Core Lab - Medical Technician, Evenings
Loyola

Employment Type:
Full timeShift:
Evening Shift

Description:
Come be a part of the transformation happening at Loyola Medicine.New state of the art Regional Clinical Laboratory. The new lab enables greater operational efficiencies, improved turnaround times to support future growth and expansion into emerging technologies and lab testing methodologies.

Loyola Medicine, treating the whole person with compassion-to \"also treat the human spirit.\" The Laboratory Department-Lab Core seeks a Medical Technician to perform all waived, moderate and high complexity test in the diagnosis utilized in the treatment and prevention of disease.

Our Vision

As a mission-driven innovative health organization, we will become the national leader in improving the health of our communities and each person we serve. We will be the most trusted health partner for life.

In this role, the Medical Technician- Lab Core will is responsible for supporting the delivery of patient care by performing laboratory testing that is utilized in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. This includes waived, moderate and high complexity testing.

Position Responsibilities

• Performs all laboratory testing, including the pre-examination phase in accordance with standard operating procedures and accreditation guidelines to support the delivery of patient care.

• Conducts and documents established quality control procedures on analytical tests, equipment, reagents, media, and products; evaluates the results of quality control testing and implements corrective action according to established protocols to ensure the accuracy and quality of patient testing.

• Participates in the validation of laboratory methods and procedures to meet the changing health care needs of our patients.

• Recognizes and documents problems that may adversely affect test performance or the reporting of test results. Identifies, implements and documents appropriate corrective action or notifies the technical specialist, shift supervisor or manager.

• Performs routine maintenance functions to ensure the proper operation of the laboratory equipment.

• Participates in the laboratory's proficiency testing program ensuring that these samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens.

Position Requirements

Required:

• Associates Degree
• Specify Degree(s): Medical Technology, Medical Laboratory Science, Biology, or Chemistry

Licensure/Certifications:

Preferred:

• Certified Medical Laboratory Scientist (ASCP) or equivalent
• Other: Laboratory certification required (ASCP or HEW)

Loyola Medicine Core Values

• Reverence
  We honor the sacredness and dignity of every person.
• Commitment to Those Who are Poor
  We stand with and serve those who are poor, especially those most vulnerable.
• Safety
  We embrace a culture that prevents harm and nurtures a healing, safe environment for all.
• Justice
  We foster right relationships to promote the common good, including sustainability of Earth.
• Stewardship
  We honor our heritage and hold ourselves accountable for the human, financial and natural resources entrusted to our care.
• Integrity
  We are faithful to who we say we are.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

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