What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Technologist - Grundy position at UnityPoint Health?
- Area of Interest: Laboratory
- FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0
- Department: Lab
- Shift: Monday-Friday 0930-1800
- Job ID: 162114
Why UnityPoint Health?
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- Caring is what we do, and it starts with our team members: expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program as we support you both personally and professionally.
- You can only give your best when you feel your best, and we help you live well with dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members to give you peace of mind.
- We strive to make things easier and more personal in health care to set us apart from the rest, and you can experience that commitment through early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, a tuition reimbursement program designed to help you further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family in the way that works for you.
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Overview
Medical Technologist
Shift: Monday-Friday 0930-1800
This position will start 7/1/2025.
The Medical Technologist, under the direction of the Laboratory Team Leader, is responsible for collecting, performing and analyzing laboratory tests in hematology, blood bank, special chemistry, chemistry, arterial blood gases, serology, and microbiology to provide information for diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for specimen collection, processing, test performance, and for reporting test results.
- Performs all moderate and high complexity tests that are offered in this laboratory and has a degree of skill commensurate with the individuals' education, training or experience, and technical abilities.
- Follows the laboratory’s procedures for specimen procurement, handling and processing, test analysis, reporting, and maintaining records of patient test results.
- Maintains records that demonstrate that proficiency-testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient samples.
- Adheres to the laboratory quality control policies, documents all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations, and maintenance performed.
- Follows the laboratory’s established corrective action policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory’s established acceptable levels of performance.
- Identifies problems that may adversely affect test performance and either corrects the problem or immediately notifies laboratory leadership.
- Documents all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specifications.
Required:
- BA or BS degree in Medical Technology or other science-related field.
- Previous experience in a clinical laboratory
- Certification by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) as a Medical Lab Scientist or equivalent.
- Must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification as outlined per policy, or obtain certification within three months from hire date.
- Valid driver’s license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons.
- Must be able to read, write, comprehend and speak fluent English
- Proficiency with laboratory information systems and electronic health records.
