# Medical Technologist/Medical Laboratory Scientist

**Company**: Intermountain Health
**Location**: Intermountain Health McKay-Dee Hospital
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $35.60 - $54.93
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

The Medical Technologist/Medical Laboratory Scientist performs a variety of laboratory tests of varying complexity to be utilised in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

As a Medical Technologist/Medical Laboratory Scientist at Intermountain Health McKay-Dee Hospital, you will gain valuable experience and knowledge to help prepare you for workplace and career advancement.

The Registered Med Tech/MLS performs testing in various departments of the clinical lab such as: Hematology, Chemistry, Microbiology and Transfusion and more.

These scientists act as technical experts to clinical staff, co-workers, and other departments.

They are critical to patient diagnosis and care, ensuring accurate results through quality control, proficiency testing, calibrations, record review, instrument maintenance, and results/analyzer troubleshooting.

**Sign On Bonus:** Up to a $2,500 sign-on bonus is offered to show our commitment to you and to assist with your transition into our organisation.

**Essential Functions:**

- Performing Laboratory Tests: Conducting a variety of tests on blood, tissue, and other body fluids to help diagnose medical conditions.

- Analyzing Test Results: Interpreting and analyzing test results to provide accurate and reliable data for patient diagnosis and treatment.

- Operating and maintaining Laboratory equipment: Using and maintaining sophisticated laboratory equipment and instruments, ensuring they are properly calibrated and functioning correctly.

- Quality control and Assurance: Implementing and monitoring quality control procedures to ensure the accuracy and reliability of test results.

- Preparing samples: Collecting, preparing, and handling biological samples following proper protocols to avoid contamination and degradation.

- Recording and Reporting Data: Accurately recording test results and preparing detailed reports for healthcare providers.

- Maintaining Laboratory Safety: Adhering to safety protocols and guidelines to maintain a safe and sterile laboratory environment.

- Troubleshooting equipment issues: Identifying and resolving technical problems with laboratory equipment.

- Collaborating with Healthcare Professionals: Working closely with doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to discuss test results and assist in patient care decisions.

**Qualifications:**

- Registered Medical Lab Scientist - $35.60-$54.93 based on experience

- Bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory/medical technology science or chemical, physical, biological, or equivalent.

- Education must be obtained through an accredited institution.

- Medical Technologist / Medical Lab Scientist ASCP certification or equivalent certification as approved by Manager and Human Resources.

- Flexibility to work a variety of shifts that may include weekends, holidays, nights and on-call.

- Basic Life Support certification (BLS) for healthcare providers at sites that require certification.

**Benefits:** Our caregivers receive a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

**Physical Requirements:**

- Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.

- Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.

- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy.

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## Skills

### Required
- Critical Thinking
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Active Listening
- Quality Control Analysis
- Operations Monitoring
- Science
- Time Management

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