Schedule
Part Time, Day Shift (56 hours biweekly)
Hours: 6:30am - 3:00pm
Rotation: Rotating weekends / Holidays
General Summary
Performs a variety of technical and general duties at a basic skills and knowledge level. Functions in one or more laboratory divisions.
WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital
Working at WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital means being part of a vital tradition of service to our community. We maintain a challenging, energized work environment for our valued employees who exemplify our Core Values: Quality Service, Compassion, Respect, Professionalism, Integrity, Cooperation, and Creativity. Together, we commit to excellence every day as we strive to provide exceptional healthcare, accessible to all, in the safest and most compassionate atmosphere possible to build a healthy community.
Essential Functions:
- Performs routine and/or specialized testing and procedures with supervision as appropriate.
- Performs a variety of duties at progressively greater skill levels under varying degrees of supervision, records results. May operate a variety of laboratory instruments.
- Performs quality control and instrument check procedures and maintains related records.
- Inoculates, cultivates, classifies, and identifies microorganisms found in bodily fluids, exudates, skin scrapings, autopsy and surgical specimens in order to provide data on cause, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases.
- May group or type blood of donors and recipients. May determine compatibility of donor blood products with intended recipient.
- May perform chemical and/or immunological tests to identify and/or quantitate substances found in blood and other body fluids.
- Counts, describes morphology of, and performs specialized studies on blood and other body fluid cells. Performs coagulation testing.
- Prepares and maintains reagents, and other solutions and stains according to standard formulas.
- Trains other employees in day-to-day procedures.
- May consult with medical staff and other health care providers on matters relating to laboratory services.
- Performs surveys and does comparative analyses of work units; may participate in research activities and investigates new products, equipment, techniques, methodologies, and introduces, demonstrates, effects, and recommends as is appropriate.
- Enters or retrieves data from established computer files.
- Identifies safety concerns, instrument issues and other opportunities for process improvement, collaborating with others in problem solving
Common Expectations:
- Demonstrates a commitment to patient, visitor, and staff by: complying with all applicable safety regulations; learning the impact of medical errors and methodology that will lead to reduction of errors, reporting actual and potential errors, as well as hazardous conditions; identifying opportunities to standardize processes and "error proof" systems that will lead to increased safety; and participating in safety education programs and root cause analyses as required.
- Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
- Participates in educational programs and in-service meetings.
- Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
Qualifications
Minimum Education:
- Bachelors Degree Required and
- College Diploma As part of CAP requirements, a college diploma is required provided the field of study is indicated on the diploma. Required or
- College Transcript Required
Work Experience:
- Completion of student clinical rotations. Required and
- Medical technology or a related science. Required
Licenses:
- Certified Medical Laboratory Scientist - ASCP within 1 year Required or
- Certified Medical Laboratory Technician - ASCP within 1 year Required or
- Certified Medical Technologist - ASCP within 1 year Required or
- Certified Specialist in Blood Banking - ASCP within 1 year Required or
- Certified Specialist in Chemistry - ASCP within 1 year Required or
- Certified Specialist in Cytometry - ASCP within 1 year Required or
- Certified Specialist in Hematology - ASCP within 1 year Required or
- Certified Specialist in Microbiology - ASCP within 1 year Required or
- Certified Specialist in Molecular Biology - ASCP within 1 year Required or
- Certified Technologist in Blood Banking - ASCP within 1 year Required or
- Certified Technologist in Chemistry - ASCP within 1 year Required or
- Certified Technologist in Cytogenetics - ASCP within 1 year Required or
- Certified Technologist in Hematology - ASCP within 1 year Required or
- Certified Technologist in Microbiology - ASCP within 1 year Required or
- Certified Technologist in Molecular Biology - ASCP within 1 year Required or
- Certified Medical Laboratory Scientist - AMT within 1 year Required or
- Certified Medical Laboratory Technician - AMT within 1 year Required or
- Certified Molecular Diagnostics Technologist - AMT within 1 year Required or
- Medical Technologist - ABOR within 1 year Required
Benefits Offered:
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Retirement savings plan
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Education assistance
- Financial education and support, including DailyPay
- Expanded Paid Parental Leave
For additional details: Benefits & Incentives | WellSpan Careers (joinwellspan.org)
WellSpan Health’s vision is to reimagine healthcare through the delivery of comprehensive, equitable health and wellness solutions throughout our continuum of care. As an integrated delivery system focused on leading in value-based care, we encompass more than 2,300 employed providers, 250 locations, nine award-winning hospitals, home care and a behavioral health organization serving central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. Our high-performing Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is the region’s largest and one of the best in the nation. With a team 23,000 strong, WellSpan experts provide a range of services, from wellness and employer services solutions to advanced care for complex medical and behavioral conditions. Our clinically integrated network of 3,000 aligned physicians and advanced practice providers is dedicated to providing the highest quality and safety, inspiring our patients and communities to be their healthiest.
