In Central Minnesota, you’ll find quality health care as near to you as CHI St. Gabriel’s Health in Little Falls, part of CommonSpirit Health. We’ve been serving this area since 1892 and we have the equipment, experience, and expertise to offer you a full range of the latest health services.

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. & from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

CHI St. Gabriel's Health provides you with the same level of care you provide for others. We care about our employees' well-being and offer benefits that complement work/life balance.

We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft 
• Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and/or dependent adults
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
• Paid Time Off (PTO) 
• Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
• Matching 401(k) and 457(b) Retirement Programs
• Wellness Program

This position is responsible for pre-analytic, analytic and post analytic collection and processing of samples.  Must be able to properly maintain and operate instrumentation and equipment.  Will perform quality control and interpret results as well as follow up with corrective action when needed.  Will perform patient testing, review results and release results accurately into the Laboratory Information System (LIS). Will run proficiency testing samples as required by compliance. Other responsibilities will include answering phone calls and ordering testing in the LIS.

This position will also act as a lead in a department or departments within the laboratory.  These responsibilities will include policy/procedure creation and maintenance, oversight of quality control and maintenance records, submission of proficiency testing samples, training of new employees and competency assessment.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

1. Interpret laboratory labels for blood collection
2. Perform venipunctures, capillary punctures to include heelsticks and fingersticks and arterial punctures
3. Collect blood cultures aseptically 
4. Utilize all collection devices including syringes, vacutainers and needles
5. Perform patient testing on various samples to include urine, blood and stool 
6. Develop and maintain policy/procedures within department(s)
7. Establish and maintain quality control program within department(s)
8. Establish and maintain proficiency sample testing within department(s)
9. Establish and maintain training and competency assessment within department(s)
10. Establish and maintain maintenance plan for instrumentation within department(s)
11. Order tests in the LIS system
12. Communicating with patients, providers and co-workers
13. Prepare samples and paperwork to send out to reference lab
14. Follow infection control practices according to policy
15. Other duties as assigned by management

Bachelor of Science Degree

Medical Technologist or Medical Laboratory Scientist Certification recognized by American Society of Clinical Pathologists, American Medical Technologist or American Association of Biolanalysts within 6 months of hire

Preferred

6-12 months lab experience