Highmark Health
Medical Technologist - Casual - Night Shift
Highmark Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, us, 15289
Allegheny Health Network
This job independently performs routine and highly complex laboratory analyses on clinical specimens in one or more sections of the laboratory. Essential Responsibilities: Performs a variety of routine and complex procedures using established criteria to provide quality clinical information. Verifies analytic accuracy, precision, sensitivity, and linearity for test methods. (40%) Operates, calibrates, checks, and maintains instrumentation. Recognizes problems with quality control and test procedures and takes appropriate action to ensure quality clinical information. (30%) Provides oversight and mentors ALT, MLT, phlebotomist, students, and new employees in laboratory testing following system policies and procedures, as well as any applicable State regulations, to ensure accuracy and quality (20%) Serves as a consultant to medical laboratory technicians, phlebotomists, other health care providers, as needed. Participates in continuing education to ensure growth and development of the laboratory. (5%) May collect and process patient specimens in accordance with laboratory policies and procedures and within the expected time frames. (5%) Performs other duties as assigned or required. Qualifications:
Minimum: Bachelor's degree in ASCP eligible program If located in Pennsylvania: MLS, MT, Categorical or Specialty ASCP Certification, required within 1 year of hire. Incumbents in role as of June 1, 2022 are exempt from this expectation. If located in New York: Clinical Laboratory Technologist Preferred: 1 to 2 year's clinical laboratory experience Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact the email below.
This job independently performs routine and highly complex laboratory analyses on clinical specimens in one or more sections of the laboratory. Essential Responsibilities: Performs a variety of routine and complex procedures using established criteria to provide quality clinical information. Verifies analytic accuracy, precision, sensitivity, and linearity for test methods. (40%) Operates, calibrates, checks, and maintains instrumentation. Recognizes problems with quality control and test procedures and takes appropriate action to ensure quality clinical information. (30%) Provides oversight and mentors ALT, MLT, phlebotomist, students, and new employees in laboratory testing following system policies and procedures, as well as any applicable State regulations, to ensure accuracy and quality (20%) Serves as a consultant to medical laboratory technicians, phlebotomists, other health care providers, as needed. Participates in continuing education to ensure growth and development of the laboratory. (5%) May collect and process patient specimens in accordance with laboratory policies and procedures and within the expected time frames. (5%) Performs other duties as assigned or required. Qualifications:
Minimum: Bachelor's degree in ASCP eligible program If located in Pennsylvania: MLS, MT, Categorical or Specialty ASCP Certification, required within 1 year of hire. Incumbents in role as of June 1, 2022 are exempt from this expectation. If located in New York: Clinical Laboratory Technologist Preferred: 1 to 2 year's clinical laboratory experience Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact the email below.