Medical Technologist - Microbiology Laboratory

Overview

Description

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This position is eligible for our Clinical Laboratory Incentive Program. To learn more on the incentive program guidelines and eligible positions, visithttps://jobs.unchealthcare.org/pages/lab-incentive-program?&bid=12881

This is a dayshift position with a start time between 9:00am-11:00am. Start time to be discussed at time of interview.

Schedule options include:

• Ten-hour dayshift option, Thursday-Sunday (every weekend), with rotating holidays
• Ten-hour dayshift option, Wednesday
  - Friday and every other weekend (Saturday/Sunday), with rotating holidays

This position has responsibilities in the Central Processing, Bacteriology, and Special Microbiology sections of the laboratory. The Special Microbiology section consists of Mycobacteriology, Mycology, Parasitology, and Sendouts. Responsibilities include but are not limited to processing and testing specimens by using manual techniques as well as total laboratory automation, mass spectrometry, and molecular methods. As a member of our team this candidate will also perform specimen processing and setup tasks, Gram stains, rapid antigen testing, plate reading of cultures, susceptibility testing, and organism identification.

Education Requirements:

• Requires Bachelor's of Science degree. Must meet eligibility requirements upon hire to sit for MT exam within 12 months of hire.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

• Must obtain certification within one year of becoming exam eligible.

Professional Experience Requirements:

• No prior experience required.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Legal

Employer:

STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit:
Microbiology Laboratory

Work Type:
Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$26.85 - $38.61 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type:
Onsite

Work Schedule:

Day Job

Location of Job: US:

NC:

Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime:
Exempt:
No

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

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