Medical Technologist Plus $20,000 Sign On Bonus

Schuylkill Medical Center South Jackson Street - Pottsville, PA

Full-time - Entry Level

Pottsville, PA

10,001+ employees

Hospitals

About the position

The Medical Technologist position at Lehigh Valley Health Network involves performing laboratory procedures to obtain results for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. This role requires independent judgment and minimal supervision while utilizing advanced clinical laboratory instrumentation and methodologies. The position is part-time with a day shift schedule, including rotation and variable start times, as well as weekend and holiday rotations.

Responsibilities

• Perform high complexity, moderate complexity, or waived laboratory testing in the assigned testing department.
• Utilize advanced clinical laboratory instrumentation and methodologies according to departmental standard operating procedures.
• Confirm, verify, and report the results of testing independently, exercising broad independent judgment.
• Monitor results for reasonableness and critical values.
• Conduct and evaluate established quality control per departmental standard operating procedures.
• Troubleshoot and report any unacceptable quality control before reporting patient results.
• Perform required departmental preventative maintenance per standard operating procedures.
• Provide clinical orientation and/or training of new employees/students.
• Recognize and correct instrument or procedural malfunctions within the scope of standard operating procedures.

Requirements

• Must meet CLIA 88 personnel requirements for high complexity testing.
• Bachelor's Degree in Medical Technology or related science field from an accredited institution or must meet CLIA grandfathered medical technologist regulations.
• 1 year clinical laboratory internship.
• Demonstrated technical skills and ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific documents.
• Ability to read, understand, and speak basic English.
• Demonstrated ability to use/learn the computer system, word processing, e-mail, and applicable software programs.
• Demonstrated dependability/flexibility in meeting scheduling needs of the department, unit, and hospital.
• Ability to apply common mathematical skills.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret a variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form.

Nice-to-haves

• MLS - Medical Laboratory Scientist ASCP - State of Pennsylvania
• MLT - Medical Laboratory Technologist ASCP - State of Pennsylvania
• MT - Medical Technologist - AAB Board of Registry

Benefits

• $20,000 Sign On Bonus