Medical Technologist

Location: North Bergen, NJ

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 3 months
• Pay Rate: $45.00 $50.00 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: Evening Shift, Mon Fri 3:00 PM 11:30 PM
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

This position is responsible for performing routine and non-routine activities pertaining to laboratory testing and the reporting of results. The Medical Technologist I performs moderately difficult to complex tasks and carries out assigned analytical testing procedures in an accurate, precise, and timely manner.

• Follow the laboratory's procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting, and maintaining records of patient test results
• Maintain records that demonstrate that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens
• Analyze specimens using approved testing procedures (see department SOPs)
• Review and release test results
• Follow CLIA, HIPAA, OSHA, and safety guidelines as described in their respective guidelines
• Adhere to the laboratory's quality control policies, document all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations, and all maintenance performed
• Follow the laboratory's established policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance
• Identify problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results, correct the problems encountered or immediately notify the senior technologist or supervisor
• Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications
• Follow department's procedure in reporting STATS or Critical results to clients
• Answer questions from customers or other lab personnel, if applicable
• Maintain complete records of all testing performed on-site
• Maintain general appearance of the department
• Make sure reagents/test kits have received dates, expiration dates, and if applicable opened dates
• Review/train on new procedures
• Attend monthly department and any additional training/educational meetings
• Participate in all applicable safety training sessions; know the location and contents of the safety manual; know the location/use of all applicable safety equipment
• Participate in government or regulatory agency inspections, if needed
• Perform other duties as directed by supervisor

• Ability to establish work priorities and handle several procedures simultaneously
• Ability to interact with other departments
• Good customer service skills; contact with clients may be required
• Must protect patient confidentiality at all times
• Blood bank and Generalist experience required

• BS in Medical Technology; OR BS/BA in Chemistry or Biology; OR previously qualified as a Technologist under 42 CFR 493.1433 published on March 14, 1990

• Minimum of one year of clinical laboratory experience in highly complex testing (required for those with BS/BA in Chemistry or Biology)

• 1 year of clinical experience in high complexity testing (preferred)

• This role will complete training at Hackensack University Medical Center for approximately 1 month, then transition to Palisades Medical Center
• Hospital site that requires additional credentialing
• Overtime expected

• This position is at a hospital site that requires additional credentialing; candidates should be prepared to complete the credentialing process prior to or upon assignment start

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

This client is a world-leading provider of diagnostic information services, with laboratory operations spanning across the United States and internationally. Serving one in three adult Americans annually and supporting half of the physicians and hospitals in the U.S., this organization employs nearly 50,000 professionals including laboratory scientists, medical technologists, logistics specialists, and business professionals who work together to deliver the diagnostic insights that drive clinical decisions, guide treatments, and ultimately save lives.

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-17351

Industry: Healthcare

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