Medical Laboratory Technician  – AdventHealth Redmond

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits from Day One
• Paid Days Off from Day One
• Career Development
• Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support
• Up to $10k sign on/commitment bonus

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: Full Time

Location: Location Address: 501 Redmond Rd, NW, Rome, GA 30165

The role you’ll contribute:

Under the immediate supervision of the Laboratory Manager, the Medical Technician performs clinical testing in one or more of the following areas of the laboratory: Blood Bank, Microbiology, Serology, Chemistry, Hematology and Urinalysis. A Medical Technician obtains or receives specimens, performs clinical laboratory tests by standardized procedures, understands method principle, performs quality control, performs preventative maintenance, and interprets results as to accuracy, acceptability and critical limits. The Medical Technician works with a certified Medical Technologist either on duty or on technical standby, organizing work to meet established deadlines, records all data obtained and maintains job competence. The position also involves effective communication and interpersonal skills.

The value you’ll bring to the team:

• Build collaborative professional relationships to create quality healthcare
• Work independently in a professional team-oriented environment
• Has written and oral communication skills adequate to comprehend technical material and communicate with medical professionals.
• Accountability to learn and implement processes that improves laboratory standards.
• Perform testing within the approved guidelines to meet turnaround time standards and maintain quality patient care.
• Perform and interpret various testing procedures on donor and hospital specimens, and blood products.  Repeat test where appropriate
• Provide information for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease
• Receives written or electronic requests from physicians for routine or special laboratory tests.
• Perform moderately complex testing and proficiency testing according to CLIA, GHR, AABB and JCAHO standards in chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, blood bank, and microbiology.  These duties include pre-analytical functions and/or STAT testing during off shifts and/or weekends.  This may include temporary work assignments and phlebotomy duties as warranted.
• Perform clinical laboratory examinations on body fluids and exudates utilizing quantitative, qualitative, or automated methods.  Performs any chemical, immunochemical or microbiological test for which competency has been validated to obtain data for use in diagnosis and treatment of disease. 
• Assist supervisors and co-workers in the daily operation of all areas of the laboratory.
• Able to solve most problems and handle difficult situations with little or no supervision.
• Practices clinical laboratory science as a generalist, which means is responsible for the examination of materials or specimens taken from the human body to provide information or materials for use in the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of a disease or the assessment of a medical condition.  This includes the pre-analytical, analytic, and the post-analytic phases of such examinations.    
• Perform, review, approve and maintain quality control testing on products reagent, equipment and various testing kits.
• Maintain all reagents according to manufacturers and regulatory guidelines.

Perform and maintain maintenance records for daily, weekly, monthly, annual and as needed maintenance on all equipment.

The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:

• 1 year of approved clinical laboratory experience
• Computers, telephone, fax, copier, printers, chemistry, hematology, coagulation, urinalysis, blood bank and microbiology analyzers, glucometers, incubators, environmental hood, monitored refrigerators and freezers, centrifuges, phlebotomy chairs and supplies.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Associate in Science degree in Medical Laboratory Technician, biology, chemistry, or related science preferred or appropriate college classes to meet certification requirements.
• 1 year of approved clinical laboratory experience
• ASCP or any other nationally recognized certification agency preferred.
• Mathematical, computer reasoning, and language skills at the college level (2 years )

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED:

• MLT ASCP or any other nationally recognized certification agency.