• Laboratory - Medical Technologist

    EGA Associates (Philadelphia, PA)


    Details

    **Client Name:** Philadelphia VAMC

    **Job Type:** Travel

    **Position Urgency** Normal

    **Offering** Allied

    **Profession** Laboratory

    **Specialty** Medical Technologist

    **Job ID** 16147327

    Shift Details

    **Shifts Per Week** 5

    **scheduledHrs_1** 40.0

    Job Order Details

    **Start Date** 2025-03-01

    **End Date** 2027-03-13

    **Duration** 106 Week(s)

    **Float Required** No

    **Call Required** No

    **Required Certifications for Onboarding** Abuse & Neglect, Age Specific Care, Body Mechanics, Cultural Diversity, Emergency Preparedness, EMTALA, Environmental Safety, Ethics, Fire Safety, Hazard Communication, HIPAA, Infection Control & Bloodborne Pathogens, Pain Management, Patient Rights, Patient Safety Systems, Sexual Harassment, Workplace Violence

    Job Description

    Agency Employee Qualifications

     

    1) Graduated from a National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences

     

    approved Medical Technologist or Medical Laboratory Technician program AS or BS

    AND

    2) Possess or is eligible to take exam for the MLS or MLT certification from American

     

    Society for Clinical Pathology or equivalent nationally recognized medical

     

    technologist/technician certification or categorical certification in medical laboratory

     

    science.

     

    3) A minimum of one (1) year experience within the last three (3) years

     

    Medical Technologist/Technician Preferred Qualification

     

    1) 2-3 years’ experience in an acute care setting

     

    2) Experience in multiple laboratory sections

     

    3) Experience working independently with complex specimens preferred

     

    Primary Clinical Task/Duties

     

    1) Accessions clinical pathology specimens

     

    2) Principal responsibilities involve performing testing on blood and body fluids in

     

    Chemistry primarily but if needed in Microbiology, Hematology or Blood Bank, VA will

    request specific specialty

    C. Tour of Duty/Pay

    1) The medical technologist will be required to work Monday through Friday 0800-

    1630, 1600-MID or MID 0800 as well as rotating weekends and holidays. The

     

    contract individual is expected to devote the time necessary to deliver the highest

     

    quality services to the VA patients.

     

    **Training/Orientation** :

     

    1) Training will be conducted under the supervision of the Supervisor of the area

     

    assigned or designee.

     

    **Condition of Work** :

     

    Medical Technologist/Technician will work in the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

     

    Service Laboratory Section were staffing is needed.

    Client Details

    **Client Type** Government

    **Setting** Hospital (Inpatient)

    **Address** 3900 Woodland Avenue

    **City** Philadelphia

    **State** PA

    Unit Details

    **Computer Charting System** VISTA (CPRS)

     

    EGA Associates, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.