Schedule: PRN (as needed) | Varied shifts + Potential Weekends/Holidays
Your experience matters
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Medical Technologist, PRN joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.
More about our team
We provide lab services for a 25-bed facility, Level IV Trauma, Stroke & Chest Pain Accredited as well as a large outpatient service area.
How you’ll contribute
A Medical Laboratory Technologist, PRN who excels in this role:
Applies technical knowledge and skills to maintain procedural quality standards.
Performs department specific waived, moderately complex and high complexity applications.
Maintains and applies procedural knowledge to deliver efficient, uninterrupted service, while reporting results within the specified time limits.
Performs all calibration quality control, instrument function checks, patient testing and troubleshooting according to sections procedure manual and operator’s manual.
Performs preventative maintenance logs for completeness when scheduled.
Monitors and reviews QC and worksheets for completeness when requested.
Collects and evaluates data for QA issues.
Recognizes, confirms and/or verifies test results that are unusual, delta failures, or verify failures as described in the section’s procedure manual or lab practice manual.
Helps develop solutions to problems.
Communicates opportunities to improve quality, workflow, and other pertinent issues to the coordinating tech or lab manager.
Informs coordinating tech or lab manager of all pertinent activities and unresolved problems.
Investigates appropriate documentation when requested.
In the absence of a coordinating tech or manager, coordinates services or staffing when needed.
Assumes the responsibility of charge tech on off-shifts if assigned by manager.
Maintains professional skills through continuing education and provides appropriate care to patients of all ages (neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics).
Assures complete and accurate training to all employees having less experience in addition to students in clinical rotation.
Maintains effective and efficient use of reagents, chemicals, and supplies while assuring adequate supplies in all work areas.
Performs and evaluates competency when requested or assigned by coordinating tech or lab manager.
Follows all hospital and lab safety procedures and guidelines. Recognizes and reports unsafe practices or conditions to the manager.
Draws venous and capillary samples from patients according to phlebotomy procedures and age specific needs of the patient.
Rotates all shifts according to the schedule.
When assigned, develops new clinical procedures or revises existing by performing method validations and writing/revising a CLSI approved procedure.
When assigned, coordinates the proficiency testing and review for the laboratory section.
Follows basic infection control practices and guidelines.
Performs sectional housekeeping.
Performs and evaluates competency when requested.
Performs all clerical functions related to job, and handles specimens as directed.
Why join us
We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:
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Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
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Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
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Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
What we’re looking for
Bachelor's degree in medical technology, MLS or related science including at least 12 months in a hospital training program or near completion of program; or otherwise qualified as a medical technologist as defined by Federal and State Regulations. Additional requirements include:
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Currently registered with American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or eligible for registry.
- Successful Completion of registering within 12 months of employment.
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BLS/CPR within 12 months of employment.
More about Conemaugh Miners Medical Center
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center is a 25-bed critical access hospital that has served northern Cambria County’s rural population for 116 years. The 25-bed facility features a 24/7 Level IV Trauma Emergency Department with chest pain accreditation, offering sophisticated emergency care close to home. Originally developed to serve the coal mining community, the hospital has grown to provide high-quality, comprehensive outpatient, imaging, diagnostic, and specialty services to all patients throughout the entire course of their lives.
EEOC Statement
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Conemaugh Miners Medical Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.
Equal opportunity and affirmative action employers and are looking for diversity in candidates for employment: Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran
We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.
