Medical Lab Scientist - Flow Cytometry

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.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science 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) AMT or equivalent or eligible (must be completed within 6 months of hire)

Skills

• Meets the CLIA requirements for high complexity testing.

Qualifications

• Skilled at highly detailed, manual laboratory processes and comfortable with multi-tasking.
• Involved with panel selection, specimen processing, analysis, quality control, and record maintenance.