Medical Technologist/Medical Lab Technician (MT/MLT) Laboratory

10K Sign N Stay Bonus Eligible! Reimbursed Relocation and transitional housing offered!

Help to uncover mysteries to provide clarity and hope using your behind the scenes detective skills! The Laboratory at Gunnison Valley Health is proud to be accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), a prestigious accreditation not easily upheld. We are looking for the right person to join our small and highly qualified team of Laboratory Professionals. We need YOU to journey with us as we provide exceptional care to our patients.

Benefits:

Here at Gunnison Valley Health, your good work will be rewarded.  In addition to a competitive salary, a generous and affordable medical/dental/vision plan, and a matching 401(a) there are other great perks including:

• $10K Sign N Stay Bonus!
• Transitional Housing and Relocation Reimbursement
• Growth and Continual Learning (training to become section supervisor)!
• Generous and affordable benefits including a Lifestyle spending account, matched retirement plan and a dependent care match!

Requirements:

To be seriously considered for this role, you’ll need to have:

• Education: Completion of a Medical Technology Program approved by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institutes (CLSI) or three years of academic studies at an accredited college and completion of 12 consecutive months of internship in an accredited school of medical technology, leading to a Bachelor’s Degree.
• Experience: Must have completed an internship in an accredited school of Medical Technology. Must have a comprehensive knowledge of laboratory procedures, techniques and instrumentation and the ability to exercise a high degree of initiative and judgment while performing routine and emergency procedures.
• Licenses/Certification: ASCP board certified, or equivalent, or qualified through examination by the Health, Education and Welfare accreditation program.

• Skills –
• Knowledge of blood bank, chemistry, special chemistry, coagulation, hematology, serology, phlebotomy and minimal microbiology.
• Consistently reports stat results within 30-60 minutes
• Ability to test and report within the required turn-around-time, prioritizing appropriately.  Communicates or resolves specimen or testing problems quickly and completely.
• Ability to demonstrate competency in routine (venipuncture) and special collection techniques by obtaining acceptable specimens including, blood gases, throat swabs, influenza swabs, timed specimens, blood culture collection, blood bank specimens, coagulation studies, difficult draws and special situations.
• Ability to exercise sound judgement, determine priorities, and manage time

Responsibilities:

As the MT or MLT at Gunnison Valley Health, you will be performing various clinical laboratory tests to obtain data for use in diagnosis and treatment of diseases.  You’ll utilize your unique skills and ideas by:

• Referring unsolved problems to the appropriate person.
• Assisting, orienting, and training co-workers and other hospital/medical personnel in laboratory policies and procedures.
• Performing additional confirmation or alternative testing when appropriate.
• Demonstrating the ability to correlate lab results with clinical information and other laboratory results to assess/validate tests results and procedures.
• Demonstrating the ability to maintain, troubleshoot, calibrate and operate instruments to provide accurate and efficient testing.

Medical Technologist - $27.80/hr - $40.25/hr, DOE. (Opportunity for increase with 1 yr service if assigned a Section Supervisor role.)

Medical Laboratory Technician - $23.98 - $33.58/hr DOE

**Current GVH employees transferring departments are not eligible for the Sign N Stay Bonus

Physical Requirements

Occasionally (0-33%) - Change position, crouching/squatting, stooping, kneeling, stairs, ladder, lifting/lowering, carrying, pushing/pulling.

Frequently (34 – 66%) - Standing, walking, sitting, reaching, reach across midline, handling, pinching, feeling

Continuously (37 -100%) See with corrective eyewear, hear clearly with assistance

Shift - Five 8 hour shifts

Schedule -Mid shift/day shift

Status - Full Time

There is no deadline to apply for this position; we are accepting applications on an ongoing basis until a finalist is selected.

Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. Gunnison Valley Health provides generous leave, health plans and retirement contributions that add to your bottom line.

Benefits Eligibility

Medical, dental, vision, health care FSA, dependent care FSA, and Lifestyle Spending Account: All active employees working 40 or more hours per pay period in a Full Time or Part Time position are eligible for benefits on the first of the month after hire.

Full Time staff are automatically enrolled in 401A plan as of date of hire.

Life and AD&D insurance: All active employees working 40 or more hours per pay period are eligible for benefits on the first of the month after hire date.

Short-term and long-term disability: All active employees working 60 or more hours per pay period are eligible for benefits on the first of the month after hire date.

Salary : $24 - $34