Medical Lab Technician (MLT) / Medical Lab Scientist (MLS) / Medical Technologist (MT)

The Medical Lab Technician (MLT) / Medical Lab Scientist (MLS) / Medical Technologist (MT) is responsible for performing & evaluating the validity of technical laboratory procedures in all rotated clinical areas on neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult & geriatric patient specimens to obtain data for use in the diagnosis & treatment of disease in accordance with CRMC & profession standards of practice; maintaining all aspects of quality assurance, control, & improvement; providing rapid & accurate reporting of results, preventative maintenance, & technical assistance; relaying & documenting all alert (critical) values appropriately; & models appropriate behavior as exemplified in the CRMC Mission and Values statement.

Other duties as assigned.

MLT: An Associate’s Degree or Diploma as a Medical Laboratory Technician (M. L. T.) with completion of an NCCLS or AMA approved MLT training program or National Registry from AMT or ASCP.

Tennessee License OR National Registry from a National Board of Certification (C. A. P., M.

T. (A. S.

C. P); A. M.

T. ; N. C. A., C.

L. S.), is required. MT/MLS: Bachelor’s Degree required.

Completion of an NCCLS or AMA approved medical technology-training program is preferred. Licensure from the State of Tennessee Medical Laboratory Board as a medical laboratory technologist (M. T.) or Registry as a medical technologist from a national board of certification [C.

A. P., M. T.

(A. S. C.

P.); A. M. T.; N.

C. A, C. L.

S.], is preferred.

MLT: Minimum of one (1) year experience under a qualified director is preferred. MT/MLS: Minimum of six (6) years experience under a qualified director is preferred.

Varied