Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT)

Job Description

Job Description

Salary :

Rapid City Medical Center is seeking a full-time Medical Laboratory Technician to join our dynamic medical laboratory team. This position performs a variety of technical laboratory functions, including chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, and immunology. Responsibilities include reporting test results in accordance with clinic protocols, ensuring quality control in specimen collection, maintaining laboratory equipment, and adhering to all policies and OSHA regulations. Phlebotomy procedures may also be performed as needed.

This position requires occasional early evenings, weekends, and holidays, with differential pay available.

Who We Are

Rapid City Medical Center is a physician clinic dedicated to excellence, choice, and patient-centered care. We prioritize building strong relationships with our patients, partnering with them throughout their health journey. Our team of 90 physicians and advanced practice providers, supported by over 400 employees, combines leading-edge technology with medical expertise to ensure efficient and effective appointments and smooth insurance interactions.

We thrive on collaborating with smart, compassionate individuals. Our work can be challenging, but we are motivated by serving our families, friends, and community in meaningful ways. We value work-life balance and career satisfaction, offering competitive wages, exceptional benefits, and a workplace where you can feel proud of your contributions.

Ourbenefits packageincludes health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with profit sharing, life insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, seven paid holidays plus a floating birthday, paid time off (PTO), and flexible scheduling to support important personal and family milestones.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

• Performs full range of simple-to-complex sample testing and laboratory services.
• Provides specialized expertise and testing in microbiology, urinalysis, serology, hematology, immunohematology, hemostasis, and chemistry while practicing infectious disease safety.
• Ensures sample integrity.
• Evaluates, judges and interprets test results and ensures accuracy.
• Accepts and processes samples for on-site testing or forwards to contracted reference laboratories.
• Identifies and resolves inconsistencies in patient results.
• Maintains laboratory equipment and instruments.
• Ensures quality control and functionality of instruments.
• Completes quality assurance monitor in hematology, chemistry, and hemostasis.
• Prepares lab for inspection from regulatory institutions.
• Provides customer service for questions directed at the laboratory.
• Answers questions from patient providers regarding test processes, patient results, or sample collection techniques.
• Trains new employees and phlebotomy students.
• Participates in continuing education programs.
• Performs phlebotomy on patients when needed.
• Monitors, maintains, orders and stocks laboratory supplies.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

EDUCATION : An Associates degree in Medical Laboratory Science, a Bachelors degree in Medical Technology. or related field and (1) year of clinical laboratory experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS : Must possess certification as Medical Technologist / Medical Laboratory Technician by ASCP (American Society of Clinical Pathology).

ENVIRONMENTAL / WORKING CONDITIONS : Moves among many outpatient and inpatient settings. Exposure to communicable diseases, sharp instruments, bodily fluids, cleaning chemicals.

PHYSICAL / MENTAL DEMANDS : Must be able to walk to various settings and to bend and reach and to stand or walk for varied periods of time. Must be able to lift up to 30 pounds of supplies and equipment and help with patient transport and transfer. Occasional stress in dealing with priorities.

This description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements. Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities and working conditions may change as needs evolve.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status.