Medical Lab Scientist - Chemistry

Full time position in the Chemistry department at Bell Hospital.

About the role

The Medical Lab Scientist provides comprehensive laboratory testing for patients, ensuring laboratory results are accurate, timely, and of high quality.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes patient, control, and proficiency testing specimens and records results in a timely manner according to laboratory policy.
• Calibrates, maintains, operates, and troubleshoots instrumentation issues and completes appropriate documentation.
• Completes continuing education and submits appropriate documentation where applicable.
• Follows regulatory, accreditation, safety, and hospital standards, policies, and procedures.
• Instructs, orients, and mentors students, employees, residents, patients, and other health care providers as applicable.
• Maintains an adequate inventory of all supplies. Accurately prepares, labels, and stores reagents, standards, controls, and specimens for analysis.
• Participates in quality assurance and quality improvement activities.
• Performs phlebotomy and sample collection as applicable.
• Reviews and correlates results of laboratory tests to each other and with the patient's condition, recognizing abnormal results and critical/alert values.
• Verifies accuracy of results and initiates corrective action when indicated.
• The employee may be required to float to other locations throughout the organization.
• Performs product preparations in compliance with FDA, cGMP, AABB standards, and blood bank department procedures, if applicable.
• Uses personal protective equipment (PPE) as necessary to perform job duties safely and minimize risk.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical, and/or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Biological, Physical, Chemical, or Clinical Laboratory Science / Medical Technology from an accredited institution.
• High School Graduate.

Qualifications

• Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP), AMT, or equivalent, or eligible (must be completed within 6 months of hire) within 180 days.
• Meets the CLIA requirements for high complexity testing.