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City/State: Saint Louis, Missouri

Categories: Laboratory

Shift: Nights

Job Status: Full-Time

Req ID: 91913

Pay Range: $24.71 – $41.03 / hour (Salary or hourly rate is based on job qualifications and relevant work experience)

Additional Information About the Role

BJC HealthCare System is hiring a **Full-Time Generalist** **Medical Laboratory Technologist (MT/MLS** **II)** for **Core Lab** located at **Missouri Baptist Medical Center**

$10,000 Automatic Sign On Bonus Eligible!!!

Position Details:

+ **Overnight Shift:** 6:30pm – 7am

+ Three 12-hour shifts per week

+ **Additional Pay:** Differential for night, weekend, and holiday shifts, increasing hourly wages

+ **Weekend & Holiday Rotation** : Every 3rd weekend; 1-2 holidays per year

+ Full-time, non-remote, Generalist Lab Technologist

+ **Core Lab Responsibilities** : Customer service, sendouts, Blood Bank, Chemistry, Hematology/Coagulation, Processing, Urinalysis

+ Lab Equipment: Cerner Millennium (LIS), Epic, Instrument Manager, Sysmex WAM, Cellavision, Biorad Unity, Wellsky, Roche, Ortho-Visions

Experience:

+ Lab experience (preferred)

_Requirements:_

+ Bachelor’s Degree in Physical/Life Sciences or related field

+ ASCP, AMT, or AAB Registration

Why Join Us?

+ Work with a highly skilled, compassionate, supportive, and caring team

+ Growth Opportunities to learn new skills and advance (cross-train)

+ Generous Benefits Package with PTO and Tuition Assistance beginning on day 1

+ Several Retirement Options including a 401K plan and either a Pension Plan or a 403 (b)

+ **401K plan & either a** **Pension Plan** **or a 403 (b)!!!**

Next Steps:

+ If selected to move forward with Interview Process, a Talent Advisor will contact you via email for a screen

Overview

**Missouri Baptist Medical Center** , an acute care hospital in St. Louis County, offers a full continuum of medical and surgical services, including heart care, cancer, women and infants, breast health, gastrointestinal, orthopedic, stroke, therapy, wound and pain management services. The hospital has a 24-hour adult emergency department and cares for pediatric patients at a separate emergency department in collaboration with St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

Missouri Baptist is the first and only hospital in St. Louis County to be named a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The prestigious designation is the highest credential a health care organization can receive for nursing excellence and quality patient care. This recognition has been accomplished by less than nine percent of hospitals nationwide. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital #2 in the St. Louis metro area.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

The Medical Technologist (MT) or Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) II performs specimen processing and routine / complex testing on blood and other specimens which requires a knowledge and understanding of quality control, basic instrument maintenance, and procedure methodologies and reference ranges. Maintains appropriate documentation of all activities as required. Demonstrates good clinical laboratory practice

Responsibilities

+ Operates all instrumentation in assigned areas to deliver precise, timely, and accurate laboratory results. Performs all testing and operation of equipment as necessary to deliver quality results.

+ Trains new laboratory personnel in methods, procedures and use of equipment and instruments specific to the assigned area.

+ Performs quality controls for all equipment and troubleshoots malfunctioning instrumentation as necessary. Assesses technical and or instrument problems, including quality control and abnormal findings, evaluate possible solutions and chooses an appropriate course of action to solve the problem.

+ Reports and maintains record of patient test results through the laboratory computer system accurately, meeting published turn around times for routine testing and stats.

+ Participates in performance improvement activities and initiatives by proactively diagnosing and resolving problems. Specific quality functions are handled in an organized and timely fashion.

Minimum Requirements

Education

+ Bachelor's Degree - Physical/Life Science/related

Experience

+ <2 years

Supervisor Experience

+ No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

+ ASCP, AMT,AAB or equiv or elig

Preferred Requirements

Supervisor Experience

+ < 2 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

+ Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date

+ Disability insurance* paid for by BJC

+ Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC

+ 401(k) plan with BJC match

+ Tuition Assistance available on first day

+ BJC Institute for Learning and Development

+ Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

+ Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time

+ Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits (https://www.bjctotalrewards.org/Benefits)

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer