Medical Lab Scientist, Sign on Bonus Available
Company: Piedmont Healthcare
Location: Athens
Posted on: January 13, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Overview: Experience the advantages of real
career change Join Piedmont to move your career in the right
direction. Stay for the diverse teams youll love, a shared purpose,
and schedule flexibility that frees you to live for what matters
both in and outside of work. Youll feel valued, motivated to be
your best, and recognized for your contributions to exceptional
patient outcomes. Piedmont leaders are in your corner, invested in
your success. Our wellness programs and comprehensive total
benefits and rewards meet your needs today, and help you plan for
the future. Responsibilities: RESPONSIBLE FOR: Independently
performs laboratory procedures for which the technologist has been
trained and demonstrated competency. Independently performs
laboratory testing on patients of all ages using professional
knowledge of laboratory procedures, executing, interpreting and/or
analyzing, in an accurate and timely manner. Qualifications:
MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIRED: High school diploma or equivalent
required plus a sufficient number of college and/or technical
school courses and clinical training to satisfy the requirements
for testing and certification as a medical technologist by an
approved certifying agency. MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: None
required beyond education/training requirement. MINIMUM
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY LAW: Certification as a medical
technologist or medical laboratory scientist by the American
Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), AMT (American Medical
Technologists) or AAB (American Association of Bioanalysts)
according to the qualifications through the State of Georgia
Department of Community Health, Healthcare Facility, Clinical
Laboratory regulations. A person who recently moved into the state
of Georgia or recently completed the academic and
training/experience requirements may be temporarily classified as
technologists or technicians for eighteen (18) months only to
afford the person an opportunity to successfully complete an
approved qualifying examination. AAB provisional certification not
accepted. ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor?s Degree in clinical
laboratory science, biomedical science, medical technology or in a
life / biological science (biology, biochemistry, microbiology,
etc.) preferred. One year of supervised clinical experience as a
medical technologist in a clinical preferred. Should be competent
in areas of the laboratory being covered, including chemistry,
hematology, coagulation, blood bank, microbiology preferred.
Business Unit : Company Name: Piedmont Athens Reg Med Ctr
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