Job Description

Saint Mary’s Regional Health System

Medical Technologist (MT), Acute

Location: 1808 W Main St, Russellville, AR 72801

Shift: PRN | As needed

Your experience matters

Saint Mary’s Regional Health System is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Phlebotomist joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

Join our Laboratory Services team and help deliver the accurate, timely test results that physicians rely on to diagnose and monitor disease. We’re looking for a detail-oriented Medical Technologist who thrives in a fast-paced lab environment, values precision, and is committed to quality, safety, and continuous improvement.

What You’ll Do

• Perform diagnostic testing on patient samples using standardized procedures and automated laboratory instruments.
• Prepare, collect, and analyze bodily fluids and other specimens for abnormalities, including blood samples used in transfusion-related testing.
• Review results for accuracy, acceptability, and critical values, then report and document findings according to organizational standards.
• Operate laboratory equipment safely and effectively while supporting routine maintenance and quality assurance activities.
• Participate in performance improvement initiatives, continuing education, and other departmental responsibilities as assigned.

What You Bring

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in science, required
• Certification: Medical Technologist licensure through ASCP or AMT preferred
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to accurate, reliable results
• Ability to work safely with bloodborne pathogens, biological materials, hazardous medications, latex, and chemical hazards
• Comfort with frequent sitting, computer work, equipment handling, and occasional standing, walking, and light lifting
• Understanding of confidentiality requirements when handling demographic, clinical, insurance, financial, and medical record information

How you’ll contribute

• Review provider orders, quick register patients when needed, and enter accurate laboratory orders based on requisitions.

• Verify patient identity using two identifiers and collect blood (venipuncture, finger/heel sticks) and other specimens (urine, throat, nasal) according to policy.

• Label all specimens with required identifiers, date/time, and collector initials; ensure proper handling, integrity, and routing to internal departments or reference labs.

• Perform chain of custody urine drug screens and breath alcohol testing; coordinate therapeutic drug monitoring draws with nursing to align dose and collection times.

• Resolve unclear or unusual test orders by communicating with providers, nursing, pathology, or reference labs, escalating unresolved issues to the supervisor.

• Maintain supply levels and weekly inventory, participate in performance improvement and required education, and perform additional duties as assigned.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Financial & Career Growth Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.

• Employee Well-being Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).

• Professional Development Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

EEOC Statement

Saint Mary’s Regional Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Saint Mary’s Regional Health System is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.