Medical Laboratory Technician | MLT - MT

Opelika, AL

$45,000 - $85,000 a year

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Job Details

Profession: Allied Health

Type: Full Time

Medical Technologist MT / MLT

Generalist, Full Time, 1st & 2nd Shift
Competitive Salary & Benefits
New Grads Welcome

Summary

The ideal candidate for this role will perform and monitor a full range of laboratory testing and analysis. Assumes responsibility for problem resolution, quality control, and required equipment maintenance with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

  • Active certification through ASCP or AMT required - eligible for cert within 6 months will be considered for an ideal candidate.
  • 6 Months of Medical Laboratory Technologist / Technician experience required
  • Need to have a basic grasp of scientific laboratory procedures, including using laboratory equipment and generating reports from laboratory tests

Responsibilities

  • The Medical Laboratory Technologist will spend the bulk of their time testing blood and bodily fluids by using complex laboratory equipment to ascertain a wide variety of information
  • Examine specimens for bacteria, viruses or parasites
  • Measure levels of drugs or other chemicals in the blood to help ensure medications are at their most therapeutic levels
  • Look at the chemical content of the blood to determine deficiencies in nutrients or excesses of cholesterol or blood sugars
  • Make use of cell counters, cultures, microscopes and other various types of equipment