The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson, Mississippi is seeking candidates for a Reg Medical Technologist – Blood Bank to support its missions of academics, healthcare, and research. Please see the position description and requirements below.

Position Summary:

The Reg Medical Technologist will perform a full range of laboratory tests, procedures, experiments, and analyses for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. The Reg Medical Technologist will also develop, evaluate, and modify standardized procedures, techniques, and tests used in the analysis of specimens and in medical laboratory experiments. To compile scientific, technical, statistical, and/or numerical data.

Education:

Applicants must have a Bachelor's degree in medical technology/clinical lab sciences medical technologist (or graduating within 120 days) or equivalent combination of education and experience necessary to meet registration requirements in the area specialty (blood bank, chemistry, hematology, microbiology, or immunology/molecular pathology).

Certifications, Licenses or Registration:

Registration in one of the following within 120 days of hire: American Association of Bioanalyst, MT(AAB); American Medical Technologist, MT(AMT); American Society for Clinical Pathology, MT(ASCP); National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel CLS(NCA); or equivalent categorical registration in Blood Banking, BB(ASCP), Chemistry, C(ASCP), Cytometry, SCYM (ASCP); Hematology, H(ASCP), Medical Laboratory Scientist, MLS(ASCP), Microbiology, M(ASCP), or Molecular Biology, MB(ASCP). Note: categorical registration allows employee to work in area of certification only.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of laboratory and experimental protocols and procedures.
• Knowledge of chemical composition, structure and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations they undergo.
• Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells function, interspersed with each other and the environment.
• Analytical skills.
• Skills in the use of personal computers and interactions with each other and the environment.
• Skill in the user of personal computers and related software applications.
• Ability to analyze, verify and manipulate clinical and/or laboratory data.
• Ability to perform a full range of clinical laboratory tests and chemical analysis.
• Ability to work with/around potentially biological and chemical hazardous conditions.
• Ability to monitor and maintain quality control, safety, and/or infection control standards.