MLT/MT/MLS

FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Inc. • Rockingham, NC

2d • Onsite

About The Position

FirstHealth of the Carolinas is a nationally recognized health care system located in central North Carolina. Comprised of four hospitals (Moore, Hoke, Richmond, and Montgomery) with more than 600 beds, the system also offers leading-edge heart care in the Reid Heart Center, the area’s only dedicated heart and vascular center. Our growing health system has more than 6,200 employees serving in more than 75 locations throughout a 15-county service area. In addition, the system provides home health and hospice services, emergency care, and medical transportation. FirstHealth of the Carolinas has over 50 primary care, specialty care, convenient care and dental clinics located throughout our service area. We are committed to a culture of excellence in which everyone feels valued and connected, and where differences are both respected and supported. Our career opportunities allow our staff to practice in a team environment as a vital part of growing a widely respected health care system and medical community. We have been named Becker’s Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare.

Requirements

• An associate degree or bachelor's degree in medical technology or medical laboratory science is required.
• Certification or eligibility for certification as Medical Laboratory Technician, Medical Technologist, or Medical Laboratory Scientist by the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP), American Medical Technologists (AMT), or equivalent is required.

Nice To Haves

• One year of experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform laboratory procedures using established and approved protocols that require moderate to broad exercise of independent judgment and responsibility with minimal technical supervision at career entry.
• Perform a broad range of laboratory procedures rotating through multiple departments (blood banking, chemistry, hematology, immunology, microbiology) appropriate to the services provided and to the ages of the patients served.
• Phlebotomy collections as needed.
• Must be able to adapt your schedule to the needs of the lab, covering other shifts/extended shifts when needed.
• Participate in weekend call rotation and holiday rotation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree