy and specimen processing duties (for MLS).

Responsibilities

Perform and report tests of all complexity levels, as defined by CLIA, on patients of all ages.
Assist with routine screening, diagnosis, treatment, and management of diseases and injuries.
Exhibit problem-solving skills of a complex nature (MLT) or highly complex nature (MLS).
Participate in Quality Assurance and Quality Control monitoring.
Perform instrumentation maintenance and troubleshooting.
Perform specimen processing.
Perform phlebotomy (may be required for MLS).
Interpret and correlate test results with disease states and theoretical knowledge (MLS).
Participate in research, development, education, and technical consultation (MLS, may be required).