Medical Laboratory Scientist Microbiology Evening Shift

About the role

The role involves following safety policies including the use of PPE, handwashing, and hazardous chemical handling, participating in laboratory and hospital performance improvement activities, evaluating new laboratory techniques and procedures, maintaining laboratory equipment and spaces, facilitating workflow, supporting education to clinical staff, performing pre-analytical and post-analytical activities, conducting tests and analytical procedures, participating in proficiency testing, acting as a preceptor, offering guidance, and resolving customer service issues.

Responsibilities

• Follows and ensures adherence of staff to the Corporate Compliance Plan and to all rules and regulations of all applicable local, state, and federal agencies and accrediting bodies; protects confidentiality of patient information and results at all times
• Works independently and adapts to varying priorities, including directing workflow with minimal supervision
• Maintains equipment/records and performs quality assessment activities
• Facilitates orientation and training to new employees and students, documenting appropriately
• Provides guidance to technicians and support staff, resolving customer service issues within guidelines
• Performs pre-analytical activities including equipment maintenance, function checks, inventory control, supply stocking, specimen collection, and biological specimen processing
• Conducts post-analytical activities related to laboratory testing, including reporting results and providing technical support
• Completes tests and analytical procedures efficiently and accurately according to established standard operating procedures
• Participates in proficiency testing, adhering to federal and state regulations and institutional policies
• May act as a preceptor to facilitate orientation and training to new employees and students, documenting appropriately
• Offers guidance to technicians and support staff, resolving customer service issues within guidelines
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Technical skills and aptitudes related to the laboratory testing, procedures, and processes performed in the department or work area assigned
• Fulfills the requirements of an Associate's degree in a laboratory science (chemical or biological science) or medical laboratory technology from an accredited institution, or successful completion of a 50-week official US military medical laboratory procedures training course and currently holding or having held the military enlisted occupational specialty of Medical Laboratory Specialist (Laboratory Technician)
• Qualified and served as high complexity testing personnel on or before April 24, 1995 in a CLIA-certified laboratory as of December 28, 2024, and have done so continuously since December 28, 2024

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and adapt to varying priorities, including directing workflow with minimal supervision
• Ability to maintain equipment/records and perform quality assessment activities
• Ability to educate and train new staff in medical laboratory settings
• Able to effectively communicate in verbal and written English with patients, staff, partners, and customers of varied backgrounds in a respectful, effective, and professional manner
• Basic computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Ability to operate computer systems to maintain patient documentation, testing records, and other related documents
• General knowledge of laboratory testing functions and equipment use
• Critical thinking skills and attention to detail and accuracy
• Proficient in verbal and written communication skills; additional languages
• Strong analytical and mathematical abilities; excellent organization and people skills
• Flexibility in scheduling of hours; may be required to work overtime, weekends, and holidays
• Able to read, write and follow instructions in English; good oral communication skills; excellent customer service skills
• Mathematical, computer reasoning, and language skills at the college level (2 years)
• Must have proper communication skills to convey information effectively and problem-solving/decision-making skills to identify issues, evaluate options, and implement solutions
• Ability to multitask and knowledge of basic state and federal laws as applicable to the laboratory setting
• Ability to handle infectious biological specimens, caustics, toxic chemicals, and/or irritants appropriately and safely
• Display a willingness and ability to learn and develop new techniques and procedures as needed for research protocol development
• Sound knowledge in a wide variety of laboratory and molecular assays and techniques

Skills

• Technical skills and aptitudes related to the laboratory testing, procedures, and processes performed in the department or work area assigned
• Ability to work independently and adapt to varying priorities, including directing workflow with minimal supervision
• Ability to maintain equipment/records and perform quality assessment activities
• Ability to educate and train new staff in medical laboratory settings
• Strong analytical and mathematical abilities; excellent organization and people skills
• Ability to multitask and knowledge of basic state and federal laws as applicable to the laboratory setting
• Ability to handle infectious biological specimens, caustics, toxic chemicals, and/or irritants appropriately and safely
• Display a willingness and ability to learn and develop new techniques and procedures as needed for research protocol development
• Sound knowledge in a wide variety of laboratory and molecular assays and techniques

Benefits

Includes benefits such as medical, dental, vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, 403-B retirement plan, career development resources, mental health resources and support, pet benefits, and flexible scheduling.

Pay

$23.71 - $48.50 per hour

Schedule

Full time, Day shift