Medical Laboratory Scientist or MLT

Company: HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital
Location: Eau Claire
Posted on: October 13, 2021

Job Description:

Overview:

Throughout communities in Illinois and Wisconsin, 15 hospitals, numerous community-based health centers and clinics, our 13,000+ colleagues have built a culture based on our solid core values of respect, care, competence, and joy. These are the ideals we believe in, work by, and live each day.

Built upon more than 145 years of service to the communities we serve, we now look to the future and our place in it as a health care system that strives to continually improve processes, procedures, and outcomes with the latest and most advanced technologies and treatments.

Regardless of how far our passion for excellence carries us, our focus will always remain on the most important person in our entire organization: The patient.

HSHS and affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

$15,000 Sign-on Bonus
MLS or MLS
Generalist - Lab
Full-Time-Evenings

Medical Laboratory Scientists (MLS) or Medical Laboratory Technicians (MLT) perform laboratory procedures and use independent judgement in the major areas of the laboratory like: specimen processing, phlebotomy, blood banking, chemistry, coagulation, hematology, urinalysis, immunology, and microbiology. By utilizing their expertise, MLS/MLT’s demonstrate laboratory technical skills to other laboratory colleagues and healthcare professionals to support the delivery of high-quality patient care that supports the effective and efficient diagnosis and treatment of patient illnesses and conditions.

MLT Qualifications:

Education
Associates degree and completion of an NAACLS accredited medical laboratory technician program OR Associates degree and at least 60 academic credit hours including 6 hours chemistry and 6 hours biology and successful completion of a 50 week US military medical laboratory training course. OR Associates degree and at least 60 academic credit hours including 6 hours chemistry and 6 hours biology and 3 years full time lab experience in an accredited laboratory within the last 10 years.

Associates-Required

Physician Practice - Educational/Training Requirements: Associates degree in Laboratory Sciences (including chemical, physical, biological or clinical laboratory) is required.

Experience
Experience preferred.

Certifications, Licenses and Registrations
Medical Technician or Medical Laboratory Scientist or eligibility for certification by a nationally recognized certifying agency such as
ASCP, NCA, AMT, HEW or other laboratory certifying agency is required. Certification must be received within 90 days of hire.

Physician Practice - Certificates, Licenses & Registrations Requirements: MLT certification preferred.

MLS Qualifications:

Education

Bachelor's - Required

Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college/university including courses in biological science, chemistry and mathematics, AND successful completion of a NAACLS accredited Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) or Medical Technologist (MT) program OR MLT(ASCP) and bachelor's degree with 2 years full time lab experience in an accredited lab.

Physician Practice - Educational/Training Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Laboratory Sciences (including chemical, physical, biological or clinical laboratory) required.

Experience

No Experience Required

Certifications, Licenses and Registrations

Medical Technician or Medical Laboratory Scientist or eligibility for certification by a nationally recognized certifying agency such as

ASCP, NCA, AMT, HEW or other laboratory certifying agency is required. Certification must be received within 90 days of hire.

Physician Practice - Certificates, Licenses & Registrations Requirements: MLS certification, preferred.

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