Medical Technologist - Medical Laboratory Technician (MLS/MLT)

Advocate Health • Grafton, WI

19d • $29 - $43

About The Position

The Medical Technologist/Medical Laboratory Technician performs and evaluates laboratory testing under established protocols, monitors workflow, and adjusts work as needed. The role evaluates test results for clinical significance, validity, and appropriateness, and reports and notifies others of results according to policy. It also performs and documents instrument calibration, maintenance, and repair; recognizes and corrects testing or instrument malfunctions; and carries out quality control, quality assurance, and proficiency testing.

The position verifies specimen labeling and suitability and collects specimens from newborn, pediatric, and adult patients. It provides direction, training, competency review, and technical assistance to laboratory technicians, phlebotomists, support staff, students, residents, and new team members. The role helps improve laboratory procedures and processes and supports compliance with accrediting standards, including CAP regulatory requirements in an acute-care setting.

The technologist performs specialty testing in areas such as transfusion services, microbiology, chemistry, hematology, histology, coagulation, and flow cytometry, and supports disease-specific accreditations and turnaround-time goals. The position also provides timely laboratory support to critical care departments, including the emergency department, ICU, and operating room, during high-acuity events. This can include transfusion services, attending codes, testing irretrievable samples, tissue grinding and Gram stains, and mass-casualty or mass-transfusion procedures. The employee must provide age-appropriate care and apply knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.

This is a part-time position averaging 20 hours per week, with a schedule of 1300–2130, every other weekend, and rotating holidays as assigned. The role may require alternate-site assignments and travel. The work involves frequent lifting up to 10 pounds and occasional lifting up to 50 pounds; sitting, standing, and walking for most of the workday; and potential exposure to mechanical, electrical, chemical, explosive, radioactive, and infectious agents, including human blood and body fluids. Appropriate protective equipment must be worn as needed, and the employee operates equipment necessary to perform the job.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Medical Technology, or a related field.
• Medical Technologist (MT) certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), or obtain Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) certification from ASCP Board of Certification within one year, or obtain Medical Technologist (MT) certification from American Medical Technologists (AMT) 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.
• Ability to meet the physical and working-condition requirements, including frequent lifting up to 10 pounds, occasional lifting up to 50 pounds, and sitting, standing, and walking for most of the workday.

Responsibilities

• Perform, evaluate, and monitor laboratory tests under established protocols; select and perform additional procedures when indicated.
• Monitor workflow and make adjustments to complete work within appropriate time frames.
• Evaluate results for clinical significance, validity, and appropriateness; report and notify others of results according to policy.
• Perform and document calibration, maintenance, and repair of instruments and equipment; 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 that specimens are properly labeled and suitable for testing; 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 developing education and training protocols and instruct students, residents, and new team members as assigned.
• Improve the quality and efficiency of laboratory procedures, policies, and processes and support compliance with accrediting standards, including CAP 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 accreditations and meet turnaround-time goals.
• Provide timely and accurate laboratory support to critical care departments during high-acuity events, including transfusion services, attending codes, testing irretrievable samples, tissue grinding and Gram stains, and mass-casualty and mass-transfusion procedures.
• Provide care appropriate to patients’ ages and apply knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
• Operate equipment necessary to perform the job and wear appropriate protective equipment as needed.

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.
• Premium pay may be available for shift, on-call, and other qualifying work; incentive pay is available for select positions.
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.

What This Job Offers

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