Department: 60344 IL ACL Laboratories - IL Central Lab
Microbiology
Status: Full time
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Hours Per Week: 40
Schedule Details/Additional Information: Full-time 2nd shift hours from 2:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. with rotating weekends
Pay Range: $24.10 - $46.05
Major Responsibilities:
• Performs, evaluates, and monitors laboratory tests as authorized within established protocols, selecting and performing additional procedures when indicated. • Monitors workflow and makes necessary adjustments to complete work in an appropriate time frame. • Evaluates results for clinical significance, validity, and appropriateness. Follows prescribed policy in the reporting and notification of test results. • Performs and documents calibration, maintenance, and repair of instruments and equipment. Recognizes indicators of test and/or instrument malfunction; evaluates and implements appropriate corrections. • Performs, documents, and reviews quality control and quality assurance for improvement according to established protocol. • Ascertains that specimens are properly labeled and suitable for testing. • Provides general direction, training, competency review, and technical assistance to medical laboratory technicians, phlebotomists, and support staff. • Assists in the development of education and training protocols; instructs students, residents, and new team members as assigned. • Assists in improving the quality and efficiency of laboratory procedures, policies, and processes. Ensures compliance with all accrediting agency standards, supporting CAP Regulatory requirements in an acute setting. • Performs internal and external proficiency testing in the same manner as patient samples. • Supports the disease-specific accreditations of an institution by meeting turnaround time goals. • Provides direct support and timely, accurate laboratory results for critical care departments such as the ED, ICU, and OR during a high-acuity patient event. This includes transfusion services, attending codes, performing testing on irretrievable samples, tissue grinding, and gram stains, mass casualty procedures, and mass transfusion procedures. • Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
Education and License/Certification Required:
• Bachelors Degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences. • Bachelors Degree in Medical Technology or related field. • Medical Technologist (MT) certification issued by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), or • Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) certification issued by the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP BOC) needs to be obtained within 1 year, or • Medical Technologist (MT) certification issued by the American Medical Technologists (AMT) needs to be obtained within 1 year.
Experience Required: No experience required.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. • Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: • Frequently lifts up to 10 lbs. • Will occasionally be required to lift up to 50 lbs. • Must be able to sit, stand, and walk for the majority of the workday. • May be exposed to mechanical, electrical, chemical, explosive, radioactive, and/or infectious agents. • Will be exposed to human blood and body fluids. • Must wear appropriate lab coat, gloves, gowns, and eye and face protection as needed. • Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
Our Commitment to You:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development, and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
• Compensation: Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training. • Premium pay: Such as shift, on-call, and more based on a teammates job. • Incentive pay for select positions. • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance. • Benefits and more. • Paid Time Off programs. • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and • Short- and Long-Term Disability. • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses. • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave. • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs. • Educational Assistance Program.
About Advocate Health:
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience, and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics, and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments, and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nations largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.