Medical Laboratory Technician (Mlt)

 As a nationally recognized health system, Scripps Health is committed to providing the highest quality care to our patients. Through collaboration and innovation, our healthcare professionals lead the frontier in caring for our community. With a culture centered around teamwork, each site serves as a resource of support for each other, setting our laboratories as the benchmark for standardization. The Medical Laboratory Technician will be joining a very knowledgeable team that enjoys both teaching and learning from each other while making a difference in the lives of their patients.

A Medical Lab Technician (MLT) is responsible for:

• Providing information to the Clinical Providers that aid in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
• Performing assays that are identified by CLIA as waived and moderate complexity tests.
• Accurately processes clinical specimen, performs the analysis and documents the assay results.
• Completing processes using the laboratory's policies and procedures in strict accordance with the Quality Assurance Program and College of American Pathologists (CAP) regulations.
• Identifying and immediately notifying critical results (Potentially life-threatening lab results) to the ordering provider in accordance to the Critical Call policy
• Performing CAP regulated proficiency testing,
• Involved in training new hire employees and students,
• Performing competency assessments,
• Trouble shooting lab related problems or laboratory analyzers concerns
• Supervise non licensed personnel in the laboratory.
• Assisting to identify potential problems that may adversely affect test performance, analysis or reporting of assay results. 
• Performing and documenting all corrective actions when assay systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications.
• Contributing to the laboratory safety operations 
• Accountable for the customer satisfaction 
• Working cooperatively in a team environment supporting senior laboratory and management staff.
• Working independently within an assigned workbench and working with the whole laboratory team in achieving goals and metrics set forth by the Quality Assurance Program of the laboratory.

This is a full time position with night shifts. Training will be during day shift. 

Experience/Specialized Skills:

• Associates Degree or degree acceptable by California Laboratory Field Services for the application of a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) Licensure.
• CDPH Licensure: MLT (Medical Laboratory Technician). 
  

Preferred Education/Course(s)/Training:

• One year equivalent full time in a clinical laboratory.