Travel Medical Technologist
Battle Creek, Michigan
Bronson Battle Creek

Medical Technologist, Laboratory

Location: Battle Creek, Michigan Specialty: Laboratory Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day, 5x8 (8 hours, 40 hours/week). Start times range from 0600 to 1030, and end times from 1430 to 1900.

Schedule and Requirements

• No call requirement
• Weekends: every other weekend or every third weekend, based on need
• Floating: departments and hours are subject to change based on patient care needs
• Holiday rotation required

Experience and Skills

• Inpatient lab, trauma, and community hospital experience
• Skills in specimen processing, microbiology, and chemistry
• Equipment experience: ACL Top, Sysmex XM, WAM, CellaVision, Roche Cobas

Required Qualifications

• ASCP MLS, ASCP MT, or ASCP MLT certification (or AMT or an equivalent credential)
• Medical Technologist experience of at least 1 year, completed within the last year
• Experience in an inpatient setting
• Experience in a hospital setting
• Experience with Epic

Background, Health, and Compliance

• Criminal background check within 45 days of start, with no exceptions. It must include a lifetime search back to age 18, SSN trace, national criminal search, national sex offender search, statewide searches, and education verification. Annual background checks are required.
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks, completed monthly
• Physical exam within 1 year of start (not required to be updated annually)
• TB: one negative PPD or QuantiFERON/T-Spot within 30 days of start, regardless of past positive history. Annual TB testing is not required. A TB questionnaire is required and must be updated annually.
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: proof of 2 vaccines or a positive titer. Historical immunizations are accepted from a state database or physician's office. Exemptions are not accepted.
• Hepatitis B: titer, series, or a declination form
• Tdap: proof of 1 prior vaccine
• Drug test: 10-panel including marijuana, within 30 days of start, with no exceptions. Instant/rapid screens are acceptable if they are a 10-panel that includes marijuana.
• Influenza: candidates starting after 11/1 must be vaccinated or have an approved exemption on file by 12/1. Exemptions are limited to medical or spiritual reasons. The flu season ends 3/31.
• Fit test: required for lab techs at certain sites, must be completed on-site, and must be completed before or on the first day
• Employment history: 7 years with no gaps, dated MM/YYYY ("Present" is acceptable)
• One professional reference from a supervisor or manager is required. Charge nurse references are acceptable if the nurse directly supervised the candidate.

Documents and Policies

• Government-issued photo ID
• E-Verify required per contract. Subcontractors must complete the I-9 and E-Verify attestation form.
• Proof of legal name change, if the name on documents differs
• Review of the code of conduct (with signed acknowledgment) and the appearance standards policy before start
• Skills checklist for the applicable unit, updated annually