Microbiology Medical Technologist
San Jose, California
Good Samaritan Hospital

Job Opportunity: Medical Technologist - Lab

Location: San Jose, California
Employment Type: Travel
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

Seeking a Medical Technologist with microbiology experience to perform tasks including plating, reading micro plates, conducting micro-based chemical reactions, and working with equipment such as Microscan and Bruker Maldi.

Unit Information

• Number of Beds: 350
• Staff: 4 (Day Shift only)
• Equipment: Bruker Maldi, Microscan, Hardy media plates, Resin Water Supply, CO2, microscopes, incubators, centrifuge, microbiology rapid tests, Biofire, Cepheid, blood culture incubator, Gram stain with Previ
• EMR System: Meditech

Required Qualifications

• License: California Clinical Microbiologist License OR California CLS License (Medical Technologist license required)
• Experience: Minimum 2 years of microbiology lab experience (identification of microorganisms in a clinical lab)
• Microbiology experience including plating, microorganism ID, susceptibility testing, and Gram stains
• Attention to detail, autonomy, reliability, and ability to work as a team player

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Meditech EMR system
• Generalist clinical lab experience preferred but limited microbiology experience will be considered

Work Environment

• Scrubs preferred
• Weekend rotation required
• May involve on-call duties

Additional Notes

• Must have at least 1 year of direct microbiology lab experience performing relevant tasks
• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required for this role