Medical Lab Technician
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge General Medical Center

Medical Lab Technician (Laboratory), Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Assignment Overview

• Specialty: Laboratory
• Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Day (3x12 hours, 10:00 to 00:30) or Day (4x10 hours, 10:00 to 20:30)
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week
• Schedule: 7 on, 7 off. Wed through Sat 10:00 to 20:30; Sun through Tue 10:00 to 00:30

Required Qualifications

• Louisiana state license, held in hand (active and unrestricted)
• Prior travel experience required
• Criminal background check, updated annually
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks
• Physician's statement of general physical health within 1 year of start, updated annually
• Negative TB test (PPD, QuantiFERON, or T-SPOT) within 1 year of start, with annual renewal, or a TB questionnaire in lieu of annual renewal
• 12-panel drug screen within 90 days prior to start (an instant screen may be accepted as a placeholder)
• Annual respirator fit test, including mask size (may be completed onsite case by case)
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam and competency exam, as required by profession and specialty
• Two references
• Copy of driver's license or state ID
• Signed system access and confidentiality agreement before start

Notes

• Not open to local candidates.
• BLS is not required for this role.
• Influenza vaccination is not required for employment. Vaccine or declination form must be kept on file.
• Measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and varicella documentation is not required by the client and does not affect the start date.
• Facility online training is assigned on the first day of orientation. The glucose course requires a return demonstration before glucose testing (accuchecks) can be performed.