About this role
Pay Range:
$29.55 - $44.32A successful candidate's actual pay rate will be based on several factors including relevant experience, skills, training, certifications and education.
Position Specifics:
• Department: Core Laboratory
• Core Function: Laboratory
• Schedule: Part-Time 20 hours/week, 2 10-hour shifts, Thursday and Friday mid-evening
• Facility: St. Joseph’s Hospital
• Location: Highland, IL
• Compensation that aligns with your experience
Also accepting applications for Med Lab Techs.
A candidate can be considered for a Medical Laboratory Scientist role, if they meet the following requirements:
Education Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college/university including courses in biological science, chemistry and mathematics, AND successful completion of a National Accreditation Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), accredited Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) or Medical Technologist (MT) program OR Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLT) American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) and bachelor's degree with 2 years full time lab experience in an accredited lab.
Experience Qualifications
- Experience in an accredited lab is preferred.
Certifications, Licenses and Registrations
- Medical Laboratory Scientist, Medical Technologist or eligibility for certification by a nationally recognized certifying agency such as:• American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)• National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA)• American Medical Technologies (AMT)• Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) • or other laboratory certifying agency is required. Colleagues hired prior to January 1, 2020 are exempt from this requirement.
- Certification must be received within 180 days of hire. Physician Enterprise: Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) certification is preferred.
For those who qualify for a MLT role:
A candidate can be considered for a Medical Laboratory Technician, if they meet the following requirements:
Education Qualifications
- Associate's degree required and successful completion of a National Accreditation Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) accredited medical laboratory technician program,
- OR
- Associate’s degree and at least 60 academic credit hours including 6 hours chemistry and 6 hours biology and successful completion of a 50 week US military medical laboratory training course,
- OR
- Associates degree and at least 60 academic credit hours including 6 hours chemistry and 6 hours biology and 3 years full time lab experience in an accredited laboratory within the last 10 years.
- Physician Enterprise: Associates degree in Laboratory Sciences (including chemical, physical, biological or clinical laboratory) is required.
Experience Qualifications
- Experience in an accredited lab is preferred.
Certifications, Licenses and Registrations
- Medical Technician or Medical Laboratory Technician or eligibility for certification by a nationally recognized certifying agency such as:
- - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
- - National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA)
- - American Medical Technologies (AMT)- Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW)
- - or other laboratory certifying agency is required.
- Certification must be received within 180 days of hire. Colleagues hired prior to January 1, 2017 are exempt from this requirement.
Pay Range
$24.31 - $36.47
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
20Throughout communities in Illinois and Wisconsin, 13 hospitals, numerous community-based health centers and clinics, our 13,000+ colleagues have built a culture based on our solid core values of respect, care, competence, and joy. These are the ideals we believe in, work by, and live each day.
Built upon more than 145 years of service to the communities we serve, we now look to the future and our place in it as a health care system that strives to continually improve processes, procedures, and outcomes with the latest and most advanced technologies and treatments.
Regardless of how far our passion for excellence carries us, our focus will always remain on the most important person in our entire organization: The patient.
Benefits: HSHS provides a benefits package designed to support the overall well-being of our colleagues including their physical, emotional, financial, spiritual, and work health. Colleagues budgeted to work at least 32 hours per pay period are eligible for HSHS benefits.
Comprehensive and affordable health coverage includes medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time colleagues.
Paid Time Off (PTO) combines vacation, sick, and personal days into one balance to allow you the flexibility to use your time off as you need.
Retirement benefits including HSHS
contributions.Education Assistance benefits include up to $4,000 of educational assistance each calendar year and tuition discounts to select colleges with no waiting period.
Adoption Assistance provides financial support up to $7,500 for colleagues growing their families through adoption to reimburse application and legal fees, transportation, and more!
Other benefits include: Wellness program with incentives, employer-paid life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, ID theft coverage, colleague rewards and recognition program, discount program, and more!
HSHS and affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
HSHS is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.
Other facts
About Hospital Sisters Health System
Since 1875, the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis have been caring for patients in Illinois, Wisconsin and other locations in the United States and across the world. Today, Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) is a multi-institutional health care system that cares for patients in 14 communities in Illinois and Wisconsin.
With 15 hospitals, scores of community-based health centers and clinics, nearly 2,300 physician partners, and more than 14,600 colleagues, HSHS is committed to its mission “to reveal and embody Christ’s healing love for all people through our high quality Franciscan health care ministry.”
HSHS continues to advance its mission through its care integration strategy by working closely with physician partners in Illinois and Wisconsin to deliver high quality, patient-centered care. Together, we strive to ensure each patient who enters our system has seamless access to health and wellness programs, primary and specialty care, and acute and post-acute care.
Through their commitment to our care integration strategy, HSHS physician partners coordinate closely with our hospital and clinic colleagues to provide our patients with holistic care that meets their individual needs.
By leveraging the latest technology, emphasizing the importance of relationships, and living its values, HSHS is making a positive difference in the lives of the patients and families it is privileged to serve.
What you'll do
- The Medical Laboratory Scientist or Technician conducts tests on patient samples to detect health conditions. They provide data to physicians for diagnosis and treatment using various laboratory instruments.
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