Medical Technologist 2 - Full Time, Day
Beth Israel Lahey Health
**Job Type:** Regular
**Time Type:** Full time
**Work Shift:** Day (United States of America)
**FLSA Status:** Non-Exempt
**When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.**
**Job Description:**
_Join Anna Jaques Hospital (AJH), a distinguished not-for-profit community hospital nestled in the picturesque coastal community of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Since 1884, AJH has been a cornerstone of healthcare excellence in the Merrimack Valley, North Shore, and Southern New Hampshire regions, renowned for our commitment to high-quality care and exceptional patient satisfaction. Located just 35 miles northeast of Boston, AJH offers the perfect blend of a supportive community hospital environment and the vast opportunities that come with being part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, one of the largest healthcare systems in the region. As a member of our team, you'll be part of a network of over 39,000 caregivers and staff dedicated to providing extraordinary care to more than 1.7 million people from 150+ cities and towns across Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. Discover a rewarding career at AJH, where you can make a meaningful impact within a close-knit community while advancing your professional growth within a thriving healthcare system._
**_Are you ready to become a part of our dynamic Laboratory team?_**
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
+ Demonstrates proficiency in determining specimen requirements blood collections for all age groups, order entry, order query, specimen accessioning, and specimen distributions.
+ Utilizes two forms of patient identification.
+ Accurately performs laboratory analyses on patient specimens.
+ Verifies completed work only after careful review of order priority, completeness, absurd results, critical values and special requests.
+ Ensures that results pass quality control criteria before verifying results.
+ Brings forward quality concerns and issues in a timely manner following the proper chain of command.
+ Skillfully performs required instrumentation maintenance so that analyzers will perform optimally over a longer period of time.
+ Recognizes STAT testing priorities.
+ Reviews results for critical values, delta variances, unusual or absurd results, and result completeness prior to certification and release of information.
+ Maximally utilizes the features of the LIS system to enable productive and efficient use of time.
+ A medical technologist-2 shall earn this designation through learning and practicing additional skills over and above the medical technologist job description. Examples include the laboratory information system maintenance and development, point-of-care coordination, supervision of a high-volume complex lab section, or outreach activities.
+ In order to complete one of the above tasks, technologists must demonstrate superior time management skills and productivity.
**Scheduled Hours:** 37.5 hrs/wk
**Work Shift:** Days, every third weekend rotation and holidays.
**Education Required:** A bachelor’s degree is required in medical laboratory science or clinical laboratory science, or related biological science.
**Licenses, Registrations, Certifications Required:** Registered as a medical technologist (ASCP) or equivalent certification upon hire. New graduates must become certified within 12 months from date of hire.
**Required Experience:** Experience with computer systems required, including web-based applications and Microsoft Office applications, which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.
**Benefits working at Anna Jaques Hospital:**
+ Tuition Reimbursement
+ Career Development and Opportunities
+ Free On-Site Parking
+ Discounts/Savings on various businesses.
+ Health and Wellness activities
**Apply today and learn more!**
**As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more (https://www.bilh.org/newsroom/bilh-to-require-covid-19-influenza-vaccines-for-all-clinicians-staff-by-oct-31) about this requirement.**
**More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.**
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