Travel Medical Technologist
Atlanta, Georgia
Piedmont Atlanta Hospital

Medical Technologist

Overview

• Location: Atlanta, Georgia
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 22 weeks
• Shift: Night (4x10 hours), 20:30 to 7:00
• Hours: 10 per day, 40 per week
• Unit: Core Lab
• Weekends: Every third weekend or per rotation, to meet departmental needs
• Call: None
• Floating: Within the facility and scope of practice, as needed
• Local candidates: Accepted
• Return to office (RTO): Max 7 days
• Orientation hours: Determined by contract length (for example, 8 hours for an 8-week assignment)

Required Qualifications

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years of experience
• Does not accept first-time travelers
• Does not accept MLTs for this Core Lab position

Certifications and Licenses

• Photo ID (driver's license or state ID)
• Education verification of the related degree noted on the application. It may be pending at start, with proof that it is running, due within 30 days after start. If the education cannot be verified, official transcripts/diploma or a verified tech cert/license is acceptable.
• State license verification, if applicable, within 30 days before start
• National tech certification verification, if applicable, within 30 days before start
• Annual allied license verification, if applicable

Background and Compliance

• Background check required. It cannot be pending at start and must be complete before start. It must be updated annually and include:

  • Permanent county and non-permanent county searches
  • National sex offender search
  • Nationwide criminal search
  • FACIS 3
  • Education verification
• Background check approvals are specific to each facility. An approval from one facility does not carry over to another.
• Full compliance is required to start on time. Missing compliance items push the start date back 2 weeks because of the bi-weekly orientation schedule.
• Code of Conduct acknowledgement, signed before start
• Review of the Dress and Professional Appearance Policy
• Two clinical references
• Skills checklist completed within 12 months and updated annually
• Work history verification of the most recent employer. All assignments with one agency count as one employment. This may be pending at start, with proof that it is running, due within 30 days after start.

Competencies

• Color blind test (online) for all candidates. A score below 80% is escalated to the facility. Candidates who fail may take an alternate evaluation using blood collection tubes. Those who cannot identify the tube colors cannot perform tests that require color interpretation, such as occult blood testing.
• Competency exam, required by the staffing agency, not the client, and not required for subcontractors

Health and Immunizations

• Physical exam and physical statement within 12 months of start. Annual renewal is not required. Required by the staffing agency, not the client, and not required for subcontractors.
• TB test (PPD, QuantiFERON Gold, or T-SPOT) within 12 months of start. It does not need annual updates.

  • If the candidate has a past positive TB test, they must provide proof of the positive test, a negative chest X-ray within 6 months of start, and a TB questionnaire.
  • A TB questionnaire is required for all candidates and must be updated annually.
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: 2 MMR vaccines or a positive titer. Low or equivocal titers can be covered by a 2-dose record or 2 boosters after the titer. The second booster may be pending at start if the candidate is not yet eligible, and it must be received about 28 days after the first booster. It cannot be completed on site.
• Varicella: 2 vaccines or a positive titer, with the same low/equivocal titer options as above
• Hepatitis B: Hep B surface antibody titer or a signed declination
• Tdap is highly recommended (one dose within the past 10 years) but not required for clearance.
• Flu vaccine or declination required for the 2026-27 season. Vaccines are available at Employee Health starting Sept 1. Candidates must upload vaccine records to the facility vaccination tracker during orientation week. Declinations must be submitted digitally in the same tracker.
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 60 days of start. Instant screens are acceptable. Candidates cannot start with results pending. It does not need annual updates. Required panels:

  • Amphetamines
  • Methamphetamines (a merged panel or a note confirming that amphetamine and methamphetamine subclasses are both tested is acceptable)
  • Benzodiazepines
  • Barbiturates
  • Cocaine
  • Opiates
  • Methadone
  • Phencyclidine
  • Propoxyphene
  • Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)

Not Required

• BLS is not required for Med Techs.