Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) - Core Lab - Part Time - Evenings - Sorrento Mesa

Position Overview

Join the Scripps Health team and work alongside passionate caregivers to provide patient-centered healthcare. At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered and your abilities are appreciated. Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years, and we are consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and more by national publications.

Our Scripps Medical Laboratory is the system’s core lab, processing over 2.6 million tests annually and serving as a benchmark for standardization and teamwork.

Schedule: Part-time; 8-hour evening shifts (1500-2330), including rotating weekends. Training may be during day shifts.

Key Responsibilities

  • Providing information to Clinical Providers that aid in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
  • Performing assays identified by CLIA as waived and moderate complexity tests.
  • Processing clinical specimens accurately, performing analysis, and documenting assay results.
  • Completing processes using laboratory policies and procedures in strict accordance with the Quality Assurance Program and College of American Pathologists (CAP) regulations.
  • Identifying and immediately notifying critical (potentially life-threatening) lab results to the ordering provider per the Critical Call policy.
  • Performing CAP-regulated proficiency testing.
  • Training new hire employees and students.
  • Conducting competency assessments.
  • Troubleshooting laboratory-related problems or analyzer concerns.
  • Supervising non-licensed personnel in the laboratory.
  • Assisting in identifying potential problems that may adversely affect test performance, analysis, or reporting of assay results.
  • Performing and documenting all corrective actions when assay systems deviate from established performance specifications.
  • Contributing to laboratory safety operations.
  • Ensuring customer satisfaction.
  • Working cooperatively in a team environment with senior laboratory and management staff.
  • Working independently within an assigned workbench while collaborating with the laboratory team to achieve goals set by the Quality Assurance Program.

Benefits & Perks

  • Comprehensive benefits package provided for eligible part-time employees.

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