Job Description

Summary

About Us  

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence: 

• Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times. 
• Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care by Newsweek . 
• Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek.  
• Recognized as a Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024. 
• Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024. 
• Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads. 
• Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri.
• Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare. 

Benefits   

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more! 
• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth  

Additional Information About the Position for Qualified Candidates

• Up to $6,000 Sign-On Bonus
• Up to 40 hours of front-loaded Paid Time Off
• Up to $3,000 Relocation bonus
• Clinical Ladder up to $5,000 for a Medical Lab Scientist/ Clinical Ladder up to $4,000 for a Medical Lab Technician

Job Summary – Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS/MT)

Medical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Technologist perform tests on blood and body fluids to determine the presence or absence of disease, monitor response to treatment and aid in health maintenance. Provides guidance and oversight to other testing personnel with lesser credentials. Responsible to troubleshoot and address instrument issues and recognize need for service. Responsible to use critical thinking and clinical knowledge to assess questionable results and correlate with clinical information to determine accuracy.

Job Requirements

Education

• Required: Bachelor's Degree must be obtained within 90 days OR High School Diploma or equivalent AND Grandfathered status under CLIA Regulations
• Preferred: Completion of a medical technology program

Experience

• N/A

Skills

• Strong analytical/problem solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with different levels of management. Demonstrates clear verbal and written communication
• Excellent time management, interpersonal, presentation, organization, prioritizing, decision-making, and planning skills.
• Knowledge of current information technology and an ability to lead project teams to accomplish automation projects of large size and complexity.
• Proficient in all Microsoft programs; high level proficiency in Excel.

Licensure/Certification/Registration

• Required: Certified as a Medical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Technologist from either American Medical Technology (AMT), American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), or American Society of Clinical Pathologist – International (ASCPi).

Job Summary – Medical Lab Technician (MLT)

Laboratory Technicians perform tests on blood and body fluids to determine the presence or absence of disease, monitor response to treatment and aid in health maintenance (with the assistance of Medical Technologists/Medical Laboratory Scientists). Identifies and interprets test results and reports to the appropriate clinician.

Job Requirements

Education

• Required: Associates Degree OR completion of an accredited MLT Program

Experience

• Preferred: 1 Year experience in a laboratory

Skills

• Strong analytical/problem solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with different levels of management. Demonstrates clear verbal and written communication
• Excellent time management, interpersonal, presentation, organization, prioritizing, decision-making, and planning skills.

Licensure/Certification/Registration

• Required: Certified as a Medical Lab Technician from a nationally recognized laboratory certifying agency or eligible to sit for exam at time of hire; must obtain certification within 90 days of hire.

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