Job Description
Kettering Health Network seeks a Medical Technologist to perform accurate, timely testing that supports high-quality, Christ-centered patient care. In this role, you will conduct routine and complex diagnostic tests, validate and report results, and ensure strict quality control and regulatory compliance. You'll collaborate closely with providers and nursing teams, support process improvements, and help train others. Join a faith-based, mission-driven system that offers ongoing development, career growth, and the opportunity to impact community health every day.
Responsibilities
- Perform and analyze routine and complex laboratory tests in hematology, chemistry, microbiology, and blood bank to support diagnosis and treatment
- Operate, calibrate, and maintain laboratory instruments, ensuring quality control and accurate results
- Collect, prepare, and process patient specimens following safety and infection control protocols
- Validate, interpret, and document test results in the LIS, promptly reporting critical values to providers
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and lab staff to support timely, patient-centered care
- Follow CLIA, CAP, and hospital policies to maintain regulatory compliance and high lab standards
- Participate in process improvement, troubleshooting, and implementation of new methods or equipment
- Provide guidance and mentorship to new staff and students as needed
Required Skills
- Clinical laboratory testing
- Hematology
- Clinical chemistry
- Microbiology
- Blood bank/transfusion services
- Laboratory information systems (LIS)
- Quality control and quality assurance
- Specimen collection and processing
- Instrumentation operation and maintenance
- Regulatory compliance (CLIA/CAP)
