What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Laboratory Tech - Osage Beach, MO - Nights position at Soliant?
JOB DESCRIPTION
Shift: 10-hr Days
Start Date: 9/23
Duration: 13 week contract
Soliant Health seeks an experienced Medical Technologist/Medical Laboratory Technicianfor a travel assignment in
Take the next step in your healthcare career and join Soliant Health as a travel medical technologist. As a traveler with Soliant, you get access to industry-leading pay, outstanding benefits, and our knowledgeable allied health support team.
QUALIFICATIONS
- At least one year of total experience as an MT/MLT tech (some jobs may require more experience)
- An active individual state license and/or certification to practice as a MT/MLT tech
- An active credential issued by ASCP
- Register for a Soliant Health account to view full job details and apply
SOLIANT BENEFITS
- Major medical and dental plans available on your first day of work
- 401(k) with employer matching available
- Reimbursement for travel to your assignment
- Housing stipend
- Weekly deposits direct to your bank account
Summary
Under general supervision, performs routine tests in medical laboratory to provide data for use in diagnosis and treatment of disease, ensuring validity and accuracy of test results.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Collects, processes, and handles blood and/or other biological specimens according to established procedures; instructs patients in the proper collection of samples.
- Performs a variety of clinical laboratory tests in the areas of hematology, microbiology, immunology, clinical chemistry, and urinalysis, as assigned; conducts quantitative and qualitative chemical analyses of body fluids such as blood, urine, and spinal fluid; performs blood counts using microscope.
- Conducts blood tests for transfusion purposes; may draw blood from patient's finger, ear lobe, or vein observing principles of asepsis to obtain blood samples.
- Develops and maintains cell/tissue cultures for testing purposes, as appropriate; isolates and identifies specimens, using advanced laboratory techniques.
- Performs quality control on test results, ensuring validity and accuracy.
- Performs calibration and troubleshooting on testing systems and instruments to ensure adherence to established standards of accuracy.
- Keeps records and reports on results according to established procedures.
- Practices safety, environmental, and/or infection control methods.
- Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
Minimum Job Requirements
- Successful pletion of at least 60 college-level credit hours including 6 semester hours of Biology and 6 semester hours of Chemistry; no experience required. Certification/Licensure: CLA (ASCP) certification, OR pletion of accredited MLT program or military med lab training course, OR 3 years of acceptable clinical lab experience. OR MLT Certification.
- pleted degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required
- Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
- Ability to prepare and process laboratory samples using established protocols.
- Ability to monitor and/or maintain quality control standards.
- Records maintenance skills.
- Ability to perform a range of clinical laboratory tests and chemical analyses on biological samples.
- Knowledge of related accreditation and certification requirements.
- Ability to draw intravenous and peripheral blood.
- Knowledge of laboratory and experimental protocols and procedures.
- Knowledge of tissue culture procedures and techniques.
- Ability to utilize, calibrate, configure and/or troubleshoot laboratory testing systems and instruments.
- Ability to isolate and identify specimens using advanced laboratory techniques and equipment.
- Knowledge of sterile procedures.
With your Soliant Health account, you get access to our unique digital platform; a platform built to help you land your perfect assignment. Move your travel healthcare career forward and find your next job today.
We are seeking experienced medical techs in several specialties to fill critical roles across the country:
- Clinical Laboratory Technologists (CLT)
- Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT)
- Medical Technologist (MT)
Contact: Amy Nguyen Account Executive
Phone:
Email: amy.nguyen@soliant.
