What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Technologist position at Hancock County Health System?
Job Title: Medical Technologist
Job Duties: Receives and obtains specimens from patients for laboratory analysis. Sets up the laboratory equipment and material for the procedures required. Uses the reagents, solutions, and stains in the appropriate and necessary manner. Maintains good quality control on all procedures. Labels tubes and specimens properly with all required information each time. Uses good safety and infection control procedures when obtaining specimens. Recognizes and repeats all panic values. Notifies physician or charge nurse immediately when results are in panic levels. Stat orders are always acknowledged immediately and obtained as quickly as possible. Types and cross matches patients requiring transfusions, requests and receives units of blood from LifeServe, and maintains the necessary records. Demonstrates ability to correct out-of-control procedures by taking all required steps. Follows policy and procedures accurately for recording and reporting results. Maintains laboratory equipment in proper condition and follows preventative maintenance schedules as required, logging date and time. Keeps inventory updated and notifies supervisor of orders ahead of time. Records temperature of refrigerators, and heating blocks at time of use. Works rotating schedule including day/night/weekends/holidays and takes call as needed.
Education Requirements. Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Medical Technology, Medical Laboratory Science, or a closely related field.
Specific skills or other requirements: ASCP, IMLS(ASCP), MLS(ASCPi), NCA, AMT, MT (AMT) or MT (HEW) certification required. Willingness and ability to work a rotating work schedule including am/pm/weekends/holidays plus on-call schedule when working weekend and occasional on-call during the week required.
Hours per week/Shift: 36hrs per week; 9-hour shifts, 4 days a week; rotating work schedule including am/pm/weekends/holidays, scheduled to work 1 out of 4 weekends, must be on-call when scheduled to work the weekend and occasional on-call during the week when needed.
Wage: Wage range between $29.00 to $40.75/hr
Multiple Job Openings (5)
Address of worksite: 532 1st Street NW, Britt, Iowa, 50423
Apply to: Cindel Burk, Hancock County Health System, 532 1st St. NW, Britt, IA 50423 or Cindel.Burk@mercyhealth.com. EOE.
This opening is being posted in connection with a future filing of an application for a permanent alien labor certification. Any person may provide documentary evidence bearing on the application to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N-5311, Washington, DC 20210.
Salary : $29 - $41