Medical Laboratory Scientist Uncertified-27526

Responsibilities

• Utilizes required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as defined by the lab area.
• Labels and processes specimens properly.
• Performs all laboratory procedures efficiently and effectively with minimal supervision once trained.
• Allows for the performance of basic troubleshooting of equipment and processes with minimal assistance.
• Able to recognize when additional help is needed and seeks out that help.
• Accepts no inappropriate specimens and notifies appropriate persons of specimens that must be drawn or collected again.
• Maintains a neat, clean, organized, and well-stocked work area.
• Monitors the pending list periodically to ensure turnaround time of all samples.
• Completes work without incurring overtime and assists fellow workers to finish shift tasks.
• Absorbs and utilizes time effectively and seeks out additional job duties when shift tasks are complete.
• Accepts and/or volunteers for method evaluations and new procedure development or other special projects and completes them within an agreed upon time frame.
• Participates in procedure implementation and training of new staff and students.
• Encourages to identify and participate in process improvement projects.
• May perform the duties of the tech-in-charge for specified periods of time.
• Oversees operations according to departmental guidelines.
• Recognizes and calls critical results within defined time frames.
• Reviews lab results as required and takes appropriate action before verification and release.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in laboratory science, biological science, chemistry, or education/work experience meeting the qualification of high complexity testing personnel as defined by CLIA 42 CFR 493 1489.
• Employees in this job classification are qualified to perform moderate and high complexity testing.
• Employees' education and/or laboratory experience meet the requirements delineated in the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment of 1996.
• No previous experience required.