CHI Health Saint Mary's·Nebraska City, Nebraska
The Medical Lab Technologist will perform vital clinical laboratory procedures, including waived and moderate complexity tests, using technical skills and instrumentation to support disease diagnosis and treatment. Responsibilities include ensuring the quality and accuracy of all tests, performing required equipment maintenance and calibration, and adhering to standard operating procedures for timely reporting.
Where You’ll Work CHI Health St.
Mary’s has served Nebraska City and the surrounding areas since 1927.
In the fall of 2014, St.
Mary’s opened the doors of a brand-new, fully modernized facility.
The new 110,000-square-foot campus is better equipped to meet the changing needs of our community with, among other benefits, an increased capacity for specialty clinics and an integrated primary care clinic.
St.
Mary’s encourages collaboration and care coordination among primary care physicians and medical specialists.
This contributes to the high quality of care our patients have come to expect.
Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Medical Lab Technologist, you will perform vital clinical laboratory procedures to detect, identify, measure, and report data crucial for disease diagnosis and treatment.Every day, you will expertly conduct waived and moderate procedures using technical skills, instrumentation, and information systems, providing essential clinical laboratory support while ensuring the quality and accuracy of all tests under leadership direction.To be successful in this role, you will possess comprehensive knowledge of laboratory principles across various disciplines (microbiology, hematology, chemistry, etc.), understand sample processing and result interpretation, prioritize chemical and biological safety, and be adept at operating and maintaining lab equipment.
Aligning with local and state requirements performs lab test procedures on patient specimens adhering to the Section’s Standard Operating Procedures to ensure accurate, timely reporting.
Provides excellent patient care through clinical correlation of results, identification of patterns of bias, rapid notification of appropriate caregivers of critical values, and completion of testing within established turn-around-time limits Ensures that major automated equipment is operational by performing required maintenance, calibration and troubleshooting procedures; including contacting of instrument vendor for assistance or repair Performs required calibration and quality control procedures and maintains records to ensure tests are being performed within established parameters Performs proficiency testing as assigned and review results with laboratory clinical leaders Assists in evaluation and generation of compliant documentation for the validation of new procedures and equipment to provide the physician with the most current laboratory technology We are offering up to $5,000 as a Sign-on Bonus as well as up to $10,000 in Educational Assistance to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.
Job Requirements Required Associates Of Science in a biological or chemical science as defined by CLIA., upon hire or High School GED General Studies completed an official military medical laboratory course and held the military enlisted occupational speciality of Medical Laboratory Specialist (Lab Technician), upon hire or High School Graduate General Studies completed an official military medical laboratory course and held the military enlisted occupational speciality of Medical Laboratory Specialist (Lab Technician), upon hire Preferred Medical Laboratory Technician AMT, upon hire or Medical Laboratory Technician ASCP, upon hire or Medical Lab Tech AAB, upon hire
Required qualifications include an Associate of Science in a biological or chemical science as defined by CLIA, or completion of an official military medical laboratory course with the occupational specialty of Medical Laboratory Specialist. Preferred qualifications include certification as a Medical Laboratory Technician from AMT, ASCP, or AAB.
Market context
In Nebraska, Medical Laboratory Technician roles are typically tied to ongoing hospital and clinic testing needs, so demand is often steady rather than seasonal. These positions can be competitive because employers usually look for CLIA-aligned education or military lab training, and certification is often preferred; the listed requirements and benefits here are AI-summarized from the original job description, saving you research time. Before applying, confirm your transcript, training records, and any certification details match the posting.
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