Medical Technologist (Some Wkds, Nights) Wallingford, CT

Company: United healthcare Group
Location: Wallingford
Posted on: September 17, 2020

Job Description:

Do you have compassion and a passion to help others? Transforming healthcare and millions of lives as a result starts with the values you embrace and the passion you bring to achieve your life's best work.(sm) ProHealth Physicians, part of OptumCare If you want to get way ahead in your career, it makes sense to be with an organization that's way ahead of the curve. Formed in 1997, ProHealth Physicians has grown to become Connecticut's leading primary care physician organization. With over 90 locations throughout the state of Connecticut, our family of primary care doctors and specialists care for more than 360,000 people statewide. In fact, ProHealth serves every county and provides roughly ten percent of the primary care delivered to patients in the state. We're leaders in thinking and in serving our communities. For instance, we're a C.M.S. approved Accountable Care Organization (ACO), covering over 30,000 Medicare patients associated with our community-based primary care providers. We're also nationally recognized as a NCQA Level III Medical Home. That kind of progressive leadership makes us perfect fit for OptumCare and UnitedHealth Group's expanding family of providers. This is a place where you can stay way ahead as you do your life's best work.(sm) The Medical Technologist will be responsible for performing routine testing for use in the treatment and diagnosis of disease using standard techniques and laboratory instrumentation. Interpret and verify patient results. Monitor laboratory instrumentation utilizing calibration standards and quality controls and recording these in the Orchard LIS. Work Hours: This is a full-time position, working Mon-Fri with rotating shifts, including some weekends. Primary Responsibilities: * Responsible for the upkeep, maintenance, calibration, and performance of all laboratory instrumentation and equipment * Follows established procedures for specimen testing, including accurate record keeping * Enters and verifies patient test results into Orchard * Maintains accurate Quality Control records, ensuring that control parameters fall within acceptable ranges when they are run and before the release of patient results * Recognizes trends and patterns in control and patient results and brings this information to the attention of a supervisor for appropriate action * Maintains work area in clean and organized manner, according to OSHA standards. Disposes of contaminated materials and maintains appropriate logs * Inventories supplies and reagents. Places supply needs on board as needed so Supervisor can order * Assumes responsibility for self-improvement, in collaboration with supervisor, by identifying and seeking resources to meet own learning needs * Remains current with professional material for continuing education purposes * Follows HIPAA regulations * Maintains effective, positive customer service relationships by responding to customer needs in a polite and timely manner You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in. Required Qualifications: * MT or MLT degree Preferred Qualifications: * American Society of Clinical Pathologists board certification Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm) Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. Job Keywords: Medical Technologist, Wallingford, CT, Connecticut Job Details * Requisition Number * Job Title Medical Technologist - (Some Wkds, Nights) Wallingford, CT * Job Family Healthcare Delivery * Business Segment OptumCare Job Location Information * Wallingford, CT United States North America * Other Locations Meriden, CT Hamden, CT North Haven, CT Cheshire, CT Additional Job Detail Information * Employee Status Regular * Schedule Full-time * Job Level Individual Contributor * Shift Day Job * Travel No * Telecommuter Position No * Overtime Status Non-exempt

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