Medical Lab Technician G1

2 weeks ago

Heidelberg, Australia Austin Health Full time

**Reference Number**:3749

**Category**:Allied Health

**Department**:Pathology

**_Are you a current Austin Health employee?_**

**_ _**
- Permanent, full time
- Heidelberg location, with multiple public transport options
- Join our Microbiology Department as a Medical Technician
- Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

**About the Department**
- Microbiology utilises state of the art automation and technologies as well conventional manual methodology to generate clinically valuable information for diagnosis and treatment of infections.

**About the role**
- As a Medical Laboratory Technician, you will participate in the development and use of new technologies including Kiestra WCA, MALDI-ToF MS, antimicrobial resistance testing and molecular diagnostics.
- A regular day will see you:

- Provide basic technical advice on Microbiology principles to staff
- Process all specimen types both on automated systems and manually
- Participate in R&D projects
- Manage reagents, consumables and other inventories
- Perform quality control testing and documentation
- Decontaminate, prepare and sterilise laboratory equipment

**About you**
- To be successful in this role, you'll bring with you:

- Relevant qualifications, knowledge and experience in a diagnostic medical microbiology laboratory including specimen set up
- Competency using a range of relevant computer software
- Good communication skills & ability to work efficiently both independently & in a team
- Demonstrable time management skills with an ability to prioritise and cope with stressful situations and changing work environment.
- Experience with use of various microbiology laboratory automation systems
- Availability to work 24/7 rotating shifts, through day and afternoon-evening shifts; weekdays, weekends, and public holiday. Applicants should also be available to work overnight shift if required. Availability (once trained) to work mostly or frequent afternoon-evening shifts would be considered favourably.

**Our benefits**
- Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
- Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
- Mentoring and career development opportunities.

**Work with us**

**Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the**position description** for further details.**

**Application closing date: Friday 29th August

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