Medical Technologist / Core Lab
Emory Healthcare
- Atlanta, GA
- $26.39 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Performs various laboratory tests and procedures while adhering to standard operating procedures on patient specimens to assist in the diagnosis, study and treatment, or prevention of disease.
- May perform tests including but not limited to standardized and semi-routine biological, chemical, hematological, immunological, immunohematological, microbiological, and serological tests in a research or clinical laboratory.
- Evaluates the validity of acceptable specimens and test results; compares them to previous results and other laboratory data.
- In complex cases, evaluates all information and determines whether test results should be released, repeated, or referred to a pathologist.
- Documents corrective actions taken for out of range test values.
- May perform venipuncture or capillary puncture to obtain blood specimen.
- Maintains certification as required.
- Perform other related duties as required.
- Bachelor's degree in Medical Laboratory Science or Medical Technology, or a chemical, physical or biological science.
- Other bachelor's degree will be accepted if graduated from an accredited school and science and math coursework meet requirements of certifying agency.
- Bachelor's degree may be waived for a medical technologist who was ASCP certified in the years prior to the bachelor's degree requirement by ASCP and a HEW/HHS technologist certified by Health and Human Services.
- Eligible for certification by one of the following accreditation agencies: MT (ASCP), MLS (ASCP, MT (AMT), MT (HHS or HEW), MT (AAB), generalist or categorical if applicable.
- Experience preferred but not required.
- Certification must be obtained within 18 months of cumulative employment as a medical technologist.