Medical Technologist

UnitedHealth Group • Carmel, IN

266d • $23 - $46 • Onsite

About The Position

American Health Network, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a Medical Technologist to join our team in Carmel, IN. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live. As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you'll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone. At Optum, you'll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, you'll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Requirements

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in MT, MLT, CLS, or MLS
• Certification as a Medical Technologist, MT(ASCP), CLS(ASCP), (AMT) or equivalent

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of current medical terminology to perform various laboratory tests and to communicate with physicians, staff, and patients
• Knowledge of laboratory equipment and testing to perform quality control checks and troubleshooting of instrumentation
• Knowledge of safety requirements to provide instructions and to recognize hazardous conditions
• Ability to read and understand information about instrumentation in the laboratory field
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to interact and communicate with a variety of people, both on a one-on-one basis and in meetings and group presentations
• Ability to anticipate and react calmly to emergency situations
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to follow direction
• Ability to think logically in order to troubleshoot, analyze situations, and make appropriate decisions
• Proficient computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, e-mail systems, and web-based programs
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously

Responsibilities

• Interprets physician orders
• Completes tests and distributes to providers
• Assists with phlebotomy
• Conducts chemical analyses of body fluids such as blood, urine, and spinal fluid, to determine presence of normal and abnormal components
• Studies blood cells, their numbers, and morphology
• Performs blood group, type, and screening compatibility tests for transfusion purposes
• Analyzes test results and enters data into the lab's information system
• Performs quality control studies to ensure accuracy of clinical data
• Performs routine preventative maintenance on assigned instruments and equipment according to established schedules and procedures
• Identifies problems that may adversely affect test results
• Verifies instrument functioning by checking and calibrating specific lab instruments; documents data
• Records on instrument logs any repairs, replacement, and maintenance needed of equipment
• Reports test results to physicians
• Performs sample sorting and log-in per established operating guidelines
• Prepares analytical equipment for daily operation per operating procedure guidelines
• Processes specimens per operating guidelines
• Evaluates patient, control, and proficiency data per established quality assurance protocols
• Transmits patient data via laboratory information system protocol
• Performs required instrument maintenance with appropriate documentation
• Performs, evaluates, and documents all required quality control procedures
• Performs all required manual testing according to established procedures
• Performs all housekeeping duties of the work area and general laboratory
• Assists in inventory control
• Participates actively in all laboratory quality assurance functions
• Performs all required reagent checks, labeling, and inventory
• Participates, when requested, in training/teaching new employees
• Respects the confidentiality of patient records
• Coordinates work load to maximize productivity
• Completes all procedures expected in the scheduled time without loss of work quality
• Notifies management regarding trends, changes, or problems as they occur
• Follows the laboratory's procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting and maintaining records of patient test results
• Maintains records that demonstrate that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens
• Adheres to the laboratory's quality control policies, documents all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations and maintenance performed
• Follows the laboratory's established policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance
• Identifies problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and either corrects the problems or immediately notifies the general supervisor, technical supervisor, clinical consultant, or director
• Documents all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications
• Attends meetings and participates on committees as requested
• Reviews current literature and attends training sessions and seminars to keep informed of new developments in the field
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as directed

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree