Wellstar Health System·Marietta, Georgia
Performs clinical laboratory testing and quality assurance activities following established protocols and independent judgment. Responsible for analyzing lab data, maintaining instrumentation, and ensuring accurate reporting within established turnaround times.
How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.
Work Shift: Various (United States of America)
Under the general supervision of the Supervisors, Manager or Director; performs clinical laboratory testing pursuant to established and approved protocols requiring the exercise of independent judgment and responsibility, maintains equipment and records, performs quality assurance activities related to test performance and may supervise and teach within the laboratory setting.
Maintains acceptable accuracy in-patient, quality assurance, proficiency, and competency testing.
Critical
Thinking: Uses clinical/ theoretical knowledge to analyze, investigate, interpret, and report lab data.
Job
Knowledge: Maintains current personal training, education and practice of policies and procedures.
All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.
MT(ASCP) - Medical Technologist or MT(AMT) - Medical Technologist or MT(AAB)
Medical Technologist or MT(HEW) - Medical Technologist or MLS(ASCP) - Medical Laboratory Scientist or MLS(AMT) - Medical Laboratory Scientist or MB(ASCP) - Molecular Biologist - American Society for Clinical Pathology or H(ASCP) - Hematology - American Society for Clinical Pathology
Persons who possess the technologist qualifications and have recently moved into the state (ie only have a NY, FL or CA license) or have recently completed the academic and training/experience requirements at an MLS accredited school may be temporarily classified once as medical lab scientist for eighteen (18) months to afford the persons an opportunity to successfully complete an approved qualifying examination. within 1-1/2 Yrs Required and
Required minimum experience: Minimum 1 year Laboratory experience Preferred
Computer/data entry experience. Ability to communicate with various members of the healthcare team. Ability to use EXCEL, Word and have basic computer operational knowledge. Epic and 3M experience preferred.
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Requires a Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or Medical Science and at least one year of laboratory experience. Must hold a valid certification such as MT(ASCP), MLS(ASCP), or an equivalent professional credential.
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