What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Lab Scientist or Medical Lab Tech -Chemistry/Reference Lab Chemistry/Reference Lab Microbiology position at UnityPoint Health?
- Area of Interest: Laboratory
- Sign On Bonus: $5,000
- FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0
- Department: Chemistry- Meth
- Shift: Evening shift (start time between 3-6pm), Overnight shift and WEP 2nd shift
- Job ID: 175766
5,000 Sign on Bonus!
The Medical Laboratory Scientist (MT/MLS and MLT) provide accurate and timely clinical diagnostic information to healthcare professionals in order to ensure high quality patient care and customer service.
Why UnityPoint Health?
At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.
Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:
- Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
- Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
- Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.
And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.
Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.
Responsibilities
Collects/Obtains, labels, and delivers specimens in accordance with standards, and policies of available information systems
Prioritizes, performs, judges, and reports routine and esoteric procedures within established time guidelines.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Science must be obtained which is sufficient to allow certification under one of the Medical Technologist (MT)/Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) Certifying Agencies’ examination routes.Must meet Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) requirements to perform highly complex testing. Additionally, any regulatory agency personnel standards, which are applicable to the position, must be met.
Associates Degree in Medical Lab Science is required for the MLT positions.
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). As long as these are met, any exam may be taken.
Experience in clinical laboratory disciplines sufficient to allow certification under one of the Medical Technologist (MT)/Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) Certifying Agencies’ examination routes is required.
Technologist/Scientist (MT/MLS) Certification within one (1) year of employment. #DM123
Salary : $5,000