PRN CLS/MLS/MT

LCMC Health•Covington, LA

About The Position

The Clinical Laboratory Scientist performs clinical laboratory testing, evaluates and reports data, and supports diagnosis and research using blood, body-fluid, and tissue specimens. The position ensures specimen identification and integrity, performs routine and specialized laboratory procedures, evaluates results, and reports findings within established turnaround times. It also supports laboratory quality control, equipment maintenance, inventory, safety, waste handling, and the preparation and processing of specimens, including bone marrow specimens.

Requirements

Clinical Lab Generalist licensed by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners as a CLG or CLS.

Responsibilities

Assess specimens for acceptability and prepare or change reagents and controls, recording actions in the appropriate log.
Label, accession, and distribute specimens while maintaining patient identification and specimen integrity; inoculate specimens on appropriate media.
Initiate orders for blood and blood components from the appropriate supplier.
Follow hospital and laboratory safety and infection-control policies, report variances, use universal precautions, and disinfect work surfaces.
Determine when manual methods, micro-methods, or backup procedures are appropriate and initiate them as needed.
Compare patient results with prior results from the same encounter, investigate discrepancies, and report results within departmental turnaround times after verifying documentation.
Prepare and interpret Gram stains and other wet and dry preparations for bacteriology and parasitology.
Perform routine blood bank and serology procedures, including ABO/Rh typing and retesting, antibody detection and identification, and compatibility testing.
Prepare blood components using aseptic technique and proper storage; evaluate serological reactivity to assist with antibody identification and crossmatch incompatibilities.
Operate, calibrate, performance-check, and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment; troubleshoot basic malfunctions, document actions, and contact service representatives when needed.
Analyze and document quality-control materials, report out-of-range results, perform comparison studies of precision, accuracy, and linearity, and record proficiency surveys.
Assist with clinical orientation of new or less-skilled laboratory personnel when requested by the section supervisor.
Package and dispose of chemical waste properly and maintain documentation of generated waste.
Enter orders and results manually or electronically and review information for accuracy before verification.
Document critical-value notifications, duplicate checking, test date and time, technologist initials, and expected age-related normal values on downtime reports as appropriate.
Monitor and replenish bench and instrument supplies; notify appropriate personnel about low, expired, contaminated, or unacceptable inventory and document receipt and use details.
Receive, process, and preserve tissue specimens from surgery, autopsy, and nursing floors; ensure proper storage and preservation of other non-tissue specimens for the non-core laboratory.
Prepare reagents and collection supplies for bone marrow aspirations, assist physicians with procurement of bone marrow specimens, and perform special stains according to protocol.