Clinical Laboratory Scientist II - Lab AdminGeneral

CHRISTUS Health•Alexandria, LA

About The Position

This position performs routine and complicated laboratory procedures, including specimen processing and handling, testing patient specimens, calculating and reporting results, performing quality control procedures, and operating and maintaining instruments and equipment. The role may assist with developing new procedures and protocols, perform phlebotomy and other patient-oriented tasks, and undertake other related duties as requested or directed. The scientist performs laboratory procedures in the assigned primary section, operates and troubleshoots laboratory instrumentation, follows the laboratory quality control program, uses the Laboratory Information System, and provides notification and documentation of critical results. The position requires cross-training in other laboratory sections as needed and participation in evaluating, developing, and implementing testing procedures and protocols. Patient-care responsibilities must be performed in a manner responsive to patients’ population-specific, developmental, physical, psychosocial, cultural, and age-specific needs. The employee is expected to adhere to CHRISTUS Health CORE values and all applicable policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science or medical technology from an accredited institution, or equivalent laboratory training and experience meeting CLIA regulation 42CFR493.1489 requirements; qualifying U.S. military laboratory training courses must be at least 50 weeks.
Alternatively, education evaluated by an acceptable credentialing agency and deemed equivalent to a U.S. bachelor’s degree in chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science or medical technology.
No experience is required for graduates of a clinical laboratory training program approved or accredited by NAACLS or another organization approved by HHS.
Alternatively, one year of approved clinical laboratory experience within the last five years, including clinical rotation through Blood Banking, Microbiology, Chemistry, Hematology, Immunology, and Urinalysis/Body Fluids in the U.S. or with an accredited laboratory.
Certification as MT, MLS, CLS, or MLT from ASCP, AMT, AAB, or HEW/HHS.
Maintain current certification if the certification has an expiration date.
Louisiana state licensure is required for work in Louisiana.
New graduates must be board certified or eligible and complete board certification within one year of hire; Louisiana is excluded.

Responsibilities

Perform routine and complicated laboratory procedures in the assigned primary section, accounting for age- or sex-specific values.
Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory instrumentation and equipment; make minor repairs or notify Biomedical Engineering as needed.
Cross-train in other laboratory sections as needed.
Follow the laboratory quality control program.
Calculate, enter, and/or verify laboratory results.
Use the Laboratory Information System.
Notify appropriate parties of critical laboratory values and document those notifications.
Process patient specimens, including collection, handling, and distribution, while considering minimal pediatric specimen volumes when required.
Participate in evaluating, developing, and implementing new or updated testing procedures and protocols.
Perform assigned patient-care responsibilities in a manner meeting the population-specific and developmental needs of patients served.
Adapt patient assessment, treatment, and care methods to patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, age-specific, and other developmental needs.
Demonstrate adherence to CHRISTUS Health CORE values.
Complete required compliance and regulatory tasks and follow applicable policies and procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.