Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) - Core Lab - Part Time - Evenings - Sorrento Mesa

Position Overview

Join the Scripps Health team and work alongside passionate caregivers to provide patient-centered healthcare. At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered and your abilities are appreciated. Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years, and we are consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and more by national publications.

Our Scripps Medical Laboratory is the system’s core lab, processing over 2.6 million tests annually and serving as a benchmark for standardization and teamwork.

Schedule: Part-time; 8-hour evening shifts (1500-2330), including rotating weekends. Training may be during day shifts.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing information to Clinical Providers that aid in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
• Performing assays identified by CLIA as waived and moderate complexity tests.
• Processing clinical specimens accurately, performing analysis, and documenting assay results.
• Completing processes using laboratory policies and procedures in strict accordance with the Quality Assurance Program and College of American Pathologists (CAP) regulations.
• Identifying and immediately notifying critical (potentially life-threatening) lab results to the ordering provider per the Critical Call policy.
• Performing CAP-regulated proficiency testing.
• Training new hire employees and students.
• Conducting competency assessments.
• Troubleshooting laboratory-related problems or analyzer concerns.
• Supervising non-licensed personnel in the laboratory.
• Assisting in identifying potential problems that may adversely affect test performance, analysis, or reporting of assay results.
• Performing and documenting all corrective actions when assay systems deviate from established performance specifications.
• Contributing to laboratory safety operations.
• Ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Working cooperatively in a team environment with senior laboratory and management staff.
• Working independently within an assigned workbench while collaborating with the laboratory team to achieve goals set by the Quality Assurance Program.

Benefits & Perks

• Comprehensive benefits package provided for eligible part-time employees.