Medical Lab Technician/Medical Laboratory Scientist/ Medical Technologist - Chemistry - Laboratory

Full-time - Entry Level

Springfield, MO

Hospitals

About the position

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence: Named one of Modern Healthcare's Best Places to work five times. Named one of America's Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek. Recognized as a Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024. Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024. Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads. Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri. Medical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Technologist perform tests on blood and body fluids to determine the presence or absence of disease, monitor response to treatment and aid in health maintenance. Provides guidance and oversight to other testing personnel with lesser credentials. Responsible to troubleshoot and address instrument issues and recognize need for service. Responsible to use critical thinking and clinical knowledge to assess questionable results and correlate with clinical information to determine accuracy. Laboratory Technicians perform tests on blood and body fluids to determine the presence or absence of disease, monitor response to treatment and aid in health maintenance (with the assistance of Medical Technologists/Medical Laboratory Scientists). Identifies and interprets test results and reports to the appropriate clinician.

Responsibilities

• Perform tests on blood and body fluids to determine the presence or absence of disease.
• Monitor response to treatment and aid in health maintenance.
• Provide guidance and oversight to other testing personnel with lesser credentials.
• Troubleshoot and address instrument issues and recognize need for service.
• Use critical thinking and clinical knowledge to assess questionable results and correlate with clinical information to determine accuracy.
• Identify and interpret test results and report to the appropriate clinician.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree must be obtained within 90 days OR High School Diploma or equivalent AND Grandfathered status under CLIA Regulations (for Medical Laboratory Scientist).
• Associates Degree OR completion of an accredited MLT Program (for Medical Lab Technician).
• Certified as a Medical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Technologist from either AMT, ASCP, or ASCPi (for Medical Laboratory Scientist).
• Certified as a Medical Lab Technician from a nationally recognized laboratory certifying agency or eligible to sit for exam at time of hire; must obtain certification within 90 days of hire (for Medical Lab Technician).

Nice-to-haves

• Completion of a medical technology program (for Medical Laboratory Scientist).
• 1 Year experience in a laboratory (for Medical Lab Technician).

Benefits

• Medical
• Vision
• Dental
• Retirement Plan with employer match
• and many more!