About the position
Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and make a lasting, meaningful impact on patient care. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. In this position, you will perform and interpret tests at all complexity levels. Using your understanding of the theories and technical, procedural and problem-solving aspects of laboratory testing, you will aid in determining the best plan of care for patients. This role offers a meaningful opportunity to make an impact on the lives of patients and families every day. We will hire our clinical laboratory testing personnel in three different job titles, based on educational background: Medical Technologist, Med Lab Technician, Lab Technician.
Responsibilities
- Follow laboratory procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting and maintaining records of patient test results.
- Maintain regulatory knowledge and awareness as it pertains to specific job duties.
- Adhere to the laboratory's quality control policies, document all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations and maintenance performed.
- Assume responsibility for and take action regarding any quality control or quality assurance issues as it pertains to specific job duties.
- Maintain instruments and equipment in accordance with manufacturer's specifications.
- Assume responsibility for good documentation practices and maintain clear and legible records.
- Perform proficiency testing in compliance with Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) regulations.
- Identify problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and either must correct the problems or immediately notify the General Supervisor, Technical Supervisor, Clinical Consultant, or Laboratory Director.
- May function as an educator and provides instruction and training in theory, technical skills, safety protocols, and the application of laboratory test protocols to students, employees, residents, etc.
Requirements
- Associate Degree in Laboratory Science or Medical Laboratory Technology from an accredited institution OR Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Physical, Biological or Clinical Laboratory Science or Medical Technology from a four-year college or university OR meets the CLIA qualifications for high complexity testing personnel grandfathering clauses.
- Education outside of the United States requires diploma/transcripts translated into English and proof of foreign equivalency from an HHS approved agency or nationally recognized organization such as NACES or AICE.
Nice-to-haves
- Certification as a Medical Technologist (MT, MLT or MLS) or certification eligible from the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or American Medical Technologists (AMT)
Benefits
- $5,000 sign-on bonus
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