Medical Technologist II (Microbiology)

Labcorp•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

We have an exciting opportunity for a Medical Technologist II to join our Microbiology team in Indianapolis, IN! Scheduled Shift: Monday-Friday 7am-3:30pm or 8am-4:30pm. Weekend rotation. Pay Range: All job offers will be based on a candidate’s skills and prior relevant experience, applicable degrees/certifications, as well as internal equity and market data. Benefits: Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Casual, PRN & Part Time employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan only. For more detailed information, please click here. Incumbent performs established procedures for clinical testing as required in all assigned laboratory disciplines. Incumbent is responsible for analyzing specimens whose results are then reported to the sponsor. Incumbent proactively seeks out opportunities to improve processes and procedures and demonstrates initiative in resolving problems. Supports quality control/quality assurance monitoring programs and is responsible for assisting with training of personnel.

Requirements

U. S. Requirements Individual must qualify as testing personnel under the following CLIA 1988 and New York State Department of Health requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Medical Technology or Clinical Laboratory Science or other life science with completion of at least a 12-month training program in Medical Technology.
OR Bachelor’s degree in a chemical, physical or biological science from an accredited college or university and one year training and/or experience in the specialty in which testing is to be performed. Such training must be equivalent to that received in a school of Medical Technology.
OR 90 semester hours from an accredited institution that include the following: 1) 16 semester hours of biology courses, which are pertinent to the medical sciences 2) 16 semester hours of chemistry (at least 6 semester hours of Inorganic Chemistry) 3) 3 semester hours of math
Completed an accredited clinical laboratory training program, or one-year documented laboratory training or experience in the specialty that testing is to be performed.
OR Associate’s degree in medical laboratory technology
Five years of experience as a Medical Technologist with at least three of those in Microbiology testing.

Nice To Haves

Culture reading experience and mycology experience.

Responsibilities

Quality Control Monitoring Programs Review and investigate unacceptable results to internal and external quality control monitoring programs.
Prepare corrective action responses by assigned due date for management review.
Complete timely review of new or revised SOPs circulated for peer review.
May assist with timely processing of SOPs for department.
May provide support to proficiency testing program by coordinating receipt of survey material, coordinating with interdepartmental personnel for sample analysis, and ensuring timely and correct completion of electronic or paper report forms.
Investigate root cause for unacceptable performance on proficiency surveys and prepare corrective action response by assigned due date.
Assists with training new employees and follows-up to ensure training is understood.
May assist with the development of training material, training checklists, and competency assessment programs.
Assist with assay validations by performing experiments according to departmental SOP.
Compile validation data for management review.
Assist with validation of new equipment and instruments including software validation requirements (e.g., User Acceptance Testing).
Assist staff by providing technical guidance where needed.
Only individuals that are verified to qualify as supervisory personnel under regulations/standards applicable to the facility (e.g., New York State, CLIA, CAP) may perform periodic review and approval of quality control program records (e.g. quality control data, instrument logs, reagent logs).
The SOPs applicable to the department should be consulted to determine records that can be reviewed and approved.