Medical Laboratory Technician or Scientist

Essentia Health•Fargo, ND

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About The Position

Essentia Health is seeking a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) or Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) to join the General Laboratory team at the 32nd Avenue Building. This is a 40-hour-per-week day-shift position with weekend rotation. Holiday work is also indicated. The MLT performs and reports tests of all complexity levels, as defined by CLIA, on patients of all ages to support routine screening, diagnosis, treatment, and management of diseases and injuries. The role also involves complex problem solving, quality assurance and quality control monitoring, instrument maintenance and troubleshooting, specimen processing, phlebotomy, and customer service. The MLS performs and reports tests of all complexity levels, as defined by CLIA, on patients of all ages to support routine screening, diagnosis, treatment, and management of diseases and injuries. The role includes interpreting and correlating test results with disease states and theoretical knowledge, highly complex problem solving, quality assurance and quality control monitoring, and instrument maintenance and troubleshooting. The MLS may also perform phlebotomy and specimen processing and participates in research, development, education, and technical consultation. The position is listed at 1.0 FTE. Call obligation: none. Compensation is listed as $24.48–$36.72; separate ranges are provided for MLT ($24.48–$36.72) and MLS ($30.14–$45.21).

Requirements

MLT: Graduate of an associate degree program in Medical Laboratory Technician, or meet CLIA guidelines for the complexity of laboratory testing through an alternative route.
MLS: Graduate of a four-year degree program in Clinical Laboratory Science, or hold MLT (ASCP) certification, have additional semester hours in clinical laboratory equivalents from an accredited school, have two years of full-time laboratory experience, and be certified as an MLS (ASCP).
MLT: Medical Laboratory Technician certification from the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or equivalent certification is required within one year of hire.
MLT: Current or provisional license through the ND Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice within 45 days of hire or transfer.
MLS: Medical Laboratory Scientist certification from the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is required within one year of hire.
MLS: Current or provisional license through the ND Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice within 45 days of hire or transfer.

Responsibilities

Perform and report tests of all complexity levels, as defined by CLIA, on patients of all ages to support screening, diagnosis, treatment, and management of diseases and injuries.
For MLT: Apply complex problem-solving skills and participate in quality assurance, quality control monitoring, instrument maintenance and troubleshooting, specimen processing, phlebotomy, and customer service.
For MLS: Interpret and correlate test results with disease states and theoretical knowledge, and apply highly complex problem-solving skills.
For MLS: Participate in quality assurance, quality control monitoring, and instrument maintenance and troubleshooting.
For MLS: May perform phlebotomy and specimen processing and participate in research, development, education, and technical consultation.