Medical Lab Technician/Medical Technologist (Part-Time/Evenings)

About the role

Overlake Medical Center Laboratory Department is currently seeking a Medical Technologist or Medical Lab Technician. The position includes assignments in pre-transfusion testing.

Responsibilities

• Familiarity with a variety of laboratory instruments
• Excellent troubleshooting skills
• Willingness to follow SOPs and Westgard QC rules established for the Overlake laboratory operation
• Well-developed critical thinking
• Awareness of regulatory requirements governing laboratory practices and preparedness to comply
• Good facility in various laboratory information systems (Epic experience preferred)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent interpersonal skills and understanding of team dynamics

Requirements

MT II:

• Bachelor’s degree in Medical Technology, Chemistry, or the Biological Sciences required
• Requires one of the following certifications: ASCP-MT, ASCP-MLS, ASCP MLT plus a single certification such as hematology (H(ASCP)), chemistry (C(ASCP)), microbiology (M(ASCP)) or molecular biology (MB(ASCP))
• Two years’ experience as a Medical Technologist or experience specific to a needed area of expertise required

MT:

• Route 1: Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology, Chemistry, Biological Sciences, or Mathematics, and either the successful completion of a NAACLS accredited Medical Technologist program or, prior to 2005, an ASCP-accredited Medical Technologist program. One of the following certifications is required within six months of start date: ASCP-MT, ASCP-MLS, or NCA-CLS.
• Route 2: Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biological Sciences, or Mathematics plus 2 years of full-time clinical laboratory experience, and ASCP-MT, ASCP-MLS, or NCA-CLS certification.
• Route 3: Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biological Sciences, or Mathematics, plus 4 years of full-time clinical laboratory experience with at least 4 months in each of the normal clinical laboratory disciplines (chemistry, hematology, immunology, and microbiology), and ASCP-MT, ASCP-MLS, or NCA-CLS certification.
• ASCP-MT, ASCP-MLS, or NCA-CLS certification is required prior to start date, unless hired under Route 1, in which case it is required within six months of start date.
• Minimum of one year experience in a hospital-based lab as a generalist or microbiologist (depending upon the skill set needed at time of hire) is preferred.

MT Non Certified:

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific field required
• Lab experience preferred
• Preference for experience with laboratory information system
• Good customer service skills
• Good technical and mechanical troubleshooting skills

MLT:

• Associate's degree from a community college in Medical Laboratory Science required (90 quarter hours/60 semester hours credit military program in Medical Laboratory Science also acceptable; NAACLS accredited MLT program preferred)
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Requires one of the following certifications within six months of hire date: ASCP MLT, AAB with Bachelor Degree in Science and MLT certification, or NCA CLT
• Minimum of 1 year experience in a hospital-based lab is preferred

Pay

Hourly pay range: $30.85 – $62.96

Schedule

0.875 FTE (35 hours per week), 7 on 7 off, Thursday through Wednesday

Benefits

• Medical insurance premiums as low as $0 per month
• Many Overlake services covered at 100%
• Tuition reimbursement up to $10,000 per year
• Generous retirement plan matching starting at 5% and increasing to 7% after five years with immediate vesting
• Pre-tax and Roth after-tax retirement savings plans
• Expanded Employee Assistance Program
• Caregiver support program to help with childcare and eldercare
• Free parking and Orca transit passes