Medical Technologist Lead

Company: MountainView Hospital
Location: Las Vegas
Posted on: October 13, 2021

Job Description:

Description

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Do you have a passion for healthcare and helping others? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced, patient-centered environment? Jump-start your career in our Laboratory department. Submit your application today!

We are seeking a Medical Technologist Lead for our center to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply now!

We offer you an excellent total compensation package, including competitive salary, excellent benefit package and growth opportunities. We believe in our team and your ability to do excellent work with us. Your benefits include 401k, PTO medical, dental, flex spending, life, disability, tuition reimbursement, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program. We would love to talk to you about this fantastic opportunity.

POSITION SUMMARY: 

Under the direction of the Manager, Administrative Director and Medical Director, the lead medical technologist performs clinical testing in one or more of the following areas: blood bank, chemistry, serology, hematology, urinalysis, coagulation, special chemistry, microbiology and manual tests. The lead technologist obtains or receives specimens, performs laboratory tests according to written procedures, understands methods and principles, performs and evaluates quality control on a daily basis and informs the Administrative Director or Manager of issues. The lead technologist performs preventative maintenance on laboratory instrumentation, interpret results as to their accuracy, acceptability and critical limits and organizes work to meet established deadlines and record all data obtained. Works actively and cooperative with nursing and other hospital staff to ensure timely patient care.

The lead medical technologist is responsible for meeting all regulatory requirements for their respective departments and assume overall laboratory supervision in the absence of laboratory management. The lead medical technologist is responsible for coordinating instruction and documentation on new employees and students, performs competency testing in their respective departments and contributes to employee evaluations.

MountainView Hospital boasts 408 beds and is a state of the art, full service medical facility located in the heart of Northwest Las Vegas, one of the fastest growing areas in the Valley.  With a dedicated and talented staff of employees and outstanding physicians, MountainView Hospital is recognized for high patient satisfaction and for providing quality and compassionate care to our community since 1996.

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply. We promptly review all applications. If you are highly qualified you will hear from one of our managers. We are actively interviewing so apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Qualifications

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology from an accredited college or university and successful score on a national examination for certification approved by the State Board; OR
• Completion of three years of academic study with a minimum of 90 semester hours at an accredited college or university in a curriculum involving biological or physical science and at least 12 months' training at a school of medical technology approved by a national accrediting agency and pass a national examination for certification approved by the State Board; OR
• A Bachelor's degree in one of the chemical, physical or biological sciences at an accredited college university, have at least one year of additional full time experience or training in the specialty or subspecialty in which he/she performs tests and pass a national examination for certification approved by the State Board. 

EXPERIENCE:

• Five (5) years' experience as a medical technologist in a large clinical laboratory
• General experience in all areas of the laboratory is preferred 

LICENSURE:

• Current State license (within six months of hire date) or provisional license per State regulations as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist
• General Supervisor license is required when working alone

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