Medical Technologist - Medical Laboratory Technician (MLS/MLT)

Advocate Health • Hartford, WI

12d • $31 - $46

About The Position

The Medical Technologist/Medical Laboratory Technician performs, evaluates, and monitors laboratory testing according to established protocols. The role evaluates test results for clinical significance, validity, and appropriateness; reports and notifies others of results according to policy; and performs and documents instrument calibration, maintenance, repairs, quality control, and quality assurance. The technologist identifies test or instrument malfunctions and takes appropriate corrective action.

The position supports a range of specialty testing, including transfusion services, microbiology, chemistry, hematology, histology, coagulation, and flow cytometry. It provides timely laboratory results and direct 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, gram stains, and participating in mass-casualty and mass-transfusion procedures.

The role also provides direction, training, competency review, and technical assistance to laboratory technicians, phlebotomists, and support staff. It supports education for students, residents, and new team members, contributes to improvements in laboratory processes, and helps ensure compliance with accrediting standards, including CAP regulatory requirements. The employee must provide care appropriate to the age-specific needs of patients served.

This is a full-time position working 40 hours per week on the third shift. The schedule is eight days on followed by six days off, with 10-hour shifts from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., every other weekend, and a rotating holiday schedule. The position may require alternate-site assignment and travel.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Medical Technology, or a related field.
• MT certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), or obtain MLS certification from the ASCP Board of Certification within one year, or obtain MT certification from American Medical Technologists within one year.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to handle stressful situations calmly and professionally.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, which may include assignment to alternate sites.
• No experience required.
• Must be able to meet the age-specific care knowledge and skills requirements for the patients served.

Responsibilities

• Perform, evaluate, and monitor laboratory tests within established protocols, selecting additional procedures when indicated.
• Monitor workflow and adjust work as needed to complete testing within appropriate time frames.
• Evaluate results for clinical significance, validity, and appropriateness; report and notify others of test results according to policy.
• Perform and document instrument and equipment calibration, maintenance, and repair; identify malfunctions and implement appropriate corrections.
• Perform, document, and review quality control and quality assurance activities; evaluate results and take corrective action when indicated.
• Verify specimens are properly labeled and suitable for testing, and collect specimens from newborn, pediatric, and adult patients according to protocol.
• Provide direction, training, competency review, and technical assistance to medical laboratory technicians, phlebotomists, and support staff.
• Assist with education and training protocols and instruct students, residents, and new team members as assigned.
• Help improve laboratory procedures, policies, and processes and support compliance with accrediting standards, including CAP regulatory requirements.
• Perform internal and external proficiency testing in the same manner as patient samples.
• Perform specialty testing in transfusion services, microbiology, chemistry, hematology, histology, coagulation, and flow cytometry.
• Support disease-specific institutional accreditations by meeting turnaround-time goals.
• Provide timely and accurate laboratory support to critical care departments such as the ED, ICU, and OR during high-acuity events, including transfusion services, attending codes, testing irretrievable samples, tissue grinding, gram stains, and mass-casualty and mass-transfusion procedures.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills to provide care appropriate to patients' ages and developmental needs.
• Operate equipment necessary to perform the job.

Benefits

• Paid time off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Competitive compensation, premium pay such as shift and on-call pay where applicable, incentive pay for select positions, and possible annual performance-based increases.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level