Medical Laboratory Scientist V - Lab-South

About the role

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics offers the largest laboratory in New Hampshire, providing Pathology and Clinical Laboratory services to DHMC and Clinics physician practices, Dartmouth Health member hospitals, and independent practices and hospitals throughout New Hampshire and Vermont.

Responsibilities

• Independently performs a variety of diagnostic laboratory tests in the Clinical Laboratory to obtain data for diagnosing and treating disease.
• Oversee laboratory functions, including quality control, maintenance, training, and other required tasks.
• Assists the Medical director and the Lab manager/supervisor in test selection and implementation.
• Ability to appropriately troubleshoot and take remedial actions to resolve issues and problems independently.
• Ensures that patient results are not reported until systems are functioning correctly.
• Clearly communicates resolutions or next steps to section/lab leadership and the team.
• Establishes or verifies test performance specifications.
• Absorbs and trains new laboratory staff.
• Orients and trains new laboratory staff.
• Trains bench personnel when new procedures or systems are put into routine use.
• Trains MLS or MLT/CLT students in bench procedures, basic theory, and advanced skills.
• Develops teaching and training tools and identifies training needs for new students and employees, as well as existing team members.
• Develops competency tools and assesses competency of the lab staff for waived, moderate, and high complexity testing.
• Participates in the D-HH member’s laboratory's continuing education program.
• Assist in outpatient/in-patient phlebotomies, specimen processing, non-patient registration, and requisition checks, as needed.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to determine the phlebotomy technique appropriate for the age and condition of the patient.
• Has oversight of the phlebotomy team, sample collection, and processing in the absence of the supervisor or manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor's of Science Degree or the equivalent in education & Clinical Laboratory experience.
• 3-5 years of clinical lab experience required.

Qualifications

• Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) or Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) or Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT-AMT) or Technologist/Specialist in Chemistry (C-ASCP) or International Technologist in Microbiology (M-ASCP) or Technologist/Specialist in Chemistry (C-ASCP) or Specialist in Hematology (SH-ASCP) or International Specialist in Microbiology (SM-ASCP) within 365 days.
• BLS certification required within 30 days of hire.