Medical Lab Tech

Established in 1994, NiteLines USA has successfully delivered contract support services to more than 144 government institutions and medical treatment facilities across the country. Work with a dedicated and caring organization and start doing your life's best work.

We are currently looking to hire Medical Lab Techs with NiteLines USA.

Pay: $35.10.

​Sign-on bonus: ​$2,500.

Benefits:

• Health insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• 401k
• 11 paid federal holidays.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid vacation.

Location: Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center 109 Bee St Charleston SC 29401
Hours:

• Regular work hours are 8:00am – 4:30pm: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, including weekends and holidays.
• Second Shift, work hours are 4:00pm – Midnight: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, including weekends and holidays.
• Third Shift, work hours are Midnight – 8:00 am, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, including weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities:

• Performs testing accurately, identifies methodology problems, and enters data as required.
• Performs, resolves, and documents quality control to produce quality results. To include: Review of QC data in real time and troubleshoot outliers; Performs and documents quality control as required by lab and department policies; Recognizes out of control, discrepant and unexpected quality control results and notifies the supervisor when appropriate; Uses proper judgment in handling these situations in the absence of a supervisor.
• Perform Calibration of all methods as needed according to instrument specifications. To include: Review of calibration results and determine acceptability: Run QC and review results after instrument calibrations
• Generates incomplete worksheets for current bench assignment to document the status of missed or missing specimens.
• Reviews critical values and notifies appropriate personnel with documented read-back according to established protocols.
• Perform steps for Instrument troubleshooting promptly to address instrument error codes or sample flags; includes contacting the Manufacturer Hotline as needed
• Perform new reagent lot-to lot studies as needed.
• To include proper documentation and determining acceptability of results.
• Understand method specific interferences and be able to determine best corrective action.
• Understand method specific Analytical Measuring Range for each test.
• Understand method specific dilution protocol for each test.
• Run Proficiency testing as assigned. Follow guidelines in Lab Proficiency Testing Policy; Performs and handles proficiency survey samples in an acceptable manner.
• Abides by all procedures and policies set forth by the Laboratory and Chemistry Department.
• Determines proper collection and timely submission of specimens.
• Processes specimens in a timely manner, following written guidance in Lab policy for specific turnaround time rates
• Performs and reports all tests in accordance with established procedures, in an effort to meet specific turn-around-time criteria.
• Performs quality control procedures on assigned instruments and methods as per Quality Control procedure
• Analyzes and interprets test and control data.
• Reports result expediently for stat testing
• Investigates inconsistent results and initiates corrective actions when warranted.
• Prepares and loads onto the instrument: reagents, calibrators and quality control materials as needed.
• Demonstrates knowledge of principles and skills in chemistry.

Qualifications:

• The MLT will be certified by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) or American Medical Technologists (AMT) certification with appropriate training and a minimum of two years of credible laboratory experience.
• Required to have a minimum of an associate's degree from an accredited college or university in medical laboratory science, medical technology, clinical laboratory or related science.
• They must also have a completion of medical technology clinical practice program and have all licenses, permits, and certifications as required by law and this contract.
• All MLTs must have a minimum of two years of experience as a generalist. A generalist is defined as a MLT that can perform testing in all areas of the Clinical Laboratory, to include Chemistry, Blood Bank, Hematology, Urinalysis and Microbiology.

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