Medical Laboratory Techn I, THO Cancer Lab - LosAngeles, United States - Cedars Sinai Medical Center

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Make a difference every single day

At Cedars-Sinai, we're motivated by a collective spirit of innovation and the challenge to continuously improve. Above all, we share a real passion for helping others. Day after day, from department to department, our people give their all to create a community unlike any other. This is just one of the many reasons U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America's Best Hospitals—and now we invite you to join us and make a difference every single day in service of this outstanding work – excellence and innovation in patient care, research, and community service. From working with a team of dedicated professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you'll have great resources to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others.

What will you be doing in this role?

The Medical Laboratory Technician I (MLT I) is an entry level position that functions under the direction of licensed Clinical Laboratory Scientists. Responsibilities include performing routine laboratory tests classified by CLIA as waived and moderate complexity, except for tests involving microscopy or immunohematology. The MLT I's activities include operating and maintaining test equipment, performing, and documenting QC, recognizing, and responding to problems, and verifying and reporting test results of waived and moderate complexity. Additional duties include general support functions necessary for the routine operation of the laboratory. Performs all job duties with sensitivity and attention to the developmental issues of the patient population(s) being served.

• Performs routine waived and moderately complex tests as defined by Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA). Performs 24-hour urine measurement.
• Operates, calibrates, and maintains lab equipment and instrumentation used in routine, automated clinical testing. Performs Instrument maintenance and record keeping.
• Provides for the appropriate educational experience of clinical laboratory students assigned to the division.
• Reviews and ensures reliability of results personally performed based on quality control and assurance mechanisms, specimen integrity, known clinical history or delta checks, and takes corrective action as necessary.
• Reviews new and existing policies and procedures according to established protocols.
• Verifies specimen identification, assesses appropriateness of test orders and quality of specimen by recognizing factors that affect procedures and results; takes appropriate action when corrections are indicated.
• Performs phlebotomy procedures including venipuncture and capillary puncture; uses proper technique in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Follows Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP). Follows SOPs for specimen receiving and distribution.
• Assists in new test validations, new procedure/test implementation and evaluation. Assists in biannual test method correlations and Analytic Measurement Ranges (AMRs).
• Performs routine maintenance and QC on analyzers. Performs waived and moderate complexity testing on POC analyzers.
• Associate Degree/College Diploma in a biological science, chemistry, medical technology, or a related field.
• California Medical Laboratory Technician license.
• No experience required, previous experience in lab setting is preferred.

Working Title:

Medical Laboratory Techn I, THO Cancer Lab

Department:

THO Cancer Lab

Business Entity:

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Job Category:

Pathology/Lab

Job Specialty:

Laboratory

Position Type:

Full-time

Shift Length:

8 hour shift

Shift Type:

Day

Base Pay:

$29.00 – $44.95

Cedars-Sinai is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu) and COVID-19. For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through April each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment, subject to medical exemption or religious accommodation. For the same reason, you may also be required to receive other vaccines such as COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Cedars-Sinai reserves the right to make modifications to its required list of vaccines as required by law and/or policy. Cedars-Sinai's AA Policy Statement (PDF) (opens in new window)

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