Medical Laboratory Scientist

About the role

Rapides Regional Medical Center is a 350+ bed hospital and ER in Alexandria, Louisiana. We offer services ranging from Cancer Care to Wound Care. Our medical staff includes doctors in more than 30 medical specialties.

Responsibilities

• Consistently verifies patient identification, specimen tubes, and orders to prevent errors.
• Demonstrates understanding by following all policies and procedures established by hospital and laboratory departments.
• Performs sample analysis in the areas of demonstrated competency.
• As required, performs routine patient procedures and follow-up, i.e. documentation of calling critical values, etc.
• Calibrates, standardizes, and maintains instrumentation following manufacturer or established procedures with appropriate documentation.
• Performs and documents quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Evaluates, calculates, and validates tests results, quality control records, and/or electronic files.
• Collaborates with medical and professional staff in the dispersion and interpretation of data.
• Aids in the teaching and training of fellow employees and students performing laboratory tasks.
• Complies with and documents all regulatory standards, policies, and procedures.
• Demonstrates good problem solving skills and judgement in dealing with troubleshooting of instrumentation and/or manual processes.
• Demonstrates competency and documents all QC, lot-to-lot, calibration, maintenance, and communication logs in an efficient and accurate manner.
• Demonstrates and consistently follows all aspects of policies and procedures for proficiency testing.
• Uses good problem solving skills and judgment in dealing with problem situations.
• Uses judgment in utilizing supplies for patient testing in an efficient manner through good inventory practices striving to reduce outdating and waste of products and/or supplies.
• Participates in departmental meetings with suggestions and ideas on improving performance in daily tasks.
• Demonstrates willingness to improve performance in day to day activities by changing/modifying activities as directed by supervisor.
• Demonstrates flexibility needed for adequate staffing coverage in departmental areas as required by scheduling and productivity monitoring.
• Able to modify job duties and communicate with customers in an age appropriate manner.
• Appropriately assesses the patient’s pain and involves the patient in effective management of the pain using age appropriate interventions.
• Maintains positive professional interpersonal relationships with employees and all constituencies, encouraging communication as necessary for job performance.
• Discourages gossip and encourages normal tones when conversing with others in respect to co-workers.
• Willingly participates in evaluation of new equipment and/or testing methods.
• Continually checks and resolves inconsistencies on all outstanding logs to ensure all specimens are accounted for and processed as quickly as possible.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Clinical Laboratory Science, Medical Technology, or a chemical, physical or biological science is required.
• Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners – Clinical Laboratory Scientist License is required.
• BLS within 30 days of employment is required.
• Completion of a NACCLS approved school of Medical Technology is preferred.
• National Certification as a MLS (ASCP), previously recognized as MT (ASCP) or CLS (NCA)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Clinical Laboratory Science, Medical Technology, or a chemical, physical or biological science is required.
• Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners – Clinical Laboratory Scientist License is required.
• BLS within 30 days of employment is required.
• Completion of a NACCLS approved school of Medical Technology is preferred.
• National Certification as a MLS (ASCP), previously recognized as MT (ASCP) or CLS (NCA)

Skills

• Good problem solving skills and judgement in dealing with troubleshooting of instrumentation and/or manual processes.
• Ability to maintain positive professional interpersonal relationships with employees and all constituencies, encouraging communication as necessary for job performance.
• Ability to assess the patient’s pain and involve the patient in effective management of the pain using age appropriate interventions.
• Ability to participate in departmental meetings with suggestions and ideas on improving performance in daily tasks.
• Ability to modify job duties and communicate with customers in an age appropriate manner.
• Ability to evaluate, calculate, and validate tests results, quality control records, and/or electronic files.
• Ability to perform sample analysis in the areas of demonstrated competency.
• Ability to assist in the teaching and training of fellow employees and students performing laboratory tasks.
• Ability to comply with and document all regulatory standards, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to perform routine patient procedures and follow-up, i.e. documentation of calling critical values, etc.
• Ability to coordinate with medical and professional staff in the dispersion and interpretation of data.
• Ability to perform quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
• Ability to perform and document quality control to ensure the proper functioning of instrumentation, reagents, and procedures.
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