Medical Technologist Lead - Full Time - Bremerton

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Medical Technologist Lead - Full Time - Bremerton','Full-time','Professional Clinical/Allied Health','6:00am to 2:30pm','6:00am to 2:30pm','80','80','Every Other','Every Other','WASHINGTON-BREMERTON-HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER','','!*!Harrison Medical Center has exciting and rewarding careers with competitive salaries and benefits.  We are a family of hospitals, health care services, and medical providers delivering compassionate care to people throughout the South Puget Sound. We are part of Catholic Health Initiatives, one of the largest not-for-profit health care systems in the country.Our mission is to deliver high quality care that meets our patients' medical needs while providing emotional and spiritual support to patients and their families. We believe this three-part approach — physical, emotional, and spiritual — is essential to healing the whole person. Come join our team!Job Summary:As a Medical Technologist, you will perform moderately to highly complex and specialized clinic laboratory tests and analyses of human blood, urine and other body fluids, tissues or substances to obtain data for use in the diagnosis, management and treatment of disease and injury.  Your specific areas of accountability may include one or more of the following disciplines: transfusion service, chemistry, coagulation, hematology, microbiology, immunology, toxicology and/or urinalysis.  In the Lead role, you will also be responsible for ensuring that the Lab is adequately staffed for the shift and that work in the Lab is being performed according to established policies, procedures and safety standards. Your day-to-day work will include:1) Pretesting and processing samples2) Performing, analyzing, interpreting, and confirming tests3) Documenting and delivering test results4) Operating and maintaining standard lab instruments and equipment5) Accountability for ensuring the accuracy of test results and related analyses based on strict adherence to established standards, procedures and regulatory requirements for test analysis, quality control, quality assurance, safety, blood-borne pathogen/infection control, specimen handling and processing and documenting and reporting patient results.6) Exercising independent judgment to monitor, control and assess test conditions, specimen quality, chemical and biologic reactions, and instrument function; identify atypical organisms; solve unexpected problems; correlate quantitative, biochemical, physiologic and morphologic data to verify results; and evaluate or implement new procedures.Additional Lead responsibilities may include:1) Receiving a report from each section when arriving on duty to assess the status of equipment, pending work and coverage2) Coordinating scheduling and section assignments to ensure adequate staffing coverage; monitoring rest and meal breaks; resolving workflow issues3) Taking calls from physicians, nurses and other clients and resolving issues of communicating them to the appropriate supervisor or manager4) Serving as a resource for testing protocols or instrument troubleshooting.','!*!Education/Work Experience Requirements:Baccalaureate degree from a regionally-accredited college/university, including courses in biological science, chemistry and mathematics AND successful completion of a NAACLS-accredited Medical Technologist programORMLT (ASCP) or equivalent certification AND a baccalaureate degree from a regionally-accredited college/university to include ASCP- or NCA-required college credits, AND two years of full-time acceptable clinical laboratory experience in Immunohematology, Chemistry, Hematology, Microbiology, Immunology and Clinical Microscopy within the past ten years that demonstrates attainment of the requisite job knowledge skills and abilities,ORBaccalaureate degree from a regionally-accredited college/university, including courses in biological science, chemistry and mathematics, AND five years of full-time acceptable clinical laboratory experience in the discipline for which the candidate is applying, to include Microbiology, Chemistry, Immunohematology, Hematology, AND meets the acceptable route of Categorical certification through ASCP or NCA in the area for which the candidate is apply.Two years of work experience in a clinical laboratory setting is required for the Lead position.Licensure/Certification:National Registration as an MLS (ASCP) or Certification with the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist or Categorical Certification by the ASCP in the discipline for which the candidate is applying (e.g. Immunohematology, Microbiology), OR current application accepted by ASCP pending examination.  If not already held, one-time national certification is expected to be obtained within the first six months of employment.Depending on assignment, current certification through Washington State as a Medical Assistant-Phlebotomy may be required. Where applicable, certification as a Medical Assistant-Phlebotomy must be obtained within eight (8) weeks of assignment.  Phlebotomy duties will be assigned once the incumbent receives certification as a Medical Assistant-Phlebotomy.','We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.','2017-R0141584','CHI-Franciscan Harrison Medical Center','Medical Technologist Lead - Full Time - Bremerton

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