Medical Technologist Specialist, Baptist South

Job Summary

Baptist Health is currently looking for a Medical Technologist Specialist to join our Laboratory Services department at Baptist Medical Center South.Monday through Friday, 6:30am to 3:00pm This is a Full-Time Days opportunity working with rotating every fourth weekend.

Baptist South is serving the rapidly growing neighborhoods in southern Duval and northern St. Johns counties. The hospital blends resort-like amenities with the most advanced medical care, providing for the physical, spiritual, and emotional needs of patients and their families.

This Medical Technologist Specialist requires a minimum of 3 years Generalist experience, as this position with aditional tasks for Microbiology and Urinalysis in an Acute Care Hospital.

As a Medical Technologist Specialist you will be responsible for:

• Maintain expertise and perform technical, specimen collection/processing, LIS, general department, and clerical functions in one or more laboratory sections
• Will perform duties of a Medical Technologist, in addition to being technically responsible for key areas of the BMCS Laboratory.
• These responsibilities include: oversight and review of quality control, analyzer maintenance and troubleshooting, technical procedure writing, quality improvement initiatives, and knowledge/adherence to regulatory standards.
• Technical specialist will assist with ensuring that quality assurance and quality control has been performed that meets CAP and Joint Commission regulations.
• Will assist with Point of Care and CAP Proficiencies.
• Maintain records of performance as defined in the laboratory's general and sectional policy and procedure manuals
• Maintain records of performance as defined in the SOP manuals.
• May instruct new employees and students.
• Supervised by Director and Section Supervisors, however, can perform all responsibilities of this job description without on-site supervision

This Medical Technologist position will be located at Baptist South. If you are interested in this Full-Time Days opportunity, please apply now!

Education Required

Associate's Degree

Education Preferred

Bachelor's Degree

Experience

• 3-5 Years Clinical Laboratory Experience

License and Certification

• Registered Medical Technologist Required
• Certified Medical Technologist (MT) Preferred
• Certified Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) Preferred
• Licensed Medical Technologist Required

Location

Location Overview

Opened in 2005 in southern Jacksonville, Baptist Medical Center South has doubled in size. This full-service hospital provides a healing environment, from its architecture to amenities, and also is a digital environment using an electronic medical record. Baptist South was designated a Magnet™ hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in patient care and is a Joint Commission-certified stroke center and an accredited chest pain center. Baptist Medical Center South has been ranked No. 1 among metro Jacksonville hospitals in the U.S. News and World Report annual Best Hospital rankings.  Baptist has also been named one of the 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare in the U.S. by Modern Healthcare. The hospital is minutes away from sports, shopping, music, cultural and entertainment venues, as well as beautiful beaches.