Medical Technologist/Medical Lab Technician

About This Role

This night-shift position involves performing a variety of laboratory tests as a generalist, including blood bank procedures. The role requires a skilled professional to ensure accurate results and maintain laboratory quality standards within a fast-paced clinical environment.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate proficiency and follow testing procedures and policies by adhering to quality assurance guidelines for equipment and work area
• Document corrective action to any non-conforming event
• Prepare reagents
• Maintain an adequate supply of materials for test procedures
• Manage inventory to effectively reduce departmental waste/expense
• Exercise clinical judgment in assessing priorities while identifying, problem-solving, and offering solutions to test systems through appropriate department channels
• Contact hotlines to troubleshoot with specialists when necessary to resolve issues or set up service when appropriate
• Assist with review and revision of procedures and documentation related to accreditation
• Adhere to all regulatory requirements for various authorities, including but not limited to CAP, TJC, OSHA
• Maintain clear, real-time communications shift-to-shift and with leadership regarding issues, concerns, and problems which may affect patient care or the operation of the department
• Participate in planning and implementing change through participation in staff meetings, task forces, or projects
• Participate in competency assessment program, where qualified

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• MT, MLS, or equivalent registry eligible
• MT (ASCP) or MLS(ASCP) or equivalent required within one year of hire

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Important Details

• Schedule: 6:45 PM to 7:15 AM, rotating weekends
• Schedule: 36 hours per week

About the Company

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, formed from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients, is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, and employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations. Wake Forest University School of Medicine serves as the academic core of the enterprise.