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Prime Healthcare

Acquires and reorganizes underperforming hospitals

Medical Technologist / Medical Technician

Diagnostics & Laboratory ProfessionalsPosted on Nov 12
Full-timePhiladelphia, PA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A current and valid state license is required if the laboratory is located in a state where one is required.
  • An associate's degree in chemical, physical, or biological science, or completion of coursework in an MLT program, is required for the Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) track.
  • A bachelor's degree in chemical, physical, biological health science, or Medical Laboratory Technology from an accredited institution, or other educational requirements stated in CLIA (42 CFR 493.1423), is required for the Medical Laboratory Technologist (MT) track.
  • At least two years of hospital laboratory work experience is required for the MLT track.
  • Three years of hospital laboratory work experience is required for the MT track.

Responsibilities

  • Perform authorized waived, moderate, and highly complex laboratory testing appropriate to the MLT or MT role and individual qualifications.
  • Adhere to laboratory procedures for collecting, processing, analyzing, and reporting patient test results.
  • Follow laboratory quality-control policies and document corrective actions when test systems deviate from established performance specifications.
  • Identify problems that may adversely affect test performance and correct them or promptly notify a supervisor, director, or medical director.
  • Perform laboratory procedures using manual and automated methods in hematology, chemistry, urinalysis, coagulation, microbiology, and immunology for the MLT role; the MT role also includes blood bank and other disciplines introduced into the laboratory, using independent judgment.
  • Perform and document maintenance on instruments and equipment daily, weekly, monthly, or as needed.
  • Review patient results for accuracy before releasing or reporting them.
  • Recognize age-specific differences in expected results from newborns through geriatric patients.
  • Test proficiency-testing samples in the same manner as patient samples and do not collaborate with other laboratories before reporting results to the appropriate agencies.
  • Perform venipuncture or capillary puncture on patients of various ages when required.
  • Assist in developing and maintaining laboratory policies and procedures.
  • Follow department and hospital policies and procedures related to safety, infection control, emergency preparedness, and human resources.
  • When a supervisor is absent, may be assigned as Lead Tech and take responsibility for the section or department during the shift.
  • Perform additional tasks or responsibilities assigned by the department manager or director; MT staff may also be assigned responsibilities related to the laboratory information system (LIS) and/or point-of-care (POC) testing.

Desired Qualifications

  • ASCP certification or equivalent is preferred.

About the Company

Prime Healthcare

Acquires and reorganizes underperforming hospitals

Prime Healthcare operates a network of hospitals and outpatient centers across the United States, concentrating on turning around financially struggling facilities. It invests in infrastructure and technology, restructures operations, and negotiates payer terms (including pursuing higher out-of-network reimbursements) to improve financial performance, and it manages both for-profit hospitals and not-for-profit facilities through the Prime Healthcare Foundation. The company aims to raise clinical quality and patient safety while expanding access in hundreds of communities, though it has faced legal and regulatory scrutiny over billing practices and service-line decisions. Its goal is to stabilize and improve the financial and clinical performance of underperforming hospitals so they can continue serving their communities.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$2.2B
Headquarters
Ontario, CA
Founded
2001

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