Job: MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST (76154)

Department: CHEMISTRY/HEMATOLOGY LAB
Employment Type: SEASONAL/CASUAL/ON CALL/SUPPLEMENTAL
Hours per pay period: 32
Shift: EVENING(VARIED)
Facility: ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL & MED CTR
Location: PHOENIX, AZ

Facility Information:

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center has been a symbol of quality healthcare in the ‘Valley of the Sun' for more than 111 years. We are extremely proud to announce that we are Arizona's ONLY hospital to be voted a "Best Place to Work in the Valley" for FOUR years in a row and with our recent 144-bed addition our 690-bed teaching and research facility in downtown Phoenix is now the largest hospital in the State. We are also very proud that we have been named once again as a top hospital by Ranking Arizona Magazine and nationally recognized by U.S. News and World Report as a top hospital for endocrinology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics and respiratory disorders.

St. Joseph's is home to Barrow Neurological Institute, one of the nation's top 10 neuroscience centers, and to Children's Health Center, the second largest provider of comprehensive pediatric services in the state. Our Trauma Center is Arizona's only Level 1 center verified by the American College of Surgeons and our nine critical care units serve more than 60,000 patients a year. We also offer high-risk obstetrical and neonatal intensive care, as well as adult and cardiovascular care programs. St. Joseph's is dedicated to providing exceptional healthcare, while helping the underserved through clinics, community grants and outreach programs.

Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph's was the first hospital in the Phoenix area. Our hospital is part of Catholic Healthcare West. With 40+ hospitals in Arizona, California and Nevada, CHW is one of the largest health system systems in the West.

The Clinical Chemistry department performs testing for a wide variety of chemistry, immunoassay, and special chemistry tests. High volumes of routine critical care specimens are encountered in the early morning hours, and a high volume of reference lab work is performed in the evening. Special chemistry testing performed by the first shift includes hepatitis, HIV, protein electrophoresis, sweat chloride, and intra-operative PTH.

Join us as we are seeking an ON CALL Med Tech that will follow technical procedures and performs clinical testing within regulatory guidelines.

Educational Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent as within CLIA for high complexity testing.

License/Registration/Certification:
medical Technologist (MT)(ASCP) or Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS)(NCA) or equivalent as defined within Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)


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