Medical Technologist - Evening - Grove City

Highmark Health • Grove City, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This job independently performs routine and highly complex laboratory analyses on clinical specimens in one or more sections of the laboratory. The Medical Technologist performs a variety of routine and complex procedures using established criteria to provide quality clinical information. They verify analytic accuracy, precision, sensitivity, and linearity for test methods. The role involves operating, calibrating, checking, and maintaining instrumentation. The technologist recognizes problems with quality control and test procedures and takes appropriate action to ensure quality clinical information. Additionally, they provide oversight and mentor other laboratory personnel, serve as a consultant to healthcare providers, and participate in continuing education. In some cases, they may collect and process patient specimens.

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in ASCP eligible program
• If located in Pennsylvania: MLS, MT, Categorical or Specialty ASCP Certification, required within 1 year of hire.
• If located in New York: Clinical Laboratory Technologist required within 6 months of hire for new graduates.

Nice To Haves

• 1 to 2 year's clinical laboratory experience

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of routine and complex procedures using established criteria to provide quality clinical information.
• Verifies analytic accuracy, precision, sensitivity, and linearity for test methods.
• Operates, calibrates, checks, and maintains instrumentation.
• Recognizes problems with quality control and test procedures and takes appropriate action to ensure quality clinical information.
• Provides oversight and mentors ALT, MLT, phlebotomist, students, and new employees in laboratory testing following system policies and procedures, as well as any applicable State regulations, to ensure accuracy and quality.
• Serves as a consultant to medical laboratory technicians, phlebotomists, other health care providers, as needed.
• Participates in continuing education to ensure growth and development of the laboratory.
• May collect and process patient specimens in accordance with laboratory policies and procedures and within the expected time frames.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

What This Job Offers

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