Medical Laboratory Technician jobs in Topeka, KS

Overview

Join our team as a day shift, part-time, Medical Laboratory Scientist or Technician in Topeka, KS.

Fulfilling your purpose begins here: 

People First, Always. Here’s how we take care of our people: 

• Medical, vision, dental health insurance, health savings account / flexible spending, competitive pay, paid time off, 401k retirement plan with company match, employee assistance program and more. 

Your team is bigger than your department: 

• The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus, a part of a rich legacy of compassionate care since 1909, now offers 378 licensed beds, a history of innovation, and strong community support.
• We believe healthcare is a team sport and every player has something to contribute. We show compassion, celebrate differences and treat one another with respect. 

Responsibilities

• Promote professionalism and interact with colleagues in a way that promotes a cooperative working environment.
• Display technical expertise necessary to ensure timely and accurate results of laboratory procedures.
• Ensure specimens are obtained and processed in accordance with laboratory guidelines.
• Demonstrate proper communication skills to relate pertinent data or information about the patient or laboratory sample to appropriate care provider.
• Support organizational priorities to maintain compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Attain required competency and demonstrates the ability to follow procedural directions and protocols.
• Exhibit problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and evaluate critical laboratory results.
• Participate in the training/mentoring of new employees, students or interns including lectures and bench techniques.
• Able to prioritize and organize workload and assist other coworkers to maintain productivity.
• Demonstrate proper infection control practices, proper patient identification, performs proper prompt specimen transport.  
• Responsible for other duties as assigned.
• Engage in self-evaluation of practice and takes action to improve knowledge and skills.         
• Promote consensus building and applies techniques of conflict resolution and conduct improvement.  
• Retain accountability for quality of care given to the patient.
• Promote service excellence and growth of the laboratory.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

• Baccalaureate Degree in Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Science, or a chemical, physical or biological science OR Associates degree in Medical Laboratory Technician studies, or a chemical, physical or biological science associates degree.

Preferred Job Requirements

• ASCP or equivalent. Certification within a specific area, i.e. M(ASCP), H(ASCP), C(ASCP) qualifies.   
• Previous clinical laboratory experience as a Medical Laboratory Technician, Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Laboratory Scientist within a clinical laboratory