Medical Technologist - Core Lab

Full-time

Minneapolis, MN

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

We are seeking a Medical Technologist to join our Core Lab team. This full time role will work float between evenings/nights (on weekdays), including every other weekends (on nights). The purpose of this position is to perform clinical laboratory testing of moderate to highly complex testing under general supervision. The Medical Technologist will use automated equipment and specialized processes for testing, accurately interpreting the results and identifying abnormal results of specimens submitted to the laboratory.

Responsibilities

• Follows all laboratory established procedures and processes, including but not limited to patient identification, specimen collection, diagnostic clinical testing, and documentation and data entry into the laboratory information system and/or patient result logs.
• Based on training and protocol recognize, document, and communicate unusual and/or critical result values.
• Must be competent in (5) work stations or work areas as defined by their section.
• Performs and monitors quality control processes, establish and monitor quality assurance and record keeping systems, participates in quality improvement programs, according to the standard operating procedures to assure accuracy and validity of test results.
• Performs calibration, maintenance, and performance checks on instrumentation according to standard operating procedures and participates in the preparation and evaluation of maintenance schedules and operating procedures for new instrumentation, including writing technical procedures according to regulatory protocol.
• Performs troubleshooting processes for instrumentation, reagents, and inventory and/or patient samples as they occur and evaluates methods for solutions.
• Takes a leadership role by acting as charge tech when assigned, assisting in the training/teaching of new staff members and/or student interns.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in medical technology, clinical laboratory science or Medical Laboratory Science.
• Completion of a CLS/MLS/MT training program approved by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), or an approved equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice-to-haves

• One year experience.