About the position
Position / Specialty: Medical Technologist
Shift: Monday-Friday 3P-1130
PIs on-call REQ? No call
Weekend REQ: Rotating Weekends & Holidays -- Every 3rd weekend
Will this traveler float between service lines? No, strictly Microbiology
Required/Preferred:
Years of experience REQ: I would prefer applicants with at least 3 years experience
First-timers accepted: yes
Education/Cert Required: Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology or relevant medical or scientific discipline. Certification as a Medical Technologist by ASCP BOC or equivalent or relevant specialty lab certification.
Experience Highly Preferred: Micro and Beaker experience.
Experience REQ: Culture set up and Gram stain reading and reporting
Details on position: Looking for experience in plating, reading Gram stains, and performing rapid molecular testing (BioFire Torch panels and Cepheid assays)

Miscellaneous
Radius rule? Yes, 60 miles. Are locals accepted? Yes, on a case-by-case basis at less than the posted bill rate.
RTO Restrictions for Client Offers: All RTO must be included at time of submission. Approval will be based on facility needs.
Guaranteed Hours: Facility is allowed to call off 1 shift per 2 weeks.
Medical Technologists support high quality laboratory testing in a clinical laboratory. MTs prepare specimens for testing, perform routine laboratory tests, perform specialized laboratory tests, perform quality control, troubleshoot quality control errors and maintenance procedures, recognize and evaluate computer data problems, troubleshoot laboratory instruments, perform preventative maintenance, communicate technical information to medical and lay persons, assist with training laboratory personnel in routine procedures, participate in continuing education, recognize normal and abnormal values, and model Standards of Behavior in daily interactions and activities

COVID-19 Vaccine: Not Required
Flu Vaccine: Required - Medical/Religious Exemptions Only

Submittals:
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Special Procedures/Unit Details : Bacteriology
AFB
Mycology
Special Equipment : BD Kiestra
BD Bactec FX
BD Epicenter (middleware)
BD Synapsys (Kiestra middleware)
Cepheid Infinity 48
Cepheid GeneXpert XVI
Biomerieux (formerly BioFire) Torch
BD Phoenix M50 (x4)
BD Phoenix AP
Bruker MALDI (x2)
BD MGIT 960
Hologic Accuprobe

Travel Compliance
RTO is due at time of submission. RTO after submission will not be accepted. Please ensure your traveler does not have any time off planned that will prevent them from completing pre-start compliance on time for the proposed start date.
Local Rule: MUSC prioritizes non-local candidates first. Radius rule is 60 miles. Locals will be considered at local rate
Previous perm staff(this includes PRN) must be separated from the MUSC system for 1 year before returning as a traveler.
South Carolina RN License: MUSC will prioritize candidates that have SC license in hand. We will still consider candidates with a pending license at the time of submission please provide proof that they have applied for the license or confirm that they can complete the SC walk-through process. Traveler will not be cleared to report to the facility until SC license is issued/active.
RTO GUIDELINE FOR AUTO OFFERS: If a candidate is a clinical PASS, the account manager can auto offer a traveler that has 7 days or less of NON-HOLIDAY RTO. Any candidate that has 7+ days and/or includes holidays will have to be submitted to the facility for approval and can delay the process
We can only submit to one MUSC unit/campus at a time. If you do submit to multiple job IDs, please mention in the submission what their top choice is.
Hurricane Season** Travelers should be aware that during hurricane season, all employees and contractors may be assigned to emergency response teams. If this is a problem, please ensure travelers do not confirm a new or ext assignment during the season. Hurricane season runs from June through November each year. The peak months for hurricane activity are August and September.

Modules:
Modules are non-billable, average 4 hours spent on modules
Module hours are included in NBO hours, completed pre-start
Modules are reported by facility