Lutheran General

American Addiction Centers•Park Ridge, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The job is for a Medical Technologist or Medical Lab Technician at ACL Laboratories - Lutheran General, a part-time registry/resource position primarily on the 1st shift with flexible hours. The role is critical for performing, evaluating, and monitoring a wide range of laboratory tests, ensuring accuracy, validity, and compliance with established protocols and accrediting agency standards like CAP Regulatory requirements in an acute care setting. Key responsibilities include managing workflow, performing instrument maintenance, quality control, and specimen collection from diverse patient populations (newborn to adult). The position also involves providing technical assistance, training, and instruction to other lab staff and students, and supporting critical care departments (ED, ICU, OR) during high-acuity events, including specialized procedures like transfusion services and mass casualty protocols. The successful candidate must demonstrate age-specific care knowledge and skills. Advocate Health, the parent organization, is a large nonprofit integrated health system focused on clinical innovation, health outcomes, and patient experience, serving millions across multiple states and employing 155,000 teammates.

Requirements

Medical Technologist (MT) certification issued by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), or Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) certification issued by the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP BOC) needs to be obtained within 1 year, or Medical Technologist (MT) certification issued by the American Medical Technologists (AMT) needs to be obtained within 1 year.
Bachelor's Degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences or Medical Technology or related field.
No experience required.
Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to frequently lift up to 10 lbs.
Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 lbs.
Ability to sit, stand and walk for the majority of the workday.
Ability to work in an environment exposed to mechanical, electrical, chemical, explosive, radioactive and/or infectious agents.
Ability to work in an environment exposed to human blood and body fluids.
Must wear appropriate lab coat, gloves, gowns and eye and face protection as needed.
Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.

Responsibilities

Performs, evaluates, and monitors laboratory tests as authorized within established protocols, selecting and performing additional procedures when indicated.
Monitors workflow and makes necessary adjustment to complete work in an appropriate time frame.
Evaluates results for clinical significance, validity and appropriateness.
Follows prescribed policy in the reporting and notification of test results.
Performs and documents calibration, maintenance and repair of instruments and equipment.
Recognizes indicators of test and/or instrument malfunction; evaluates and implements appropriate corrections.
Performs, documents and reviews quality control and quality assurance for improvement according to established protocol.
Evaluates quality control results and takes corrective action when indicated.
Ascertains that specimens are properly labeled and suitable for testing.
Collects specimens from newborn, pediatric, and adult patients according to established protocol.
Provides general direction, training, competency review and technical assistance to medical laboratory technicians, phlebotomists, and support staff.
Assists in the development of education and training protocols; instructs students, residents and new team members as assigned.
Assists in improving the quality and efficiency of laboratory procedures, policies, and processes.
Ensures compliance with all accrediting agency standards, supporting CAP Regulatory requirements in an acute setting.
Performs internal and external proficiency testing in the same manner as patient samples.
Performs specialty testing in areas including transfusion services, microbiology, chemistry, hematology, histology, coagulation, and flow cytometry.
Supports the disease specific accreditations of an institution by meeting turn-around time goals.
Provides direct support and timely, accurate laboratory results for critical care departments such as the ED, ICU and OR during a high acuity patient event.
Attends codes, performs testing on irretrievable samples, tissue grinding and gram stains, mass casualty procedures, and mass transfusion procedures.
Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.

Benefits

Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program