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Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Night Shift

Description:

At MercyOne, health care is more than just a doctor’s visit or a place to go when you’re in need of medical attention. Our Mission is based on improving the health of our communities – that means not only when you are sick but keeping you well.

MercyOne Northeast Iowa provides expert health care to eight counties.

MercyOne Northeast Iowa provides excellent, personalized care close to home to the communities in the Cedar Valley. With 491 licensed beds between the three medical centers, each providing 24-hour emergency lifesaving care, MercyOne is there for you in critical moments:

• MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center, an Area Level III Trauma Center and an accredited chest pain center

• MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center, Community Level IV Trauma Designation

• MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center, Community Level IV Trauma Designation

With more than 2,500 colleagues, MercyOne is one of the largest employers in Northeast Iowa.

MercyOne Medical Group – Northeast Iowa is made up of more than 30 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine and specialty clinics located throughout Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Benton, Butler, Fayette and Tama counties.

Join the MercyOne Family! We are looking to hire a Medical Technologist MT/MLS.

As a Medical Technolgoist at MercyOne, you will perform clinical testing of laboratory specimens to provide accurate and reliable data for clinical assessment of patients. Serves as a resource to others regarding theory and clinical testing. Adheres to MercyOne’s performance expectations and performs all defined services and other related duties in accordance with the mission, vision and values of MercyOne.

1. Obtains proper specimens for testing.

+ Verifies patient identification.

+ Obtains correct specimen with minimal trauma and correctly labels specimen per laboratory guidelines.

+ Correctly processes specimen for testing.

2. Performs clinical testing of laboratory specimens and reviews data for clinical correlation.

+ Verifies identification of specimen.

+ Performs testing on appropriate analyzer when applicable.

+ Performs non-analyzer testing per laboratory protocol.

+ Uses knowledge of body chemistry to review data for clinical correlation.

+ Informs customer promptly (physician, nursing staff) of any critical values and documents.

+ Results testing in computer system.

+ Reviews all computer print-outs for accuracy.

3. Performs quality control testing on all analyzers and analyzes and interprets results.

+ Determines proper quality control specimens to be run.

+ Checks all quality control specimens for dating and storage.

+ Performs testing on quality control specimens per laboratory protocol.

+ Reviews data to judge proper performance of instruments and reagents.

+ Uses data for troubleshooting when needed.

+ Logs all QC data per laboratory specifications.

+ Provides QA/QI data to lead or manager. Performs parallel testing on new reagents and controls, as needed.

4. Troubleshoots instrumentation and assays.

+ Uses quality control data to assess proper functioning of instruments and reagents.

+ Identifies source of problem (instrument or reagent).

+ Consults operator’s manual for troubleshooting instructions.

+ Follows manufacturer’s guidelines for specific troubleshooting procedures.

+ Consults manufacturer’s hotline if unable to resolve.

+ Documents all procedures used to resolve problems.

5. Serves as a resource on clinical laboratory testing.

+ Maintains current knowledge of theory and testing.

+ Consults with customers (i.e., patients, physicians, other laboratories) on clinical laboratory testing.

+ Provides technical support to other laboratory personnel.

+ Provides assistance with laboratory computer system.

+ Oversees daily operations in manager or leads absence.

+ Serves as a resource to physicians, nurses and laboratory staff.

+ Mentors others in relation to laboratory theory.

**Schedule:** Full Time Nights

36 Hours Per Week

Rotating Weekends and Holidays

General Requirements:

+ Bachelor’s degree in Medical Technology, science, or related field

+ 1 year internship experience

+ ASCP eligible and successfully pass certification exam within 6 months of hire or certified MT or MLS by ASCP.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran