Medical Laboratory Technician - Fairview Health Services

Fairview Health Services is looking for a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) at M Health Fairview Clinic - Eagan.

This positions primary hours include shifts with hours varying between 6:30am to 8:30pm Monday - Friday. The majority of shifts will have a start time between 6:30am and 10am.  This position will be scheduled to cover evening shifts (12 pm- 8:30 pm) when necessary.  This position includes one weekend shift (Saturday or Sunday) at an Urgent Care site and rotations are currently every 5th weekend.  This position will be trained to float to other Southeast Clinics to accommodate staffing needs which include: Cottage Grove, Rosemount, Apple Valley, Lakeville and Bloomington.

• We offer competitive Benefits, including Tuition Assistance and Reimbursement.
• This position is eligible for a $5,000 sign on bonus (pro-rated based on FTE).

Interview Process

We may send you a link to complete a video interview. This is an outstanding way to showcase who you are and why you want to work for us plus we have the ability to share it directly with our leaders!

The MLT plays an important role in providing quality, proficient and professional laboratory services to diverse populations within an ambulatory healthcare environment. The Medical Laboratory Technician performs waived, moderate, or high complexity testing, correlates data-based knowledge of technical and instrumental conditions affecting testing results and performs quality control procedures within established parameters. This position also may be involved in laboratory specimen collection, safe and secure specimen handling, ensuring efficient workflow and may schedule tests and provides results as appropriate. The MLT works independently under general supervision.

Job Expectations: follow established guidelines to obtain specimens, perform testing and report results, consistently implement and adhere to the laboratory customer service standards. The standards include promoting teamwork, successful communication, and conflict resolution, supports and adheres to laboratory SOPs, quality assurance, performance improvement and compliance programs recognizing trends and identifying when additional reporting, communication or other action is appropriate. Demonstrates competency and compliance with all regulatory agency policies.

Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Associate degree in a lab science or medical laboratory technology from an accredited institution. Qualified to work in a highly complex laboratory as mandated in the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988 (CLIA)
• Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved laboratory certification such as ASCP, AAB, or AMT. If not certified at time of hire, must acquire certification within 12 months.
• BLS certification within 90 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 year of experience as a MLT in an ambulatory or acute healthcare environment

Other Required Skills

• Good phlebotomy skills.