Medical Lab Scientist - Lab Micro - Evening

About the role

JPS Health Network is a $950 million, tax-supported healthcare system in North Texas. With over 25 locations across Tarrant County, it includes John Peter Smith Hospital, a Level I Trauma Center, and the largest hospital-based family medical residency program in the nation. The network employs more than 7,200 people, and Acclaim Multispecialty Group, its medical practice group, features over 300 providers.

Responsibilities

• Conducts routine to complex laboratory tests and analyses of patient specimens (e.g., blood, urine, and spinal fluid).
• Determines the acceptability of patient samples for analysis.
• Prepares patient samples in accordance with industry standard methods.
• Performs calibration and preventive maintenance procedures and verifies the acceptability of Quality Control values prior to analyzing patient samples.
• Adds reagents or indicator solutions, and subjects specimens for processing and analysis.
• Analyzes patient samples and evaluates the reliability of test results according to age, gender, and specimen acceptability criteria.
• Performs Laboratory and Hospital Information System (LIS/HIS) computer functions involved in pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic processes.
• Effectively troubleshoots and carries out preventative maintenance on equipment in the assigned area of responsibility.
• Reports concerns as necessary.
• Complies with all Federal, State, and Local regulatory requirements relative to health care delivery.
• Participates in assigned proficiency surveys, performance improvement activities, and mandatory continuing education programs as requested and/or required.
• Provides technical guidance, training, and/or orientation to new employees and students.
• Performs special collection procedures, development of procedures, inventory, and record keeping, as assigned or required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Physical, Biological, or Clinical Laboratory Science; or Medical Technology from an accredited college or university.
• Documented evidence that meets qualifications as established by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment of 1988 (CLIA '88) are met.
• Must obtain one of the following certifications through the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) or American Medical Technologists (AMT) within 1 year of employment: Medical Technologist (MT); Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS); Certified Laboratory Scientist (CLS); or Specialty certification within a related discipline.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience performing a variety of routine to complex laboratory analysis.