Medical Technologist or Medical Lab Technician/PRN/Days/Trinity
Advocate Health Care, Chicago, IL, United States
Major Responsibilities
Performs, evaluates, and monitors laboratory tests as authorized within established protocols, selecting and performing additional procedures when indicated, and monitors workflow to complete work in an appropriate timeframe.
Evaluates results for clinical significance, validity and appropriateness, and follows prescribed policy in the reporting and notification of test results.
Performs and documents calibration and maintenance of instruments and equipment, documents quality control, evaluates quality control results, and takes corrective action when indicated.
Recognizes indicators of test and/or instrument malfunction and makes basic corrections using prescribed strategies, or notifies the Medical Technologist, site coordinator, or supervisor.
Performs internal and external proficiency testing in the same manner as patient samples.
Collects specimens from newborn, pediatric, and adult patients according to established protocol, ensuring specimens are properly labeled and suitable for testing.
Provides technical assistance to phlebotomists and support staff.
Assists in improving the quality and efficiency of laboratory procedures, policies, and processes, ensuring compliance with accrediting agency standards and supporting CAP regulatory requirements in an acute setting.
Performs specialty testing in transfusion services, microbiology, chemistry, hematology, histology, coagulation, and flow cytometry, and supports disease‑specific accreditations by meeting turnaround‑time goals.
Provides direct support and timely, accurate laboratory results for critical care departments such as the ED, ICU, and OR during high‑acuity patient events, including transfusion services, attending codes, testing on irretrievable samples, tissue grinding and gram stains, mass casualty procedures, and mass transfusion procedures.
Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
Licensure, Registration, And/or Certification Required
Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) certification issued by the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP BOC) obtained within 1 year.
Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) certification issued by the American Medical Technologists (AMT) obtained within 1 year.
Education Required
Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Technician or a related field.
Experience Required
No experience required.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to handle stressful situations in a calm and professional manner.
Maintains patient confidentiality in and out of the workplace.
Physical Requirements And Working Conditions
Must be able to operate all essential equipment required for the job.
Frequently lifts up to 10 lbs.; occasionally up to 50 lbs.
Must be able to sit, stand, and walk for the majority of the workday.
May be exposed to mechanical, electrical, chemical, explosive, radioactive, and/or infectious agents.
Will be exposed to human blood and body fluids.
Must wear appropriate lab coat, gloves, gowns, and eye and face protection as needed.
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Performs, evaluates, and monitors laboratory tests as authorized within established protocols, selecting and performing additional procedures when indicated, and monitors workflow to complete work in an appropriate timeframe.
Evaluates results for clinical significance, validity and appropriateness, and follows prescribed policy in the reporting and notification of test results.
Performs and documents calibration and maintenance of instruments and equipment, documents quality control, evaluates quality control results, and takes corrective action when indicated.
Recognizes indicators of test and/or instrument malfunction and makes basic corrections using prescribed strategies, or notifies the Medical Technologist, site coordinator, or supervisor.
Performs internal and external proficiency testing in the same manner as patient samples.
Collects specimens from newborn, pediatric, and adult patients according to established protocol, ensuring specimens are properly labeled and suitable for testing.
Provides technical assistance to phlebotomists and support staff.
Assists in improving the quality and efficiency of laboratory procedures, policies, and processes, ensuring compliance with accrediting agency standards and supporting CAP regulatory requirements in an acute setting.
Performs specialty testing in transfusion services, microbiology, chemistry, hematology, histology, coagulation, and flow cytometry, and supports disease‑specific accreditations by meeting turnaround‑time goals.
Provides direct support and timely, accurate laboratory results for critical care departments such as the ED, ICU, and OR during high‑acuity patient events, including transfusion services, attending codes, testing on irretrievable samples, tissue grinding and gram stains, mass casualty procedures, and mass transfusion procedures.
Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
Licensure, Registration, And/or Certification Required
Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) certification issued by the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP BOC) obtained within 1 year.
Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) certification issued by the American Medical Technologists (AMT) obtained within 1 year.
Education Required
Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Technician or a related field.
Experience Required
No experience required.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to handle stressful situations in a calm and professional manner.
Maintains patient confidentiality in and out of the workplace.
Physical Requirements And Working Conditions
Must be able to operate all essential equipment required for the job.
Frequently lifts up to 10 lbs.; occasionally up to 50 lbs.
Must be able to sit, stand, and walk for the majority of the workday.
May be exposed to mechanical, electrical, chemical, explosive, radioactive, and/or infectious agents.
Will be exposed to human blood and body fluids.
Must wear appropriate lab coat, gloves, gowns, and eye and face protection as needed.
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