Student Medical Lab Scientist (MLS)
About the role
Located in Detroit, Michigan, DMC University Laboratories (DMCUL) is a regional, integrated laboratory system providing services to the eight hospitals of Detroit Medical Center. Evolved in 1993, it comprises Core Laboratories, Specialty Laboratories, two rapid response hospital laboratories, Centralized Stat Lab, Centralized Blood Bank Lab, and full service outreach infrastructure including patient service centers, remote ambulatory laboratories, marketing staff, courier system and billing department. The service area covers the entire Southeast Michigan market and is growing rapidly, offering a test menu of over 1,000 tests (including high‑end specialty tests) with less than 1% sent to outside reference laboratories, and providing reference laboratory services to many other healthcare systems in Southeastern Michigan and several out‑of‑state facilities.
- Under close supervision, performs routine clinical laboratory tests of a repetitive nature and typically limited to one laboratory section.
- Performs routine qualitative and quantitative clinical laboratory tests of repetitive nature on patient specimens following appropriate methodologies and established policies and procedures.
- Prepares and maintains accurate records of specimens received in the laboratory.
- May prepare media, stains, reagent and other solutions used in performing laboratory tests.
- Analyzes test results; relays results to physicians and other authorized personnel.
- Records test results and reviews for accuracy and conformance to