Clinical Lab Scientist Med Tech Part-time

HOURS

This position will likely provide three 8-hour shifts each week, providing you four days off a week! Weekend rotations are generally 1:3. Clinical Lab Scientists support the holidays. Typically, one will work 1-2 holidays a year.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Required.
• Medical Technologist (MT), Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS), Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) or equivalent certification by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or American Medical Technologist (AMT) required or registry eligible and obtained within 1 year of hire date.
• Completion of medical technology training required.

What You Will Do

• Rotates in a variety of areas including Chemistry, Blood Bank, Heme/Coag, Micro & Special Chemistry.
• Performs, records, and reviews scheduled Quality Control (QC).
• Takes immediate corrective action when QC data is outside established limits.
• Performs and records routine maintenance of equipment.
• Recognizes and documents poor instrument performance and takes appropriate action independently.
• Verifies specimen labeling, integrity, and suitability before performing testing.
• Accurately performs low, medium, and high complexity testing procedures according to established protocols and regulatory requirements.
• Reports test results accurately and appropriately.
• Reports critical test results to physician, nursing station, or physician office according to established protocol.
• Prioritizes work to maintain maximum efficiency.
• Assists other areas as needed.
• Performs phlebotomy when needed according to laboratory policies and procedures.
• Maintains supply inventory and takes appropriate action to ensure that needed supplies are readily available.
• Reviews work performed by clinical laboratory assistants.
• Performs corrective actions if required.
• Performs expected tasks without direction of supervisor.
• Ensures accuracy of work being reported by assigned department.
• Examines review lists, pending logs, and the like.
• Solves problems immediately and communicates with oncoming shift, nurses/physicians as appropriate.

Benefits

Colleagues of Saint Alphonsus Health System enjoy competitive compensation with a full benefits package and opportunity for growth throughout SAHS and Trinity Health.