CAR-MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST
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Sparrow
Carson City, MI, US
Summary
Responsible for analyzing laboratory specimens and reporting results according to established protocols. Duties include performing routine and specialized testing, maintaining equipment, and ensuring quality control documentation.
Job Description
Job Opportunity
Job ID: 54994
Positions Location: Carson City, MI Job Description General Purpose of Job:
Description:
Positions Location: Carson City, MI
Job Description
General Purpose of Job:
Responsible for the analysis of laboratory specimens and subsequent result reporting according to laboratory protocol and procedures.
Essential Duties:
This job description is intended to cover the minimum essential duties assigned on a regular basis. Caregivers may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned by their leader. Leadership has the right to alter or modify the duties of the position.
- Performs routine and specialized patient laboratory testing.
- Obtains laboratory specimens from patients as needed.
- Posts laboratory results to their proper destination.
- Process microbiology cultrues and other specimes as needed.
- Follows establised procedures for quality control performance and documentation. Reports discrepancies to the Laboratory manager or designee.
- Performs daily, weekly, monthly or as needed maintenance on instruments and equipment as appropriate. Performs calibration of equipment as required.
- Troubleshoots problems with instruments, equipment, reagents and patient specimens. Documents situation approproately in department log and notifies the Laboratory Manager or designee.
- Maintains work area, cleans bench, restocks supplies and notifies manager of low stock.
- Participates in new lot correlation studies, proficiency testing, computer validation, procedure updates and accreditation readiness as needed.
- Participates in orientation and training of students and new laboratory employees.
- Performs DOT and non-DOT urine collections and BAT tests when requested following the established guidelines.
- Seeks additional assignments/projects during periods of lower than normal work volume.
Job Requirements
| General Requirements | • MT (ASCP), MLT (ASCP), CLS (ASCP) or equivalent certification within 12 months of hire. • BLS certified within 60 days of hire |
| Education | • Completion of an accredited Medical Technology, Medical Laboratory Technician or Clinical Laboratory Science program and registered or registry eligible |
| Specialized Knowledge and Skills | • Good communication skills, accurate writing and spelling, ability to reason and problem solve. • Computer skills. • Demonstrates ability to use a keyboard as may be required to perform the essential duties of the job |
UM Health - Sparrow is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
Job Family
Clinical Professional/Technical/Allied Health
Requirements:
| Shift | Variable |
| Degree Type / Education Level | Associate |
| Status | Per Diem |
| Facility | Sparrow Carson City |
| Experience Level | New Grad |
As Mid-Michigan’s premier healthcare organization and the region’s largest private employer, University of Michigan Health-Sparrow provides quality care to hundreds of thousands of people each year. With 526 providers at 115 sites of care across the region, Sparrow is your community health partner in Mid-Michigan, no matter what town or county you call home.
Our mission is to provide the best possible care to every patient, every time. What does that mean?
It means we bring critical care to rural communities. We keep your kids healthy at our primary care practices. We help you get active at our fitness and recreation centers in Lansing and Charlotte. We provide world-class care to patients fighting cancer at the flagship Herbert-Herman Cancer Center and deliver the most advanced treatment for a healthy heart at the Thoracic Cardiovascular Institute. We welcome your new little ones into the world at the Mother Baby Center, where we deliver 4,000 babies a year. And we provide the best emergency care in Mid-Michigan as the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center.
We’re committed to providing the best care for patients like you — and your family and friends in Mid-Michigan — because supporting the health of our community is what matters to us most.
Founded
1896
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Lansing, Michigan
As Mid-Michigan’s premier healthcare organization and the region’s largest private employer, University of Michigan Health-Sparrow provides quality care to hundreds of thousands of people each year. With 526 providers at 115 sites of care across the region, Sparrow is your community health partner in Mid-Michigan, no matter what town or county you call home.
Our mission is to provide the best possible care to every patient, every time. What does that mean?
It means we bring critical care to rural communities. We keep your kids healthy at our primary care practices. We help you get active at our fitness and recreation centers in Lansing and Charlotte. We provide world-class care to patients fighting cancer at the flagship Herbert-Herman Cancer Center and deliver the most advanced treatment for a healthy heart at the Thoracic Cardiovascular Institute. We welcome your new little ones into the world at the Mother Baby Center, where we deliver 4,000 babies a year. And we provide the best emergency care in Mid-Michigan as the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center.
We’re committed to providing the best care for patients like you — and your family and friends in Mid-Michigan — because supporting the health of our community is what matters to us most.
Founded
1896
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Lansing, Michigan
