Travel Medical Lab Technician - $1,296 per week

Integrated Healthcare Services is seeking a travel Medical Lab Technician for a travel job in Rochester, Minnesota.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Medical Lab Technician
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Duration: 26 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Title: Medical Lab Technician

Location: Not specified

Job Summary:

Performs analyses on blood, tissue, and body fluids to aid health care providers in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of patients. Participates in the operational support activities necessary to maintain and optimize testing capabilities. Testing is performed in specialized laboratories and may include highly skilled manual techniques or automated testing using sophisticated instrumentation. Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Instrument operation and maintenance
• Troubleshooting assays
• Evaluating tests for accuracy
• Assisting with interpreting results
• Operational support activities to optimize testing

Works with multiple computer systems to retrieve information and report results. May work with minimal supervision and may assist with specimen collection. Must strictly adhere to safety protocols to work with infectious specimens, chemicals, and other hazards.

Additional Duties:

• Working the PBMC bench, including using a biosafety cabinet and sterile technique to manually isolate white blood cells from patient blood
• Maintaining high attention to detail and quality work while thriving in a team environment

Required Qualifications:

• Ability to produce accurate results under time constraints
• Capability to multi-task and perform in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Strong communication skills and ability to work closely with others
• Flexibility to accommodate scheduling adjustments, off-shifts, holidays, on-call, and weekend work assignments
• Bachelor's degree in chemistry or a biological science

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with operation and troubleshooting of laboratory instrumentation and assay systems

RightSourcing IHS Job ID #37475222. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Medical Lab Technician