Medical Laboratory Scientist 2

About the role

The Inova Central Lab team is seeking a dedicated Medical Laboratory Scientist 2 to join the Inova Schar Cancer Institute in Woodbridge, Virginia. This position is full-time, Monday through Friday, 7:00am - 5:00pm.

Responsibilities

• Reviews technical activities for quality assurance per facility requirements.
• Participates and helps prepare Laboratory for self and onsite inspections.
• Fulfills site specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and instructions.
• Performs required Quality Control (QC) measures, including corrective action and documentation, for all procedures and instrumentation.
• Recognizes QC problems or discrepancies and attempts to determine cause of problems prior to notification.
• Notifies appropriate individuals regarding QC problems or discrepancies according to the established procedures.
• Acts as a resource person/key operator for coworkers, customers, and patients for technical questions.
• Demonstrates an expanded knowledge of technical and administrative tasks beyond normal technical operations.
• Reports accurate results while minimizing the number of corrected reports not attributed to auto-verification or specimen conditions beyond technical control.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in science from a college/university recognized by regional or national accreditation agency. A degree in Medical Laboratory Science or Medical Technology is preferred. Other acceptable forms of education will follow the guidelines of ASCP/AMT Board certification.
• Experience: Successful completion of a NAACLS accredited MLS program, NAACLS or ABHES accredited MSL program, or a foreign medical laboratory science clinical training program within the last five years can be used in lieu of one year of full-time acceptable clinical experience.

Qualifications

• Certification: ASCP or AMT Board certification consistent with scope of responsibility to include MT, MLS, MLT, BB, SBB, C, H, M, SH, SCT, MB, SMB, SM, SC, and HEW.

Skills

Core laboratory experience across hematology, chemistry, and urinalysis.

Benefits

Inova offers a range of benefits including:

• Committed to Team Member Health: medical, dental, and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children receive 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and more.

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

This position is full-time, Monday through Friday, 7:00am - 5:00pm.