Medical Laboratory Scientist; MLS​/Medical Laboratory Technician; MLT

Overview

KVH is an integrated healthcare delivery system that includes 24-hour emergency care, inpatient, and outpatient hospital services through KVH Hospital. Clinics and services provided include family medicine, internal medicine, a geriatric nurse practitioner program, home health and hospice, physical therapy, orthopedics, general surgery, pediatrics, women’s health, and urgent care. KVH puts employee care high on the priority list, with health benefits and continuing education opportunities.

Benefits details are available /mission-and-vision.

KVH offers health benefits, education programs, and a pension-eligible path; details about the comprehensive benefits package are available on the KV Healthcare website.

Performs all aspects of Laboratory testing, to include specimen collections, scheduling, sample processing, analytical testing, and equipment maintenance. Processes test requests for all outpatient and inpatient services. Performs Point of Care, waived, moderate, and high complexity testing. If in a clinic setting, will register patients and obtain x-ray images. This position may require travel among all KVH locations.

• MA-P or MA-C license from the Washington State Department of Health within 12 months of hire (maintenance required).
• Based on level of degree;
  Completion of an approved 4-year MT/MLS program with MT/MLS certification obtained within six months of hire OR completion of all science credits that meet the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) for moderate and high complexity testing with on-the-job training and MT/MLS certification.
• OR
• Completion of an approved 2-year MLT program with MLT certification obtained within six months of hire OR completion of all science credits that meet the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) for moderate and high complexity testing with on-the-job training and MLT certification.

• Wage: Wage range depends on level of education. Actual wage will be determined by years of applicable experience.
• For our MLT/MLS staff we have created a career progression ladder based on the level of competency in all areas of the lab. MLS Tier 1 = $35.79 - 54.24; MLT Tier 1 = $28.90 - $43.80.
• FTE: 1.0 = 40 hours/week
• Benefits: This position is benefits eligible
• Union Status: This is a non-union covered position