Medical Laboratory Technician or Scientist - Casual

About the role

Essentia Health is searching for a Medical Laboratory Technician or Scientist to join our team at Ashland, WI. Become part of Essentia's accomplished team where our mission guides us every day: We are called to make a healthy difference in people’s lives. This calling resonates deeply for our caregivers and our colleagues working behind the scenes, who all bring high-quality, compassionate care to the patients we are privileged to serve.

Responsibilities

• Perform and report tests of all complexity levels, as defined by CLIA, on patients of all ages to assist with the routine screening, diagnosis, treatment and management of diseases and injuries.
• Interpret and correlate test results with disease states and theoretical knowledge.
• Exhibit problem solving skills of a highly complex nature.
• Participate in Quality Assurance and Quality Control monitoring.
• Perform instrumentation maintenance and troubleshooting.
• May be required to perform phlebotomy and specimen processing duties.
• Participate in research, development, education, and technical consultation.

Education Qualifications

• MLT: Graduate of an associate’s degree in medical laboratory technician OR meets Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) guidelines for the complexity of laboratory testing for alternative routes.
• MLS: Graduate of a four-year degree in Clinical Laboratory Science OR MLT (ASCP) certified with additional semester hours in clinical laboratory equivalents from an accredited school with 2 years of full-time lab experience and certified as an MLS (ASCP).

Licensure/Certification Qualifications

• Certification as a Medical Laboratory Scientist (ASCP), Medical Technologist (ASCP), or Clinical Laboratory Scientist (NCA) or equivalent is required within one year from the date of hire.
• If North Dakota Sites and Moorhead, MN – Current license or provisional license through the ND Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice within 45 days of hire or transfer.

Pay

• MLT: $24.90 – $33.65
• MLS: $30.14 – $45.21