Medical Technologist​/Trinity

Position Overview

Position: Medical Technologist
Schedule: Days
Location: Trinity
Experience Required: No experience required
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences or Medical Technology
This full-time role involves performing, evaluating, and monitoring laboratory tests in an acute setting. The incumbent supports critical care departments and laboratory staff by ensuring quality procedures and compliance with accreditation standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Performs, evaluates, and monitors laboratory tests as authorized within established protocols, selecting and performing additional procedures when indicated. Monitors workflow and adjusts as necessary.
• Evaluates test results for clinical significance, validity, and appropriateness while following prescribed policies for reporting and notification.
• Performs and documents calibration, maintenance, and repair of instruments and equipment; recognizes indicators of malfunction and implements corrective measures.
• Conducts quality control and quality assurance activities in accordance with established protocols and takes corrective action when needed.
• Ensures specimens are properly labeled and suitable for testing; collects specimens from newborn, pediatric, and adult patients following established guidelines.
• Provides direction, training, and technical assistance to laboratory technicians, phlebotomists, and support staff, including the development of education and training protocols.
• Assists in improving laboratory procedures, policies, and processes, ensuring compliance with accrediting agency standards including CAP requirements.
• Performs internal and external proficiency testing analogous to patient samples.
• Executes specialty testing in areas such as transfusion services, microbiology, chemistry, hematology, histology, coagulation, and flow cytometry, supporting departmental turnaround time goals.
• Provides direct support with timely and accurate laboratory results for critical care departments during high acuity events.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to deliver care appropriate to the age of the patients served.

Required Qualifications

• Requirements: Medical Technologist (MT) certification issued by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), or Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) certification issued by the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP BOC) to be obtained within 1 year, or Medical Technologist (MT) certification issued by the American Medical Technologists (AMT) to be obtained within 1 year.
• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Medical Technology, or a related field.
• Experience Required: No experience required.
• Qualifications: Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.