Medical Laboratory Technician (Donor Testing) Hammond - The Blood Center
Northshore Region
About the Job
The Blood Center is looking for Medical Technologists and MLTs for our blood testing laboratory in Hammond. Applicants must be licensed in Louisiana as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist – (CLS) Generalist or specialty in Immunohematology, Immunology or Chemistry and must be capable of working in a team and a high volume environment.
The Blood Center pays a competitive starting wage and full benefits package including paid holidays, health, dental and life insurance on date of hire, paid time off after six months and an employer contributed retirement plan.
If you meet the above qualifications and would like to work for a company that cares about its employees please apply for the Donor Testing Lab Med Tech or MLT positions online at www.thebloodcenter.org.
EOE/AAE
| POSITION TITLE: | Medical Laboratory Technician | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT: | Donor Testing Laboratory | ||||||||
| IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: | Donor Testing Lab Manager | ||||||||
| DATE NEEDED: | Immediately | ||||||||
POSITION'S PRIMARY PURPOSE Testing of donor units for all required testing and infectious disease testing in accordance with the guidelines of regulatory agencies and the training of new donor testing technicians and technologists. | |||||||||
| JOB REQUIREMENTS: | |||||||||
Education: AS degree in Medical Technology or BS in Science with appropriate MLT credentials, from an accredited institution. Education must meet CMS/CLIA qualification requirements to perform high complexity testing. CAP/CMS Testing Personnel Requirements for high complexity testing: Personnel performing high complexity testing must have at a minimum an earned associate degree in a laboratory science or medical laboratory technology from an accredited institution, or equivalent laboratory training and experience meeting the requirements defined in the CLIA regulation 42CFR493.1489. | |||||||||
| Specific Skills: Word processing knowledge and the ability to recognize and resolve discrepant results in testing | |||||||||
| Licenses: MT(ASCP) or equivalent, LA CLS-G license | |||||||||
| Experience: Experience in blood banking, clinical chemistry, immunology or molecular testing preferred | |||||||||
