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Location

Orland Park, IL | United States

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Company Description

At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry. As an integral part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for better healthcare, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. At Northwestern Medicine, we pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, we take care of our employees. Ready to join our quest for better?

Job Description

The Medical Technologist reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The Medical Technologist 1 draws blood and accepts specimens and subsequently performs diagnostic testing for Northwestern University students. Manual and automatic techniques are utilized on a variety of biologic specimens, whose results are then used in the diagnosis and treatment of students in collaboration with other Health Service professionals.

Responsibilities:

• Performing, evaluating, interpreting, correlating, and validating a broad range of Laboratory procedures in the disciplines of Chemistry, Hematology, Immunology, Serology, Microbiology, and Urinalysis, the results of which are used in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
• Recording, reporting and monitoring all results obtained from the above analyses following the proper University, FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) and other regulatory bodies' procedural guidelines. This includes results delivered from reference laboratories that must be integrated with internal results.
• Obtaining, preparing, and handling of all laboratory specimens required for the above analyses. This includes knowledge of the proper preparation of specimens sent out for reference laboratory testing.
• Utilizing knowledge of the Laboratory Information System (LIS), Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and other personal computer applications as it applies to the reporting and maintenance of essential laboratory data.
• Performing, recording, and evaluating Quality Control (QC) testing before reporting clinical test results, and maintaining an understanding of QC principles in order to take appropriate corrective action when warranted. This is essential to insuring reliable and accurate laboratory data used in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
• Answering questions from students as well as Professional staff regarding test results, methodology, sensitivity and specificity, and result interpretation. This requires knowledge of normal ranges to correlate with clinical conditions and to initiate follow-up testing following established protocols.
• Maintaining a clean and safe work area for staff and students (customers) in accordance with OSHA, FDA, COLA (Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation), and CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment) standards.
• Maintaining, calibrating, troubleshooting, and repairing of Laboratory equipment, with the ability to recognize and resolve technical problems that affect test results together with maintaining, monitoring, and keeping records of an adequate inventory of testing supplies, assuring all supplies are labeled regarding received dates and expiration dates
• Responding to problems, both physical and emotional that arise with patients in response to specimen collection. This requires an understanding of physiologic processes and basic first aid principles.
• Performing other duties as assigned to maintain the smooth operation of a busy clinical laboratory. Maintains knowledge and enhances professional growth through active participation in continuing education activities, and review of current literature.
• Performs other duties assigned

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology required.
• Certification as an MT (ASCP) or CLS (MT) required.
• Completion of phlebotomy rotation or previous job experience in phlebotomy.
• At least 2 years of clinical laboratory experience.

Preferred:

• Meets all minimum requirements and in addition has at least one year of work experience in an outpatient clinical lab setting.
• Has attended continuing education events since completion of the degree program.

Additional Information

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

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