Medical Lab Technician WEO - North Liberty Campus

Job summary

The Medical Lab Technician will perform complex clinical laboratory testing on biological specimens to assist in disease diagnosis and treatment. Responsibilities also include maintaining laboratory equipment, ensuring quality control, and supporting Medical Laboratory Scientists with technical tasks.

Job details

Qualified candidates may be eligible for a sign-on incentive of $5,000 based on years of experience! (Current UI employees are not eligible for incentive) The Department of Pathology-Medical Center North Liberty is seeking a Medical Lab Technician to provide moderately and highly complex clinical lab testing and analysis on biological specimens to provide information used in the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of disease. Will use a variety of procedures that may involve numerous detailed tests and techniques that require the use of professional judgment. This position will be weekend option. Working hours are Saturday-Sunday, 1830-0700. This position will be responsible for working all holidays that fall on Saturday/Sunday and will be allowed two weekends off each 6-month period. Perform quantitative and qualitative analysis for all levels of testing complexity on laboratory clinical and research biological specimens such as blood, tissue and body fluids. Provide information to health care provider regarding test methodology and interpretation. Evaluate test results and provide support to Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS). Investigate quality assurance issues involving patient samples. Recommend corrective action for quality assurance. Calibrate, conduct routine maintenance and troubleshoot laboratory instrumentation. Seek technical direction from the MLS with specific instrumentation problems. Assist in reagent comparisons, evaluate results and recommend changes to reduce costs and improve efficiency. Participate in evaluation of equipment and recommend products for acquisition. Maintain inventory and orders supplies as needed. Comply with applicable regulatory and accreditation requirements of the laboratory section. Perform, record and review daily quality control associated with assigned testing. Document and report variances. Participate in the Quality Assurance program within the section. Identify opportunities for improvement for improvement and make recommendations for resolution of identified problems/errors. May assist with writing and revising laboratory procedures according to NCCLS guidelines. Assist in a positive and professional manner with bench training for the Clinical Lab Sciences Training Program within the section. Maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, students and the public. Pay grade: 4 SEIU Pay Plan | University Human Resources - The University of Iowa Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a chemical, biological, clinical laboratory science, or medical technology program from an accredited institution, or Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) or eligible from American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or National Credentialing Agency (NCA), or Successfully completed an official US military medical laboratory procedures training course of at least 50 weeks duration and have held the military enlisted occupational specialty of Medical Laboratory Specialist (Laboratory Technician) is required. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required. Desirable Qualifications: Certification from American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or National Credentialing Agency (NCA) as a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) is highly desirable. Previous experience in a laboratory performing moderate and/or high complexity testing in blood baking, chemistry, hematology, and/or microbiology, which may include program training experience, is highly desired. Position and Application details: In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as required to the submission: Resume Cover Letter Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended. Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. For additional questions, please contact [email protected].

What you’ll do

The Medical Lab Technician will perform complex clinical laboratory testing on biological specimens to assist in disease diagnosis and treatment. Responsibilities also include maintaining laboratory equipment, ensuring quality control, and supporting Medical Laboratory Scientists with technical tasks.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific field or possess equivalent certification such as MLT (ASCP/NCA). Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required for this role.

Benefits

• Sign-on incentive

Listed skills

• Quality assurance · Preferred
• Regulatory Compliance · Preferred
• Communication Skills · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Clinical laboratory testing
• Biological specimen analysis
• Quality assurance
• Laboratory instrumentation
• Hematology
• Chemistry
• Microbiology
• Blood banking
• Data documentation
• Regulatory compliance
• Laboratory procedures
• Technical troubleshooting
• Inventory management
• Professional judgment
• Communication skills
• American Society For Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Certification
• Professionalism
• Laboratory Procedures
• Laboratory Instrumentation
• Baking
• Research
• Biology
• Medical Laboratory
• Clinical Laboratory Science
• Pathology
• Health Technology
• Inventory Management
• Quality Assurance
• Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
• Verbal Communication Skills
• Writing
• Qualitative Analysis
• Quality Control

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Science & Research
• Medical Laboratory Technician
• Medical and Pathology Laboratory Technicians
• Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
• Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians