MLT/MLS - Weekend - Days

Hospital Sisters Health System•O'Fallon, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

HSHS St. Elizabeth's is seeking a Medical Laboratory Technician or Medical Laboratory Scientist to perform routine tests in a medical laboratory under general supervision. The role provides data used in diagnosing and treating disease and ensures the validity and accuracy of test results. Testing may range from routine to complex, across major areas of the clinical laboratory, and includes preparing reports of findings. Flow cytometry and core lab experience are preferred; training is available. The position is in the Laboratory at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in O'Fallon, Illinois. It is a full-time weekend-days schedule of 36 hours per week, from 0600 to 1830, with two holiday rotations per year.

Requirements

Associate's degree and successful completion of a NAACLS-accredited medical laboratory technician program; OR an associate's degree and at least 60 academic credit hours, including 6 hours of chemistry and 6 hours of biology, plus successful completion of a 50-week U.S. military medical laboratory training course; OR an associate's degree and at least 60 academic credit hours, including 6 hours of chemistry and 6 hours of biology, plus 3 years of full-time laboratory experience in an accredited laboratory within the last 10 years.
For Physician Enterprise positions, an associate's degree in laboratory sciences, including chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory sciences, is required.
Medical Technician or Medical Laboratory Technician certification, or eligibility for certification by a nationally recognized certifying agency or other laboratory certifying agency, is required.
Required certification must be received within 180 days of hire; colleagues hired before January 1, 2017, are exempt.

Nice To Haves

Experience in an accredited laboratory.
Flow cytometry and core lab experience; training is available.
For Physician Enterprise positions, Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform routine medical laboratory tests to provide data for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Ensure the validity and accuracy of test results.
Perform testing ranging from routine to complex across major areas of the clinical laboratory.
Create reports for laboratory findings.

Benefits

Medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage for eligible colleagues.
Paid time off combining vacation, sick, and personal days.
Retirement benefits including HSHS contributions.
Educational assistance of up to $5,250 per calendar year and tuition discounts at select colleges.
Adoption assistance of up to $7,500.
Wellness program with incentives.
Employer-paid life insurance.
Short- and long-term disability coverage.
Flexible spending accounts.
Employee assistance program.
Identity theft coverage.
Colleague rewards and recognition program.
Discount program.