Travel Medical Technologist
Vidalia, GA
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions HCA
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Hospital:  Memorial Health Meadows Hospital

Location:

Address: 1 Meadows Pkwy

Unit: Laboratory

Building:

General Information

Unit Specifics:

• Number of Beds:
• Patient Ratios : n/a
• Unit staffing description- (unit secretaries and tech availability) : n/a
• Type of equipment :
• Documentation system: Meditech Expanse
• Scheduling requirements: 7A-7P
• Floating policy: n/a
• Patient Experience requirements:

Hospital Specifics-

• Certifications: ASCP/AAB/AMT

Hiring profile

Requested Skill Set: Medical Technologist

Must have:

• Associates Degree with AAB or Bachelor Degree with AMT or ASCP
• Current MT Licensure through AMT, ASCP or AAB
• 12 months experience in related role preferred

Advanced skills needed:

• Perform daily QC and preventative maintenance on analyzers and equipment when required
• Investigate and correct lab status discrepancies within the work shift and report pending items to oncoming shift
• Repeat and verify abnormal results, investigate and resolve any discrepancy
• Call all critical results immediately and document in LIS
• Perform analytical testing
• Participate in scheduled department meetings and in-service programs
• Maintain certification requirements
• Perform duties according to laboratory policies and procedures
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Familiar with lab policies and procedures and must be able to advise MLTs and other non-technical personnel on appropriate action to take when questions arise
• Process specimens when received in laboratory

What qualifications you will need:

The Medical Technologist will utilize a working knowledge of the complex instruments used in the clinical laboratory to perform the work required with efficiency and accuracy. The Medical Technologist will perform laboratory test procedures including those that are age dependent and keep abreast advancements made in clinical laboratory sciences while reflecting current legal, ethical, and professional standards in all areas of responsibility.

Procedures performed on unit:  

-          Fully functioning hospital laboratory with departments to include: blood bank, hematology, coagulation, serology, urinalysis, chemistry, reference, microbiology, pathology, and phlebotomy.  

Certifications Required:

• Current MT Licensure through AMT, ASCP or AAB

Dress Code: (Required uniform)

•  Solid Scrub Top/ black scrub bottoms

Unit Guidelines/Policies: Please attach unit specific policies and guidelines.

• n/a

Awards/Recognition:  Please include anything that you would like prospective candidates to be aware of, such as, links to videos that feature the department, outstanding department/team awards. 

Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment:  Consider items such as new equipment or technology, tenure and experience of staff, schedule options, etc.

• Blood Bank- Ortho Vision/ Echo Lumena
• Hematology- Sysmex
• Coagulation – ACL Top 350
• Urinalysis – Iris
• Chemistry – Ortho Vitros 5600