MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Covenant Health • Knoxville, TN

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About The Position

The Medical Technologist performs high-complexity, routine, and specialized clinical laboratory tests used by physicians to diagnose and treat patients. The role requires independent judgment to provide physicians with diagnostic information and consultation about test results as needed. The position is full-time, 80 hours per pay period, on the night shift. Sign-on bonuses are offered: $5,000 for experienced technologists and $2,000 for new graduates.

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is a 444-bed hospital recognized for combining clinical expertise with advanced medical technology. It is a Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center and provides specialized services including bariatric surgery, robotic surgery, minimally invasive spine procedures, and advanced orthopedic care. Fort Sanders Regional is part of Covenant Health, a nonprofit health system with nine hospitals and nearly 150 service locations.

Requirements

• Current Tennessee State License as a Medical Technologist.
• Must successfully pass a color blindness test.
• No minimum experience is specified.
• No minimum education is specified; education must be sufficient to meet the standards for the required license or certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform high-complexity tests appropriate to the testing department and shift.
• Follow laboratory procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analysis, reporting, and maintenance of patient-result records.
• Document corrective actions when testing deviates from established performance specifications, and withhold patient results until corrective actions are complete and the test is performing as expected.
• Perform proficiency-testing samples and maintain records demonstrating that they are tested in the same manner as patient samples.
• Follow laboratory quality-control policies; document control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations, and maintenance; perform quality control as specified in procedural manuals; and notify the Technical Specialist, Laboratory Manager, Charge Tech, or Pathologist of unresolved out-of-control situations.
• Identify problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting, correct them when possible, or notify the Technical Specialist or Laboratory Manager if they cannot be resolved.
• Assist with orientation, instruction, and evaluation of students and new employees.
• Prepare reagents and supplies according to precise formulas as needed.
• Use the LIS for patient accessioning and resulting, and monitor incomplete and collection lists.
• Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory equipment and instruments as specified.
• Check communication boards at least weekly.
• Plan work for maximum productivity and minimum carry-over while keeping overtime to a minimum; communicate relevant patient-sample or instrument-performance information to the next shift and other appropriate staff.
• Serve as a resource for phlebotomy, including outpatients, if appropriately trained.
• Review abnormal patient reports daily and normal reports weekly.
• Maintain and disinfect the work area.
• Assist with pneumatic tube system coverage, including processing and distributing specimens.
• Handle biohazardous waste according to policy.
• Assist in evaluation and validation of testing systems.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
• Follow policies, procedures, and safety standards; complete required annual education assignments; work toward goals and objectives; and participate in quality-improvement initiatives as requested.

Benefits

• $5,000 sign-on bonus for experienced technologists.
• $2,000 sign-on bonus for new graduates.
• Covenant Health offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes tuition reimbursement, student loan assistance, certification bonuses, and leadership development programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed