Medical Laboratory Technician-Generalist - UnityPoint Health

UnityPoint-St Luke's Hospital

Full-Time Evenings

1pm-11:30pm (four, 10-hour shifts); rotating weekends

$5,000.00 Sign on bonus to qualified applicants!

Performs clinical tests and procedures in one or more functional sections of the laboratory.  Maintains records of performance as defined by the Laboratory’s administrative and sectional standard operating procedures.  Performs and records QC on Equipment as trained.  Be aware of and follow CAP, CLIA, HIPAA, and DNV guidelines and standards.

Why UnityPoint Health?

• Culture – At UnityPoint Health, you matter. Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.
• Benefits – Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options like 401K match, paid time off and education assistance that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment – We’re committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
• Development – We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
• Community Involvement – Be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.

    Hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work at https://dayinthelife.unitypoint.org.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates technical and operational expertise
• Interprets quality control results and instrument function

• Completes scheduled preventive maintenance duties
• Provides assistance and guidance involving repairs, validations, and function checks

• Organizes, prioritizes, executes and interprets workload. Actively assists coworkers with interpretations and troubleshooting and possible follow-up corrective action

• Participates in quality assurance (QA).  Attends and participates in QA laboratory meetings as requested.
• Resource management:  Assists and monitors necessary supplies and kit availability for patient testing.  Responsible for following manufacturer’s recommended instructions for utilizing testing material and kits.  Assists with reagent orders from vendors.
• Technical and teaching assistance: Provides operational training for coworkers involving manual, automated, and organizational skills for patient testing.  Provides knowledge acquired thru experience and training to assist new hires and current coworkers
• Be available and help Phlebotomy services draw blood from patients in the Out-Patient area located in the laboratory.
• Work weekend shifts on a normal rotation
• Practices good communication skills with internal and external customers.
  a.         Practices FOCUS Values and principles with all customers
  b.         Communicates hand-off details to coworkers at shift change
  c.         Maintains composure and professionalism involving conflicts with internal and external customers.

• Unusual conditions/conflicts
  a.    Organizes and adapts to changes in workflow due to instrumentation or computer   downtimes
  b.    Provides solutions and technical support to aid in delivery of patient care
• Assures patient care in unusual conditions/conflicts is not compromised.

Nonessential functions are those tasks, duties, and responsibilities that are not critical to the performance of the job.

• General cleaning duties, wiping counters, dusting, reorganization of spaces
• Distributing and stocking supplies
• Filing paperwork and reports

Development & Patient Education

• Continues professional development and involvement in professional activities that enhance the medical laboratory practice by sharing knowledge through networking and research.
• Assess departmental needs and communicate possible needs to the Supervisor. Participates in process improvement projects.
• Demonstrates knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors, accidents and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately.

Basic UPH Performance Criteria        

• Demonstrates the UnityPoint Health FOCUS Values and Standards of Behaviors as well as adheres to policies and procedures and safety guidelines.
• Demonstrates ability to meet business needs of department with regular, reliable attendance.
• Employee maintains current licenses and/or certifications required for the position.
• Practices and reflects knowledge of HIPAA, JCAHO, DNV, OSHA and other federal/state regulatory agencies guiding healthcare.
• Completes all annual education and competency requirements within the calendar year.
• Is knowledgeable of hospital and department compliance requirements for federally funded healthcare programs (e.g. Medicare and Medicaid) regarding fraud, waste and abuse. Brings any questions or concerns regarding compliance to the immediate attention of hospital administrative staff.  Takes appropriate action on concerns reported by department staff related to compliance.