Medical Lab Scientist - Core Lab

About the role

The Medical Lab Scientist provides comprehensive laboratory testing for patients, ensuring 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 healthcare providers as applicable.
• Maintains an adequate inventory of all supplies and 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.

Required Education and Experience

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

Licensure and Certification

• Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) - American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP) or AMT or equivalent or eligible (must be completed within 6 months of hire) within 180 days.

Knowledge Requirements

• Meets the CLIA requirements for high complexity testing.

Dayshift – 10-hour shifts. Full-time position.