Transfusion Med Lab Scientist/Med Lab Tech. Aurora St. Luke's

Advocate Health•Milwaukee, WI

5d•$25 - $46

About The Position

The Transfusion Med Lab Scientist/Med Lab Tech performs and monitors authorized laboratory tests, evaluates results, maintains instruments and equipment, and supports accurate and timely laboratory services. The role includes specialty testing across areas such as transfusion services, microbiology, chemistry, hematology, histology, coagulation, and flow cytometry, with support for critical care departments during high-acuity events. The position also supports compliance with accrediting standards and disease-specific accreditation requirements. This is a part-time position of 20 hours per week. After training and competency completion, the schedule is second shift into third shift, approximately 14:30–03:00, for up to three evenings or nights per two-week pay period. The remaining four hours may be scheduled with supervisors and leads for competency assessments, projects, or department meetings. The schedule includes approximately one in three weekends (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings) and holidays. Training is scheduled on weekdays on first or second shift, with duration depending on the candidate’s experience. An associate’s degree in Clinical Lab Technician or a related field is required. MLT certification from ASCP BOC or AMT must be obtained within one year. No prior experience is required. The position requires physical activity including sitting, standing, walking, and lifting, and may involve exposure to hazardous materials, human blood and body fluids, and travel-related weather or road conditions.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in Clinical Lab Technician or a related field.
Obtain Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) certification issued by the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP BOC) within one year, or obtain MLT certification issued by American Medical Technologists (AMT) within one year.
No experience required.
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to handle stressful situations calmly and professionally.
Maintain patient confidentiality in and out of the workplace.
Willingness to work a flexible schedule, which may include alternate site assignments.
Ability to operate all equipment essential to the job.
Ability to sit, stand, and walk for most of the workday; frequently lift up to 10 lbs and occasionally up to 50 lbs.
Wear appropriate lab coat, gloves, gowns, and eye and face protection as needed.

Nice To Haves

Experience in transfusion procedures, column agglutination technology, complex antibody identification, elution procedures, and transfusion reaction workups.

Responsibilities

Perform, evaluate, and monitor laboratory tests within established protocols; select and perform additional procedures when indicated.
Monitor workflow and adjust work as needed to complete it within appropriate timeframes.
Evaluate results for clinical significance, validity, and appropriateness; report and notify results according to policy.
Perform and document instrument and equipment calibration and maintenance.
Perform and document quality control, evaluate results, and take corrective action when indicated.
Recognize test or instrument malfunctions, make basic corrections using prescribed strategies, or notify the Medical Technologist, site coordinator, or supervisor.
Perform internal and external proficiency testing in the same manner as patient samples.
Collect specimens from newborn, pediatric, and adult patients; ensure specimens are properly labeled and suitable for testing.
Provide technical assistance to Phlebotomists and support staff.
Help improve the quality and efficiency of laboratory procedures, policies, and processes.
Ensure compliance with accrediting agency standards and support CAP Regulatory requirements in an acute setting.
Perform specialty testing in transfusion services, microbiology, chemistry, hematology, histology, coagulation, and flow cytometry.
Support institution disease-specific accreditations by meeting turnaround-time goals.
Provide timely and accurate laboratory support to critical care departments such as the ED, ICU, and OR during high-acuity events, including transfusion services, attending codes, testing irretrievable samples, tissue grinding and gram stains, and mass casualty and mass transfusion procedures.
Demonstrate knowledge and skills to provide care appropriate to the ages of patients served, applying knowledge of growth and development and age-specific patient needs.
Perform other related duties as required.