Microbiology Technician PRN

Join HCA Healthcare, part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, as a Microbiology Technician PRN.

Responsibilities

• Perform specimen processing and testing, including moderate and high complexity testing.
• Where State regulations require, perform duties under the oversight of a department medical technologist and the direction of a department supervisor, manager, or director.
• Ensure specimen processing and testing are performed in a timely manner and compliant with department policies, procedures, and accrediting agency requirements.
• Perform and practice preventive maintenance on equipment per department schedule.
• Demonstrate a general understanding of laboratory medicine concepts and utilize problem-solving skills to ensure the accuracy of test results and proper equipment performance.
• Understand laboratory quality control and quality assurance management in accordance with accreditation and regulatory requirements.
• Adhere to department policy regarding quality control and quality assurance for laboratory testing and equipment performance.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree in Medical Technology, Biomedical Science, Biology, or Chemistry required.
• National Certification as a Medical Technician required.
• State license where required (CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MT, NV, NY, ND, RI, WV).
• Knowledge of laboratory methods and the ability to demonstrate knowledge of microbiology and infectious disease processes with correlation of disease states and results.
• General knowledge of laboratory accreditation and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Effective teamwork, proactive problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to prioritize and organize work.

Benefits

HCA Healthcare offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include some or all of the following:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position.

About HCA Healthcare Laboratory Services

HCA Healthcare Laboratory Services is a full-service provider of clinical laboratory and anatomic pathology services, offering hospitals, physicians, and clients timely diagnostic information for patient care. Our infrastructure includes:

• A fully automated esoteric core laboratory in Fort Lauderdale.
• A histology and microbiology operation in Largo, Florida.
• A network of hospital-based rapid-response laboratories in four HCA Healthcare divisions in Florida.

Our core laboratories support over 250 acute and rehab hospitals, physician practices, surgery centers, and commercial accounts. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.