Medical Laboratory Technician - Medical Technologist - Full Time - Third Shift

Advocate Health•Milwaukee, WI

7d•$25 - $46

About The Position

The Medical Laboratory Technician performs, evaluates, and monitors laboratory testing within established protocols, selecting additional procedures when indicated and adjusting workflow to complete work in an appropriate timeframe. The technician evaluates results for clinical significance, validity, and appropriateness and follows policy for reporting and notifying others of results. The role includes calibrating and maintaining instruments and equipment; performing and documenting quality control and proficiency testing; recognizing and addressing basic test or instrument problems; and collecting specimens from newborn, pediatric, and adult patients. The technician also provides technical assistance to phlebotomists and support staff and helps improve laboratory procedures, policies, and processes while supporting compliance with accrediting standards and CAP requirements. Specialty testing may include transfusion services, microbiology, chemistry, hematology, histology, coagulation, and flow cytometry. The technician provides timely, accurate laboratory support to critical care departments, including the ED, ICU, and OR, during high-acuity events. Duties may include attending codes, testing irretrievable samples, tissue grinding and gram stains, and supporting mass casualty and mass transfusion procedures. The position requires providing care appropriate to patients' age-specific needs in accordance with departmental policies and procedures. This is a full-time, third-shift position working 8:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. in a block schedule, with every-other-weekend and holiday rotation. The position is based in an acute-care laboratory and may require travel or alternate-site assignments. The technician may be exposed to mechanical, electrical, chemical, explosive, radioactive, and infectious agents, including human blood and body fluids, and must use appropriate protective equipment.

Requirements

Associate's degree in Clinical Lab Technician or a related field.
Obtain Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP BOC) within one year, or obtain MLT certification from American Medical Technologists (AMT) within one year.
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to handle stressful situations calmly and professionally.
Maintain patient confidentiality in and out of the workplace.
Willingness to work a flexible schedule, which may include assignment to an alternate site.
Ability to operate all equipment essential to the job.
Ability to sit, stand, and walk for the majority of the workday; frequently lift up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.
Wear appropriate lab coat, gloves, gowns, and eye and face protection as needed.

Responsibilities

Perform, evaluate, and monitor laboratory tests within established protocols, selecting additional procedures when indicated.
Monitor workflow and make adjustments to complete work in an appropriate timeframe.
Evaluate results for clinical significance, validity, and appropriateness, and report or notify others of results according to policy.
Perform and document instrument and equipment calibration and maintenance.
Perform and document quality control, evaluate results, and take corrective action when indicated.
Recognize test or instrument malfunction indicators, make basic corrections using prescribed strategies, or notify the Medical Technologist, site coordinator, or supervisor.
Perform internal and external proficiency testing in the same manner as patient samples.
Collect specimens from newborn, pediatric, and adult patients according to protocol and ensure they are properly labeled and suitable for testing.
Provide technical assistance to phlebotomists and support staff.
Assist in improving laboratory procedures, policies, and processes and support compliance with accrediting standards and CAP regulatory requirements.
Perform specialty testing in transfusion services, microbiology, chemistry, hematology, histology, coagulation, and flow cytometry.
Meet turnaround-time goals supporting disease-specific accreditations.
Provide timely and accurate laboratory support to critical care departments, including the ED, ICU, and OR, during high-acuity events.
Support critical events through duties such as attending codes, testing irretrievable samples, tissue grinding and gram stains, and mass casualty and mass transfusion procedures.
Provide care appropriate to the age-specific needs of patients in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.