Medical Laboratory Technician (Mlt)

As an MLT (Medical Laboratory Technician), you will provide exceptional medical laboratory services to a diverse patient population.#This is a Night Shift position, with a 7-on, 7-off, rotating schedule.# # Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center is special not only for its excellent healthcare services, but also for its commitment to serving our communities with PRIDE, and creating a healing environment that extends beyond the hospital walls.#Nestled in the heart of the Willamette Valley, Corvallis is an ideal location to work, live and raise a family.# Within easy driving distance of mountains, rivers and the famed Oregon Coast, opportunities abound for outdoor enthusiasts such as camping, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking and skiing. Oregon#s two largest cities and cultural centers # Portland and Eugene # are also close by. Meanwhile, the tree-lined city of more than 60,000 residents has earned the reputation as one of the best cities in the nation to call home. # In addition, the position includes the following benefits: Competitive Salary Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance Retirement Savings Plans Opportunities for Career Advancement Employee Assistance Program Paid Time Off Sign-On Bonus # Relocation Reimbursement* # Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about this exciting opportunity!# # # JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE Provides safe, effective, quality medical laboratory services to infant, pediatric, adult and geriatric patients in accordance with professional standards. Performs analyses that require a complex network of steps and variables. Confirms and verifies results through an in-depth knowledge of techniques, principles and instruments. Correlates and interprets data based on knowledge of physiological conditions affecting test results. Establishes and monitors quality assurance programs. DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION The laboratory teams at Samaritan Health Services have responsibilities for testing samples that may include blood, body fluids and tissue to aid in diagnosis of diseases, illnesses or conditions that may need medical attention. Lab tests are processed for hospital inpatients and emergency room patients twenty four hours a day. In addition, testing is performed on outpatient and clinic specimens. All Samaritan Health Services labs are licensed by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments Act (CLIA), and accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP). EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS Candidates must be actively following or have completed a Medical Laboratory Technician approved route to meet eligibility criteria for certification. ASCP, AMT or equivalent certified Medical Laboratory Technician required within six (6) months of hire. KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES Analytical/Problem Solving Skills # Ability to collect and analyze data and other information, solve problems and make decisions while using clear and logical steps. Clinical Laboratory Technology

• Working knowledge in areas of laboratory medicine and technology including clinical chemistry, hematology, immunology, microbiology and molecular biology. Quality Assurance Fundamentals # Basic knowledge and understanding of clinical quality assurance and quality control techniques and activities. Compliance Monitoring # Ability to monitor performance of self, other individuals and processes by applying knowledge of established performance standards from regulatory agencies as well as employer and understanding regulatory licensure and conditions. Customer Service # Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service within the healthcare community. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services and evaluation of customer satisfaction. Ability to communicate technical concepts and to make presentations and demonstrations to customers and new employees. Training and Education # Ability to communicate technical concepts and to make presentations and demonstrations to customers and new employees. PHYSICAL DEMANDS Rarely (1 - 10% of the time) Occasionally (11 - 33% of the time) Frequently (34 - 66% of the time) Continually (67 # 100% of the time) CLIMB - STAIRS WALK - INCLINE CLIMB - LADDER LIFT (Overhead: 54# and above) 0 - 20 Lbs LIFT (Floor to Waist: 0#-36#)#20 - 40 Lbs LIFT (Knee to chest: 24#-54#) 0 # 20 Lbs LIFT (Waist to Eye: up to 54#) 0 - 20 Lbs CARRY 1-handed, 0 - 20 pounds KNEEL (on knees) BEND FORWARD at waist STAND WALK # LEVEL SURFACE ROTATE TRUNK Standing PUSH (0 - 20 pounds force) PULL (0 - 20 pounds force) REACH - Upward # SIT ROTATE TRUNK Sitting REACH - Forward PINCH Fingers GRASP Hand/Fist CARRY 2-handed, 0 - 20 pounds MANUAL DEXTERITY Hands/wrists FINGER DEXTERITY

• As an MLT (Medical Laboratory Technician), you will provide exceptional medical laboratory services to a diverse patient population. This is a Night Shift position, with a 7-on, 7-off, rotating schedule.

Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center is special not only for its excellent healthcare services, but also for its commitment to serving our communities with PRIDE, and creating a healing environment that extends beyond the hospital walls. Nestled in the heart of the Willamette Valley, Corvallis is an ideal location to work, live and raise a family. Within easy driving distance of mountains, rivers and the famed Oregon Coast, opportunities abound for outdoor enthusiasts such as camping, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking and skiing. Oregon's two largest cities and cultural centers

• Portland and Eugene - are also close by. Meanwhile, the tree-lined city of more than 60,000 residents has earned the reputation as one of the best cities in the nation to call home.

In addition, the position includes the following benefits:

• Competitive Salary

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• Retirement Savings Plans

• Opportunities for Career Advancement

• Employee Assistance Program

• Paid Time Off

• Sign-On Bonus & Relocation Reimbursement*

• Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about this exciting opportunity!

• JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE

• Provides safe, effective, quality medical laboratory services to infant, pediatric, adult and geriatric patients in accordance with professional standards. Performs analyses that require a complex network of steps and variables. Confirms and verifies results through an in-depth knowledge of techniques, principles and instruments. Correlates and interprets data based on knowledge of physiological conditions affecting test results. Establishes and monitors quality assurance programs.

• DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

• The laboratory teams at Samaritan Health Services have responsibilities for testing samples that may include blood, body fluids and tissue to aid in diagnosis of diseases, illnesses or conditions that may need medical attention. Lab tests are processed for hospital inpatients and emergency room patients twenty four hours a day. In addition, testing is performed on outpatient and clinic specimens. All Samaritan Health Services labs are licensed by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments Act (CLIA), and accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP).

• EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS

• Candidates must be actively following or have completed a Medical Laboratory Technician approved route to meet eligibility criteria for certification. ASCP, AMT or equivalent certified Medical Laboratory Technician required within six (6) months of hire.

• KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

• Analytical/Problem Solving Skills

• Ability to collect and analyze data and other information, solve problems and make decisions while using clear and logical steps.

• Clinical Laboratory Technology

• Working knowledge in areas of laboratory medicine and technology including clinical chemistry, hematology, immunology, microbiology and molecular biology.

• Quality Assurance Fundamentals

• Basic knowledge and understanding of clinical quality assurance and quality control techniques and activities.

• Compliance Monitoring

• Ability to monitor performance of self, other individuals and processes by applying knowledge of established performance standards from regulatory agencies as well as employer and understanding regulatory licensure and conditions.

• Customer Service

• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service within the healthcare community. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services and evaluation of customer satisfaction. Ability to communicate technical concepts and to make presentations and demonstrations to customers and new employees.

• Training and Education

• Ability to communicate technical concepts and to make presentations and demonstrations to customers and new employees.

• PHYSICAL DEMANDS
• Rarely

(1 - 10% of the time)

Occasionally

(11 - 33% of the time)

Frequently

(34 - 66% of the time)

Continually

(67 - 100% of the time)

CLIMB - STAIRS

WALK - INCLINE

CLIMB - LADDER

LIFT (Overhead: 54" and above) 0 - 20 Lbs

LIFT (Floor to Waist: 0"-36") 20 - 40 Lbs

LIFT (Knee to chest: 24"-54") 0 - 20 Lbs

LIFT (Waist to Eye: up to 54") 0 - 20 Lbs

CARRY 1-handed, 0 - 20 pounds

KNEEL (on knees)

BEND FORWARD at waist

STAND

WALK - LEVEL SURFACE

ROTATE TRUNK Standing

PUSH (0 - 20 pounds force)

PULL (0 - 20 pounds force)

REACH - Upward

SIT

ROTATE TRUNK Sitting

REACH - Forward

PINCH Fingers

GRASP Hand/Fist

CARRY 2-handed, 0 - 20 pounds

MANUAL DEXTERITY Hands/wrists

FINGER DEXTERITY