Medical Technologist Blood Bank

Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida•Miami Beach, FL

About The Position

Mount Sinai Medical Center is hiring a Medical Technologist Blood Bank. The role supports laboratory operations and patient care by performing quality control, assessing specimen acceptability and priority, maintaining supplies, responding to equipment issues, and ensuring patient results are addressed appropriately. The technologist communicates pending orders and issues across shifts, documents corrective actions, and follows laboratory policies for safety and waste disposal. The position may include assisting and training coworkers, working alternative shifts or hours as needed, and performing charge technologist duties when the manager is absent. A sign-on bonus of up to $25,000 is offered.

Requirements

Licensed by the State of Florida, or eligible for licensure, in the appropriate specialties.
Education commensurate with licensure requirements.
Completion of a medical technology training program.

Nice To Haves

National certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Communicate at shift change and follow through on pending orders or problems from the previous shift.
Perform and document quality control; report significant deviations to the supervisor or manager and document corrective action.
Organize work to maximize productivity and efficiency.
Determine specimen acceptability and priority, taking appropriate action.
Maintain a minimum inventory of reagents and supplies to support patient care and ensure supplies are available for the next shift.
Recognize equipment failures and take corrective action to minimize delays in patient testing.
Call and document critical values or alert levels according to department policy.
Follow laboratory policies for standard precautions, personal protective equipment, and disposal of biohazardous waste, routine waste, and sharps.
Consult the supervisor, manager, or charge technologist about appropriate action in unusual situations.
Assist coworkers and work alternative shifts or hours as needed or requested.
Teach and train staff as assigned.
Perform charge technologist duties in the manager's absence.
Address instrument flags before releasing patient results.
Monitor delta checks and take appropriate action.
Review work lists throughout the shift and address pending items.
Clean and decontaminate the workstation and appropriately dispose of specimens, reagents, and confidential information.