Medical Technician

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Medical Technician? At Reston Hospital Center, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary And Qualifications

• Performs testing in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates the ability to set priorities.
• Completes work assigned during shift, and leaves minimal amount for next shift.
• Maintains standards in ER, timed, and STAT testing.
• Responds to changes in work as necessary; continually uses time to departmental advantage.
• Writes legibly and accurately, with complete documentation.
• Documents quality control procedures performed.
• Organizes the work area to provide a neat appearance.
• Cleans up work space at the end of shift
• Follows hospital policies and guidelines regarding waste management.
• Completes all work during shift without sacrificing quality of care.
• Verifies the name of tube or specimen with requisition, investigates abnormal results.
• Documents preventive maintenance performed.
• Ensures that supplies are available and notifies appropriate personnel when low.
• Consults with appropriate personnel when test findings are abnormal and when difficulties are encountered in testing.
• Correlates test results with diagnoses and questions incompatible results.
• Demonstrates broad knowledge of all laboratory departments.
• Demonstrates ability to work in all areas.
• Follows through with any incomplete procedures to ensure continuity of patient care.
• Understands the needs of others in relation to laboratory operations in areas other than assigned.
• Performs duties in an independent manner with little or no direct supervision required.
• Regularly helps others; performs duties that need to be performed, especially when unassigned.
• Actively participates in phlebotomy and the accession responsibilities.
• Dresses according to the hospital and departmental dress code.
• Accepts and profits from constructive criticism.
• Has complete understanding of laboratory policies and procedures.
• Assists in orientation of new staff as necessary.
• Demonstrates an ability to assess the situation, consider alternatives, and choose the appropriate action.
• Performs as a self-starter who needs no reminders of duties and tasks that need to be completed.
• Answers telephones and retrieves as much information as possible from files, rather than forwarding calls.
• Performs duties as assigned by the medical and technical director.
• Puts the needs of others first.
• Performs competency and proficiency challenges in a timely and acceptable manner.
  
  

Qualifications

• Education: Associate degree in Medical Technology (MLT), ASCP equivalent or eligible or
• Graduate of an approved Medical Laboratory Technician School (2 year program). MLT (ASCP), or equivalent or eligible or High School diploma and one (1) year in a medical laboratory (military or non-military). Registry eligible.
• Experience: Two years laboratory experience. Computer Skills.
  
  

Benefits

Reston Hospital Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
  
  

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Reston Hospital Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1986. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 230 bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities in Reston and the growing Northern Virginia region. We offer a full range of medical services, including 24-hour emergency care. Our hospital specializes in maternal/child health, surgical services on both an inpatient and extensive outpatient basis. We offer urological services including lithotripsy. Our cancer care offers state-of-the-art radiation therapy, rehabilitation therapy programs and a wide array of diagnostic imaging capabilities. Reston Hospital Center is a certified Stroke Center, certified Total Joint Center and the only accredited Chest Pain Center in Northern Virginia. We are the only Hospital in Northern Virginia to receive Joint Commission designation as a Top Performer on Key Quality measures for multiple consecutive years.

At Reston Hospital Center, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Medical Technician opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.