Medical Laboratory Technician (mlt)

Rapid City Medical Center has a full-time Medical Laboratory Technician position available in our busy medical laboratory. Performs technical laboratory functions including chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, and immunology. Reports test results following clinic protocols, ensures quality control in collecting specimens, maintains equipment and complies with all policies and OSHA regulations. Performs phlebotomy procedures if needed. 

Position does require occasional early evenings, weekends and holidays (eligible for differential pay).

Who We Are:
Rapid City Medical Center is a physician clinic providing excellence, choice, and patient-inspired care. We focus on building relationships with our patients, regularly connecting as partners on the journey of health. Our physicians use leading-edge technology to augment their medical skills. Ninety physicians and advanced practice providers work together with over 400 employees to make physician and test appointments efficient and effective and insurance interactions workable.

We thrive on working with smart, caring people. What we do is sometimes hard - but we do it because we serve our families, friends, and neighbors in something meaningful. Work-life balance and career satisfaction are important to us. We offer unmatched benefits, competitive wages, and the opportunity to feel great about your job.

We offer an outstanding benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, 401k, profit sharing, life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability, seven paid holidays and floating birthday, paid time off (PTO) accrual, as well as flexibility in the schedule to accommodate important personal and family milestones. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Performs full range of simple-to-complex sample testing and laboratory services.

• Provides specialized expertise and testing in microbiology, urinalysis, serology, hematology, immunohematology, hemostasis, and chemistry while practicing infectious disease safety.

• Ensures sample integrity.

• Evaluates, judges and interprets test results and ensures accuracy.

• Accepts and processes samples for on-site testing or forwards to contracted reference laboratories.

• Identifies and resolves inconsistencies in patient results.

• Maintains laboratory equipment and instruments.

• Ensures quality control and functionality of instruments.

• Completes quality assurance monitor in hematology, chemistry, and hemostasis.

• Prepares lab for inspection from regulatory institutions.

• Provides customer service for questions directed at the laboratory.

• Answers questions from patient providers regarding test processes, patient results, or sample collection techniques.

• Trains new employees and phlebotomy students.

• Participates in continuing education programs.

• Performs phlebotomy on patients when needed.

• Monitors, maintains, orders and stocks laboratory supplies.

• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

EDUCATION:  An Associate’s degree in Medical Laboratory Science, a Bachelor’s degree in Medical Technology. or related field and (1) year of clinical laboratory experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

-or- Must be a High school graduate or equivalent and graduated from an HHS-approved lab training program.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:  Must possess certification as Medical Technologist/Medical Laboratory Technician by ASCP (American Society of Clinical Pathology).

-or- Possess certification by an HHS-approved lab training program.

ENVIRONMENTAL/WORKING CONDITIONS:  Moves among many outpatient and inpatient settings. Exposure to communicable diseases, sharp instruments, bodily fluids, cleaning chemicals.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS:  Must be able to walk to various settings and to bend and reach and to stand or walk for varied periods of time. Must be able to lift up to 30 pounds of supplies and equipment and help with patient transport and transfer.  Occasional stress in dealing with priorities.

This description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements.  Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities and working conditions may change as needs evolve.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status.