Medical Lab Scientist PRN

Job Summary

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Counsults with physicians and other health care professionals to determine appropriate diagnostic tests.
• Conducts clinical laboratory tests and analysis in the areas of hematology, microbiology, immunology, clinical chemistry, and urinalysis.
• Analyzes samples of biological material for chemical content or reaction.
• Cultivates, isolates, assists in identifying, and conducts tests on microbial organisms; obtains, cuts, stains, and mounts biological material on slides for microscopic study and diagnosis.
• Selects and prepares specimens and media for cell culture, using aseptic technique.
• Operates, calibrates, and maintains equipment used in quantitative and qualitative analysis such as spectrophotometers, calorimeters, flame photometers, and computer-controlled analyzers; promotes safety, environmental, and/or infection control practices.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical and Environmental Demands

• Occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold.
• Constant exposure to bio-hazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Frequent bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, occasional crouching/stooping, frequent pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, frequent twisting, and frequent walking.

Requirements

• Education and Experience: Bachelor's or higher degree (or will graduate within 120 days) or higher level degree in medical technology/clinical lab sciences or in lieu of degree, the individual must be registered in the area specialty (blood bank, chemistry, hematology, microbiology, or immunology/molecular pathology).
• Certificate, License, and Registration: One of the following registrations is required if qualifying under "in lieu of degree" - American Association of Bio-Analyst, MT (AAB); American Medical Technologist, MT (AMTt); American Society for Clinical Pathology, MT (ASCP); American Society for Clinical Pathology, MB(ASCP); National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel CLS (NCA); or equivalent categorical registration in medical technology such as RMT (ISCLT).