Medical Technologist
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This is an integrated healthcare delivery system consistently ranked as a Top 15 Teaching Hospital in the U.S. They are headquartered in Evanston, Ill., and have a 900 physician multispecialty group practice, Medical Group, with 130 locations in the Chicagoland area. They have annual revenues of $2.1 billion and employ 10,500 people. This is a Magnet-recognized organization, the first in Illinois to receive this prestigious honor as an entire system that demonstrates excellence in nursing and high standards in patient care. This is a not-for-profit organization principally formed to provide quality healthcare services for the communities it serves. The delivery of healthcare services is provided in a wide range of inpatient and ambulatory healthcare settings, communitywide, employing modern technology and expertise.
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Required skills & experience: • Able to solve technical and interdepartmental problems related to the various laboratory areas with assistance and under supervision. • Capable of identifying problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of results and taking corrective action or notifying appropriate supervisory personnel to assist with taking corrective action. • Good communication and organizational skills. Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with others. • Certification: MLT (ASCP) MT, MLS certifications within six (6) months of hire or promotion. • 6 months -1 year of recent Med Tech experience • Associate’s degree and the requisite courses to meet CLIA requirements for moderate to high complexity testing. What you need to know: • Under the general supervision of medical technologist/manager/director, performs a variety of routine and complex assays in at least 3 areas of the clinical laboratory. • Ensures the accuracy and precision of diagnostic results through performance and maintenance and calibration of multiplex instrumenting systems. • Routinely solves technical and interdepartmental problems related to the various laboratory areas. • Readily identifies problems that may adversely affect performance or reporting of results and taking corrective action or notifying supervising personnel when appropriate. • Demonstrated ability to work cooperative with others. • Collect and label multiple sample types • Perform chemical analysis on specimens • Centrifuge and aliquot specimens • Take volumes on timed samples • Order and record test results in lab computer system • Perform, monitor, and document quality control for all testing • Perform and document routine instrument maintenance and calibrations; troubleshoot instrument problems • Process samples referenced to outside laboratories