Travel Medical Lab Technician
Charleston, SC
Care Career
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Simplified Job Posting – Medical Technologist (Microbiology)

Position: Medical Technologist – Microbiology
Shift: Day, 5×8 hours — 8:00 AM–4:30 PM, Monday–Friday
Weekend/Holiday: Rotating; currently every 3rd weekend
Call: None
First-time travelers: Accepted

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Medical Technology or relevant Medical/Scientific field
• ASCP BOC Medical Technologist certification or equivalent specialty certification
• Prefer 3+ years of experience
• Strong Microbiology experience
• Microbiology culture setup, plating, and reading
• Gram stain experience
• Culture identification and susceptibility testing
• Rapid molecular/PCR testing experience
• Experience with BioFire Torch and Cepheid assays
• Beaker experience highly preferred

Lab Areas: Bacteriology, AFB, Mycology

Equipment/Systems: BD Kiestra, BD Bactec FX, BD Epicenter, BD Synapsys, Cepheid GeneXpert, BioFire Torch, BD Phoenix, Bruker MALDI, BD MGIT 960, Hologic Accuprobe.

Radius Rule: 60 miles

• Non-local candidates prioritized.
• Locals considered case-by-case at 10% lower bill rate.

Vaccines:

• COVID vaccine: Not required
• Flu vaccine: Required; medical/religious exemptions accepted

RTO: Must be provided at submission. RTO added after submission will not be accepted.

Important: Facility may call off 1 shift every 2 weeks.

MUSC Requirements:

• Previous MUSC permanent/PRN staff must be separated for 1 year before returning as a traveler.
• Only one MUSC unit/campus can be submitted at a time.
• Hurricane-season emergency response assignments may apply from June–November.

Best candidate: An experienced Medical Technologist with strong Microbiology experience, especially in culture setup/reading, Gram stains, susceptibility testing, and rapid molecular testing.