Medical Laboratory Technician-Chemistry-Methodist West

Company: UnityPoint Health
Location: West Des Moines
Posted on: May 15, 2022

Job Description:

Overview:
The Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) provides accurate and timely clinical diagnostic information to healthcare professionals in order to ensure high quality patient care and customer service. -Why UnityPoint Health? -Commitment to our Team - -We've been named a -Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare 2022 -by Becker's Healthcare for our commitment to our team members. -Culture - -At UnityPoint Health, -you -matter. -Come for a fulfilling career and experience -a culture -guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve. -Benefits - -Our competitive -Total Rewards -program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you're in. -Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment -- We're committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation. -Development -- We -believe -equipping you with support and -development opportunities -is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience. -Community Involvement -- Be an essential part of our core purpose-to improve the health of the people and communities we serve. - -Visit us at UnityPoint.org/careers to hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work. -https://dayinthelife.unitypoint.org/ -

Responsibilities:
Demonstrates the ability to meet the department work schedule. Demonstrates the knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors, accidents and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately. Supports, participates in and complies with LEAN work and productivity standardsCollects/Obtains, labels, and delivers specimens in accordance with standards, and policies of available information systemsPrioritizes, performs, judges, and reports routine procedures within established policies time guidelinesDocuments and maintains quality control (QC), proficiency testing, quality assurance, and other records to meet regulatory requirements

Qualifications:
QUALIFICATIONS: -Minimum RequirementsIdentify items that are minimally required to perform the essential functions of this position.Preferred or SpecializedNot required to perform the essential functions of the position.Education: - - -Education must be an Associate Degree in Biological or Chemical or MLT (or demonstrate 60 hours as defined by the College of American Pathology) from an accredited School or a U.S. Military Occ. Specialty of Medical Laboratory, or previously qualified before 1995 according to CLIA qualifications which is sufficient to allow certification under one of the Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) Certifying Agencies' examination routes. - Must meet Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and College of American Pathology (CAP) requirements to perform highly complex testing. - Additionally, any regulatory agency personnel standards, which are applicable to the position, must be met. - Certifying Agencies include but are not limited to the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of Certification (BOC), American Medical Technologist (AMT) Certification, and American Association of Bioanalysts (AAB) Board of Registry (ABOR) or U.S Military Laboratory Training Program. As long as these are met, any exam may be taken. - Experience: - - -Experience in clinical laboratory disciplines sufficient to allow certification under one of the Medical Laboratory Technician Certifying Agencies' examination routes. - -License(s)/Certification(s): -Technician Certification (MLT) within one (1) year of employment -Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: -Must be able to read, write, and speak fluent English. -Other: - - -Equipment to be used in this position includes analytical laboratory equipment, laboratory processing equipment, and hospital and laboratory information systems.

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