Medical Laboratory Scientist

About the Role

Performs and reports waived, moderately complex, and high-complexity test procedures on patient specimens adhering to the Section’s Standard Operating Procedures to ensure accurate and timely reporting. Provides excellent patient care through clinical correlation of results, identification of patterns of bias, rapid notification of appropriate caregivers of critical values, and completion of testing within established turn-around-time limits.

As a representative of CommonSpirit Health, utilizes professionalism and HumanKindness while communicating with physicians, hospital staff, patients, coworkers, other stakeholders in laboratory operations, and all members of the general public, whether in email, instant messaging, telephone, or face-to-face interactions. Adheres to all regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Ensures major automated equipment is operational by performing required maintenance, calibration, and troubleshooting procedures; includes contacting instrument vendor for assistance or repair.
• Performs required calibration and quality control procedures and maintains records to ensure tests are performed within established parameters.
• Performs proficiency testing as assigned and reviews results with laboratory clinical leaders.
• Assists in evaluation and generation of compliant documentation for the validation of new procedures and equipment to provide physicians with the most current laboratory technology.
• Participates in continuing education and/or teaching, training according to the Section Performance Standards to enhance technical skills of students, trainees, coworkers, and self.
• Manages inventory of supplies, including monitoring, ordering, and storing received supplies.
• Completes all work and resolves or appropriately passes ongoing issues to incoming staff within the scheduled shift.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Medical Technology, Biological or Chemical Science, or related field.
• Current Medical Technologist license issued by the North Dakota Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice.

Pay

$30.24 - $44.99 per hour.

Where You'll Work

CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson, part of CommonSpirit Health, a national nonprofit health system based in Englewood, Colorado. The faith-based system operates in 18 states and includes 103 hospitals. Additional services include long-term care, assisted and residential living communities, community health services organizations, home health agencies, and numerous outpatient facilities.