Medical Technologist
UMass Memorial Health
part-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Southbridge • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $27 - $49 per hour
Job Level
Junior
About the role
- Performs a variety of laboratory tests and reports data for the use in diagnosis and treatment of patients
- Follows established procedures to perform all lab tests to obtain data for use in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
- Provides guidance and consultation to Medical Laboratory Technicians in the interpretation of complex testing or unusual findings
- Assesses acceptability of specimens for analysis and maintains integrity of the specimens throughout the entire testing process
- Performs set up on all laboratory equipment, instruments and apparatus required for specific laboratory testing
- Performs routine cleaning and preventative maintenance to ensure continued functioning of equipment
- Documents all maintenance procedures performed in a timely and accurate manner
- Operates all laboratory equipment per standard operating procedures to ensure accurate patient test results
- Performs moderately complex troubleshooting, repair, and modification of a wide range of complex instrumentation in assigned laboratory areas
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in a chemical, physical, biological, clinical laboratory science, or medical technology from an accredited institution
- Professional knowledge of medical technology principals, theory, and methodology sufficient to perform clinical laboratory procedures
- Ability to endure periods of heavy workload and stress
- Ability to accept constructive feedback and initiate appropriate actions to correct situations
- Ability to coordinate eyes and hands to fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed
- Minimum one (1) year of clinical laboratory experience preferred
- MT (ASCP) certification preferred
- MLT certification also eligible
Benefits
- This position may have a signing bonus available
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
laboratory testsspecimen analysisequipment maintenancetroubleshootingclinical laboratory proceduresdata reportingpreventative maintenanceinstrumentation repaircomplex testing interpretationdiagnosis and treatment support
Soft skills
ability to endure heavy workloadaccept constructive feedbackcoordinate precise movementsguidance and consultationstress managementtimely documentationattention to detailproblem-solvingcommunicationteam collaboration
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in medical technologyMT (ASCP) certificationMLT certification