ASCP - Medical Technologist

Spokane, WA

$65,300 - $103,200 a year

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Profession: Allied Health

Type: Full Time

Medical Technologist – MLT / MT
Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and career development opportunities.
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Summary: We are seeking a well-skilled, highly productive team player to work as a Medical Technologist in our laboratory department. 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:

  • Graduate of an accredited 2-year MLT program, or a 4-year Laboratory science program – MLS, MT, or CLS.
  • MLT/MLS/MT certified or eligible (must obtain within 6 months of hire date).
  • Need to have a basic grasp of scientific laboratory procedures, including using laboratory equipment and generating reports from laboratory tests.
  • Working knowledge of critical blood banking, chemistry, hematology, coagulation, urinalysis, and microbiology is preferred.

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.