Medical Lab Technician (MLT)
West Branch, Michigan
West Branch Regional Medical Center

Med Lab Tech (MLT) - Nights, West Branch, MI

Employment Type: Temp Specialty: Laboratory Location: West Branch, Michigan Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 10 hours per day

Facility

Acute care hospital with 86 licensed beds in northeast Michigan.

Role Overview

The Medical Technologist is responsible for collecting, processing, and analyzing biological specimens in the laboratory. The role also prepares reagents and acts as backup to the phlebotomy team, performing venipuncture and/or collecting cultures as needed. Specimen collection includes venipuncture and collecting hazardous or infectious materials for culture.

Responsibilities

• 60%: Analyzes and processes biological specimens, organizes workload, and sets up test procedures.
• 20%: Evaluates the appropriateness of patient and quality control results and enters them into the laboratory information system. Strictly follows the critical notification policy when results meet stated criteria.
• 15%: Maintains inventory, reorders reagents, stocks shelves, and disposes of biohazards and chemicals safely following department procedures.
• 5%: Maintains and troubleshoots instruments.

Required Qualifications

• Medical Lab Technician certification with 2+ years of experience
• Medical Lab Technician experience within the last year
• Active ASCP certification (document required)
• Experience in the blood bank
• Experience on the chemistry bench
• Experience with coagulation studies (Siemens coag)
• Experience with urine studies (Siemens urines)
• Experience on the hematology bench (Sysmex hematology)
• Experience with Epic