Medical Technologist

Children's Healthcare Of Atlanta - Atlanta, GA

Full-time - Entry Level

Atlanta, GA

5,001-10,000 employees

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Medical Technologist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta plays a crucial role in providing quality clinical information by performing laboratory tests and procedures. This position is essential in supporting the hospital's mission to improve children's health and well-being. The technologist will work collaboratively with healthcare teams, promote a lean work culture, and take ownership of their professional development and performance.

Responsibilities

• Processes orders and specimens, independently performs testing procedures, and reports test results according to standard operating procedures.
• Demonstrates familiarity with and follows hospital and departmental policies and procedures, including those pertaining to safety and compliance.
• Uses critical thinking principles in decision making that leads to desired outcomes.
• Operates instruments using established protocols and quality assurance checks and performs preventive and corrective maintenance on instruments.
• Correlates results with patient age and/or condition, recognizes deviation from expected results, and analyzes and corrects problems using standard operating procedures.
• Performs, records, and analyzes quality control data, makes judgments concerning results, and takes appropriate action to maintain accuracy and precision.
• Maintains current professional skills and technical competency as defined by laboratory competency policy.
• Actively promotes a lean culture by performing duties to promote an understanding and consistent use of lean principles and processes.
• Performs other duties as required by department.

Requirements

• No minimum experience required.
• Associate's degree in a chemical, biological, or clinical laboratory science or medical technology from an accredited institution; or equivalent laboratory training and experience meeting the requirements defined in the CLIA regulation 42CFR493.1489.
• American Society for Clinical Pathology or equivalent medical laboratory technician or Department of Community Health Diagnostics Services Unit technician qualifications.
• Independent judgment with minimum technical supervision.
• Strives for adult-adult relationships with colleagues, subordinates, and superiors.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in a high complexity clinical laboratory.
• Bachelor's degree in medical technology, chemical, biological, or clinical laboratory science from an accredited institution.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical plan options
• Prescription drug coverage
• Vision benefits
• Dental benefits
• Enhanced behavioral health coverage
• Life insurance plans
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Flexible spending account (FSA)
• On-site primary care services
• Adoption and infertility assistance
• Generous paid time off
• Personal days
• Short- and long-term disability plans
• Parental, personal and bereavement leave
• 401(a) growth plan
• 403(b) share plan with generous matching contributions
• Free Children's Concierge service for shopping and other personal errands
• Discounted near-site child care and backup child and elder care services
• Childcare credit
• On-site fitness centers
• One-on-one emotional wellness counseling sessions
• Employee discounts