Pay Transparency:
The pay range that Magnit reasonably expects to pay for this position: $1,829.25/week – $1,914.33/week. Where you fall in the range will be influenced by whether you are local or traveling. Candidates are only eligible for the travel pay package if you are 50 miles or more away from the work site. Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K (provided minimum eligibility hours are met)
Position Notes:
- 15-week contract.
- Monday-Thursday 9:30-6pm and Friday 9-5:30pm.
Job Summary:
This position plays an important role in providing quality, proficient and professional laboratory services to diverse populations within an ambulatory healthcare environment. The Medical Laboratory Technician performs waived, moderate or high complexity testing, correlates data based knowledge of technical and instrumental conditions affecting testing results and performs quality control procedures within established parameters. This position also may be involved in laboratory specimen collection, safe and secure specimen handling, ensuring efficient workflow and may schedules tests and provides results as appropriate. The MLT works independently under general supervision.
Job Expectations:
- Follows established guidelines to obtain specimens, perform waived, moderate or high complexity testing and report results.
- Collect and process biological specimens with appropriate technique following established Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
- Perform testing analysis and verify assay/analyzer performance according to SOP in an efficient, cost effective manner. Any combination of the following areas may be included: Hematology, Coagulation, Microbiology, Serology, Immunology, Immunohematology, Chemistry, Special Chemistry, Urinalysis, Phlebotomy, EKG.
- Document and communicate lab test results thoroughly and accurately according to SOP.
- Perform and document maintenance procedures plus maintain adequate supplies.
- Seeks assistance appropriately for problem or unusual situations.
- Consistently implement and adhere to the laboratory customer service standards. The standards include maintaining confidentiality, promoting teamwork, successful communication and conflict resolution. This may include:
- scheduling tests/procedures according to SOPs
- verifying patient demographic and billing insurance information for lab only employees
- Explaining test procedures when applicable to patients in a manner geared to gain their confidence and cooperation and relieve anxiety about the test.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Supports and adheres to laboratory SOPs, quality assurance, performance improvement and compliance programs recognizing trends and identifying when additional reporting, communication or other action is appropriate. Demonstrates competency and compliance with all regulatory agency policies.
Organization Expectations, as applicable:
- Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served.
- Partners with patient care giver in care/decision making.
- Communicates in a respective manner.
- Ensures a safe, secure environment.
- Individualizes plan of care to meet patient needs.
- Modifies clinical interventions based on population served.
- Provides patient education based on as assessment of learning needs of patient/care giver
- Fulfills all organizational requirements
- Completes all required learning relevant to the role.
- Complies with all relevant laws, regulation and policies.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Education:
- Associate degree in a lab science or medical laboratory technology from an accredited institution.
- Qualified to work in a highly complex laboratory as mandated in the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988 (CLIA).
License/Certification/Registration
- Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved laboratory certification such as ASCP or AMT.
- If not certified at time of hire, must obtain certification within 12 months.
Required Experience:
- One year of experience as a Medical Laboratory Technician in an ambulatory or acute healthcare environment.