Medical Technologist - Full Time - Day Shift - Pittsburgh

Highmark Health•Pittsburgh, PA

About The Position

The Medical Technologist independently performs routine and highly complex laboratory analyses on clinical specimens in one or more laboratory sections. The role uses established criteria to provide quality clinical information, verifies the performance of test methods, and operates and maintains laboratory instrumentation. It also includes quality-control troubleshooting, mentoring and oversight of other laboratory personnel, consultation with health care providers, continuing education, and occasional specimen collection and processing. Employees must follow laboratory policies and procedures, applicable state regulations, the company’s ethical and legal standards, privacy and information-security policies, and the Code of Business Conduct. A $10,000 sign-on bonus is available.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in an ASCP-eligible program.
For positions located in Pennsylvania: MLS, MT, Categorical, or Specialty ASCP certification is required within one year of hire. Incumbents in the role as of June 1, 2022 are exempt from this expectation.
For positions located in New York: Clinical Laboratory Technologist credential is required within six months of hire for new graduates.

Nice To Haves

One to two years of clinical laboratory experience.

Responsibilities

Perform routine and complex laboratory procedures using established criteria to provide quality clinical information.
Verify analytic accuracy, precision, sensitivity, and linearity for test methods.
Operate, calibrate, check, and maintain instrumentation.
Recognize quality-control and test-procedure problems and take appropriate action to ensure quality clinical information.
Provide oversight and mentorship to ALT, MLT, phlebotomists, students, and new employees in laboratory testing, following system policies and procedures and applicable state regulations.
Serve as a consultant to medical laboratory technicians, phlebotomists, and other health care providers as needed.
Participate in continuing education to support laboratory growth and development.
May collect and process patient specimens in accordance with laboratory policies and procedures and expected time frames.
Perform other duties as assigned or required.
Comply with applicable laws and regulations, company policies and training requirements, HIPAA, privacy and information-security policies, and the Code of Business Conduct.