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Do you have a passion for healthcare and helping others? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced, patient-centered environment? Jump-start your career in our Free-Standing Emergency Department. Submit your application today!
We are seeking a Medical Technologist for our center to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply now!
Swedish Medical Center, part of HCA’s HealthONE, is located in the south metro Denver area where it has been a proud member of the community for more than 110 years. An acute care hospital with 408 licensed beds, annually Swedish cares for more than 200,000 patients with a team of approximately 2,000 dedicated employees, 300 volunteers and 1,400 physicians. With stroke door to treatment times averaging just 20 minutes, Swedish serves as the Rocky Mountain Region’s referral center for the most advanced stroke treatment, and was the state’s first Joint Commission certified Comprehensive Stroke Center. Swedish also serves as the region’s neurotrauma and orthopedic trauma provider and is the area’s only level I trauma facility with a dedicated burn and reconstructive center. Over 150 facilities regularly transfer highly complex cases to Swedish. Swedish Medical Center offers patients the highest quality care and the most advanced technologies and treatments in nearly every medical specialty including adult and pediatric emergency, heart care, neurology/neurosurgery, pregnancy and childbirth, orthopedics and joint replacement, cancer care, gastroenterology and liver care, gynecology and urology. Additional information about the hospital is available at www.SwedishHospital.com.
Position Summary: Performs all technical procedures, maintains knowledge of all procedures and protocols pertinent to the department under the supervision of the section supervisors/coordinators. Maintains proficiency in performance of all technical procedures. Collects and processes specimens on patients of all ages as required. Performs test requests and charts results on patients with many different clinical conditions (from screening of healthy outpatients up to and including the major, complex intensive care patients) and all age ranges from newborns to geriatric patients. Assists the clerical duties of the department. Performs required function verification and quality control of equipment. Communicates with other allied health care professionals and patients according to job requirements. Performs testing in clinical Lab departments as assigned, following the policies and procedures of that department. Equipment Listing: to include that instrumentation in all assigned departments in the laboratory: i.e. Hematology, Chemistry, Micro, and Blood Bank in addition to the following list. - Computer
- Printers
- All department analyzers
- Copy Machine
- Blood Drawing Equipment
- Fax Machine
- Centrifuges
If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply. We promptly review all applications. If you are highly qualified you will hear from one of our managers. We are actively interviewing so apply today!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Qualifications Position Requirements
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
ASCP, NCA, AMT or HEW required. Eligible for registry; continued employment will be based on licensure.
Education:
- A college graduate or equivalent who has passed a certification examination for Medical Technologist/Medical Laboratory Scientist by ASCP, NCA, AMT OR HEW Certification.
- NCA and ASCP Certification requires a B.A. or B.S. in Medical Technology or related field (Chemistry, Biology, etc.), and one-year internship or appropriate experience prior to examination.
- HEW Certification requires a combination of education and experience (military or otherwise) prior to examination.
- Associate degree and successful completion of an accredited MLT program, with ASCP Board Certification.
Experience:
Prefer 1-2 years of clinical laboratory experience.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: - Must have effective verbal and written communication skills in order to communicate in a clear, concise manner with coworkers, physicians, nursing staff and patients.
- Must have analytical and technical skills as medical laboratory scientist.
- Must demonstrate above average manual dexterity.
- Must have the ability to type proficiently (at least 30 words per minute) and to have working knowledge of laboratory computers and instrumentation.
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