Medical Laboratory Technician/Medical Laboratory Scientist

HSHS St. Mary's Hospital is seeking either a Medical Laboratory Technician or a Medical Laboratory Scientist to join the lab team. Sign on Bonus of $20,000 offered.

Ideal MLS candidates will be responsible for conducting a variety of tests on patient samples (blood, various body fluids, cells, and tissue, etc.) to detect the presence or absence of health conditions. Using biomedical instrumentation, microscopes, and computers to study samples obtained from patients, the Medical Laboratory Scientist provides data to physicians and health care providers for use in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Ideal MLT candidates will be prepared to work under general supervision, perform routine tests in medical laboratory to provide data for use in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, ensuring validity and accuracy of test results. Analysis performed may range from routine to complex testing, involving all major areas of the clinical laboratory and creating reports for findings.

Position Specifics:
o Department: Lab
o Schedule: Full time, 12 hr shifts, 3 days one week and 4 days the next week, 6:00p-6:00a
o Facility: St. Mary's Hospital
o Location: Decatur, IL
o Compensation aligned with your experience. MLT range will be different than this MLS range listed. ($20,000 Sign On Bonus)

Position Specifics:

• Department: Lab
• Schedule: 6:00pm-6:00am with every other weekend rotation. You will work 3 days one week and 4 days the next
• Facility: St. Mary's Hospital
• Location: Decatur, IL
• Sign On Bonus $20,000
• Compensation aligned with your experience. MLT range will be different than this MLS range listed. Shift differentials for night, weekend, call!

*MLS Qualifications- Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college/university including courses in biological science, chemistry and mathematics, AND successful completion of a National Accreditation Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), accredited Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) or Medical Technologist (MT) program OR Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLT) American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) and bachelor's degree with 2 years full time lab experience in an accredited lab.

Experience Qualifications

• Experience in an accredited lab is preferred.

Certifications, Licenses and Registrations

• Medical Laboratory Scientist, Medical Technologist or eligibility for certification by a nationally recognized certifying agency such as:• American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)• National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA)• American Medical Technologies (AMT)• Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) • or other laboratory certifying agency is required. Colleagues hired prior to January 1, 2020 are exempt from this requirement.
• Certification must be received within 180 days of hire.Physician Enterprise: Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) certification is preferred.

*MLT Qualifications-Education Qualifications

• Associate's degree required and successful completion of a National Accreditation Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) accredited medical laboratory technician program, OR
• Associate’s degree and at least 60 academic credit hours including 6 hours chemistry and 6 hours biology and successful completion of a 50 week US military medical laboratory training course, OR Associates degree and at least 60 academic credit hours including 6 hours chemistry and 6 hours biology and 3 years full time lab experience in an accredited laboratory within the last 10 years.
• Physician Enterprise: Associates degree in Laboratory Sciences (including chemical, physical, biological or clinical laboratory) is required.

Experience Qualifications

• Experience in an accredited lab is preferred.

Certifications, Licenses and Registrations

• Medical Technician or Medical Laboratory Technician or eligibility for certification by a nationally recognized certifying agency such as:
  - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
  - National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA)
  - American Medical Technologies (AMT)
  - Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) -
  or other laboratory certifying agency is required.
  
  Certification must be received within 180 days of hire. Colleagues hired prior to January 1, 2017 are exempt from this requirement.
  
  Physician Enterprise: Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) certification is preferred.