Opportunities available across the state of Michigan in the Metro Detroit, Grand Blanc and Kalamazoo areas!
Why Join Ascension?
In Michigan, Ascension operates 16 hospitals and hundreds of related healthcare facilities that together employ over 20,000 associates. Across the state, Ascension Michigan is working together to help bring patients more resources and better care. Ascension Michigan is also committed to its community; it provided over $272 million in community benefit and care of persons living in poverty in FY2018. Ascension Michigan is dedicated to spiritually centered, holistic care which sustains and improves the health of individuals and communities.
- More Than a Job: Working for Ascension is more than just a job. It’s a career where your talent and passion for delivering quality healthcare can make a difference for patients, team members, and the community.
- Strength in our People: At Ascension, we believe our people are our strength and we invest in them. In addition to the chance to have a positive impact on the people and communities we serve, associates benefit from significant professional opportunities, career advancement, training and competitive wages. We also support work-life balance and spirituality in the workplace.
- Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, PTO, holiday pay, tuition reimbursement, and much more.
Medical Technologist Responsibilities
- Performs, validates, interprets, documents and reports laboratory test results. May collect and process specimens.
- Conducts quality control and quality assurance testing.
- Performs instrument maintenance and troubleshooting. Executes and evaluates quality control and quality assurance procedures. Documents and reports as required by regulatory agencies.
- Understands and participates in all aspects of clinical laboratory testing; pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical. Anticipates and maintains required supplies for uninterrupted testing.
- Assists with data collection or special projects as assigned.
- Assists in documentation, evaluation and submission of all required laboratory, departmental and staff statistics/reports.
- Assists in training and mentoring MLTs, new associates and students.
Lab Technician Responsibilities
- Operate instruments within the scope of training, utilizing established protocols and quality control checks. Recognize equipment malfunctions and notify appropriate supervisory personnel when they occur.
- Perform tests, procedures and quality control as ordered following outlines in procedure manuals. Recognize factors that affect measurements and results and take appropriate action according to predetermined protocols. Document corrective action.
- Communicate information such as test results, normal ranges and specimen requirements to authorized sources. Recognize abnormal results and refer them to designated supervisory personnel.
- Operate hospital and laboratory computer system.
- Process work to reference laboratories.
