MLT/MLS - Weekend - Days

Hospital Sisters Health System•O'Fallon, IL

2d•$24 - $36•Onsite

About The Position

HSHS St. Elizabeth's is seeking an MLS/MLT to work weekends. Under general supervision, the role performs routine medical laboratory tests and provides data used to diagnose and treat disease, ensuring test results are valid and accurate. Testing may range from routine to complex across all major areas of the clinical laboratory, with reports created for findings. Flow Cytometry and core laboratory experience are preferred, but training will be provided. The position is in the Laboratory at O'Fallon – St. Elizabeth's Hospital in O'Fallon, Illinois. It is full-time, scheduled for 36 hours per week, with hours from 0600 to 1830 on weekends and two holiday rotations per year. Candidates must meet one of the listed education and training pathways: an associate's degree and successful completion of a NAACLS-accredited medical laboratory technician program; an associate's degree, at least 60 academic credit hours including six hours each in chemistry and biology, and completion of a 50-week U.S. military medical laboratory training course; or an associate's degree, the specified credit hours in chemistry and biology, and three years of full-time laboratory experience in an accredited laboratory within the last 10 years. For Physician Enterprise, an associate's degree in laboratory sciences is required. Experience in an accredited laboratory is preferred. Medical Technician or Medical Laboratory Technician certification, or eligibility for certification by a nationally recognized certifying agency, is required; certification must be obtained within 180 days of hire, with an exception for colleagues hired before January 1, 2017. For Physician Enterprise, MLT certification is preferred.

Requirements

Associate's degree and successful completion of a NAACLS-accredited medical laboratory technician program; OR an associate's degree, at least 60 academic credit hours including six hours of chemistry and six hours of biology, and completion of a 50-week U.S. military medical laboratory training course; OR an associate's degree, the specified chemistry and biology credit hours, and three years of full-time laboratory experience in an accredited laboratory within the last 10 years.
For Physician Enterprise, an associate's degree in laboratory sciences, including chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory studies, is required.
Medical Technician or Medical Laboratory Technician certification, or eligibility for certification by a nationally recognized certifying agency such as ASCP, NCA, AMT, HEW, or another laboratory certifying agency. Certification must be received within 180 days of hire; colleagues hired before January 1, 2017 are exempt.

Nice To Haves

Experience in an accredited laboratory.
Flow Cytometry and core laboratory experience; training will be provided.
For Physician Enterprise, Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform routine medical laboratory tests under general supervision.
Provide laboratory data used in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Ensure the validity and accuracy of test results.
Perform testing ranging from routine to complex across all major areas of the clinical laboratory.
Create reports for test findings.

Benefits

Medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage for eligible colleagues.
Paid Time Off combining vacation, sick, and personal days.
Retirement benefits including HSHS contributions.
Educational assistance up to $5,250 per calendar year and tuition discounts at select colleges, with no waiting period.
Adoption assistance up to $7,500.
Wellness program with incentives.
Employer-paid life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage.
Flexible spending accounts.
Employee assistance program.
Identity theft coverage.
Colleague rewards and recognition program.
Discount program.