Clinical Laboratory Scientist II - Lab AdminGeneral

CHRISTUS Health•Beaumont, TX

About The 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. May assist in developing new procedures and protocols, perform phlebotomy and other patient-oriented tasks, and carry out other related duties as requested or directed. The position performs laboratory procedures in its assigned primary section, operates, maintains, and troubleshoots laboratory equipment, and may make minor repairs or notify Biomedical Engineering as needed. The scientist must cross-train in other laboratory sections as needed, follow the laboratory quality control program, use the Laboratory Information System, and provide notification and documentation of critical laboratory values. The role also includes processing patient specimens, participating in evaluating and implementing testing procedures and protocols, and providing assigned patient-care responsibilities in a manner appropriate to patients’ population-specific and developmental needs. The employee is expected to demonstrate CHRISTUS Health CORE values, complete required compliance and regulatory tasks, follow applicable policies and procedures, and perform other duties as assigned.

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, including qualifying U.S. military laboratory training courses of at least 50 weeks.
Alternatively, education evaluated by an acceptable credentialing agency and deemed equivalent to a U.S. bachelor’s degree in a chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science or medical technology.
Certification as MT, MLS, CLS, or MLT from ASCP, AMT, AAB, or HEW/HHS.
Maintain any certification that has an expiration date.
Louisiana requires state licensure.
New graduates must be board certified or eligible and complete board certification within one year of hire; Louisiana is excluded.
For graduates of a clinical laboratory training program approved or accredited by NAACLS or another organization approved by HHS, no experience is required.
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 at an accredited laboratory.

Responsibilities

Meet the expectations of applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
Perform routine and complicated laboratory procedures in the assigned primary section, considering 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’s quality control program.
Calculate, enter, and/or verify laboratory procedure 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 observing minimal pediatric specimen volumes when required.
Participate in evaluating, developing, and implementing new or updated testing procedures and protocols.
Demonstrate competence in assigned patient-care responsibilities and adapt assessment, treatment, or care methods to patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, age-specific, and 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.