Med Technologist
CHI St Joseph's Health

Overview:

CHI St. Joseph's Health of Park Rapids, part of CommonSpirit Health, is an award-winning, 25-bed critical access hospital located in the heart of lake country. Fully accredited by The Joint Commission, we offer a full range of services including 24/7/365 Emergency Department and Level IV Trauma Center, hospitalist program, testing, surgery, orthopedics, rehabilitation, and more so that you can experience better health.

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U. S., from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services, CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources, CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen, both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

CHI St. Joseph's Health provides you with the same level of care you provide for others. We care about our employees' well-being and offer benefits that complement work/life balance.

We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft
• Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and/or dependent adults
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
• Matching 401(k) and 457(b) Retirement Programs
• Wellness Program

Responsibilities

The Medical Technologist is trained and knowledgeable in clinical laboratory analysis, theory, and terminology. He/she is knowledgeable about the operation and maintenance of laboratory equipment, all hospital laboratory policies and procedures pertaining to testing, quality control, proficiency testing, quality improvement and any other system in place to assure timely and accurate results. Must interact with patients in a professional and caring manner when providing information or collecting specimens.

• Daily instrument maintenance and quality control.
• Understand pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical processes.
• Evaluation and interpretation of patient results and entry of results into LIS.
• Knowledge of critical values and proper dissemination of information to providers.
• Adhere to safety guidelines and practices when interacting with patients and visitors and performing lab work.
• Behave in a professional, collaborative and supportive manner. Recognize and respect religious and cultural differences.
• Follow HIPAA rules.
• Maintain a high level knowledge and skill in all areas of the lab. Complete organization requirements, attend mandatory meetings, and maintain credentials.
• Analyze/supervise projects or development of new procedures.
• Perform essential functions per ADA position analysis.
• Other duties as assigned by management

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Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Medical Technology training required.
• ASCP, NCA or equivalent required.
• 2 years experience preferred.
• Able to meet ADA requirements.

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