Medical Lab Scientist II (MLS)
Overview
Become Better Together. Join The Hospitals of Providence - Sierra Campus hospital where your skills make a difference every day. We offer a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance.
Job Summary
Job Shift: Days
Job Type: Per Diem
Responsibilities
- Follow policies involving specimen collection and preparation
- Perform testing of the following complexities- Simple o Moderate o High
- Maintain laboratory equipment
- Have working knowledge of principles and functions of instruments
- Perform preventative maintenance
- Troubleshoot instruments
- Initiate calls for technical assistance or service as needed
- Document refrigerators, freezers, and incubators temperature as required
- Participate in Quality Control programs
- Run QC daily
- Record QC
- Evaluate QC
- Take corrective action
- Notify responsible caregiver of critical values with documentation on the report (RBV)
- Report laboratory results in a timely and accurate manner
- Recognize problems and take appropriate action
- Teach and Mentor (as assigned)
- Participate in proficiency testing
- Practice Laboratory Compliance
- Abide by documented standards and procedures
- Report testing or patient care issues
- Comply with requirements of Regulatory Agencies
- Follow Safety Guidelines
- Utilize PPE as required
- Follow the Laboratory Blood Borne Guidelines
- Follow hospital safety policies
- Properly dispose of hazardous waste
- Control Inventory
- Use supplies conservatively
- Maintain inventory control
- Assist in ordering and stocking supplies
- Perform lot-to-lot and new shipment correlation studies
- Demonstrate Professionalism
- Comply with Tenet’s Standards of Conduct
- Be sensitive to other races, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age or disability
- Maintain professional appearance and wear ID badge
- Communicate and improve of processes
- Use shift- to-shift communication logs
- Participate in vertical and horizontal flow of information
- Follow chain of command
- Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy
- Assist Pathologist in the Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy
- Has a current CPR certification
- Communicate and improve of processes
- Demonstrate competence in all areas of the sections (as documented on the orientation checklist), and work assigned benches as needed and seek appropriate consultation when necessary.
Qualifications
- Minimum Education: Required: Bachelor’s degree from an approved college or university and/or graduate of an accredited school of medical technology, or equivalent such as military training as defined by 42 CFR 493.1489 or have qualified at the Medical Technologist level by achieving a satisfactory grade on an HHS examination before 2/28/92 42 CFR 493.1491.
- Required Licenses/Certifications: Required: Registered with an approved certifying agency (ASCP, NCA, AMT or CSMLS within 12 months of hire).
- Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities: Ability to speak, read, and write fluent English
Ability to learn and integrate technical aspects of the laboratory as a whole
Ability to make quick and accurate decisions under stress and emergency situations
Ability to use computers (i.e. Microsoft Office, LIS systems) - Experience Required: Required: 2 years as a medical technologist in acute facility, or 1 year as a medical technologist in acute facility and a master’s degree.
Organization Description
The Hospitals of Providence have faithfully been serving our community since 1902. Generations of families have chosen our hospitals to be a steward of health in the El Paso community. Our five hospitals include a childrens hospital committed to providing the care patients need, when they need it. Today, the Hospitals of Providence are comprised of our region's most trusted hospitals, each dedicated to meeting our families specific healthcare needs. Join our team!
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