Core Medical Laboratory Scientist, 7-70

Seattle Children's Hospital•Seattle, WA

1d•$39 - $58•Onsite

About The Position

The Core Medical Laboratory Scientist performs moderate to high complexity clinical laboratory tests in an assigned department of the clinical laboratory to provide physicians with rapid and accurate laboratory test results. Seattle Children’s is a mission-driven organization dedicated to helping every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible, caring for all children in the region regardless of their families’ ability to pay. The organization delivers superior patient care, advances new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serves as the pediatric and adolescent academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. Consistently ranked among the nation’s best children’s hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, Seattle Children’s is a Magnet designated institution that values Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity, and Innovation. Seattle Children’s is committed to diversity and inclusion, recruiting, employing, training, compensating, and promoting based on merit without regard to protected characteristics, and is an Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affirmative Action Employer.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a chemical, physical, biological or clinical laboratory science or medical technology from an accredited institution, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Eligibility for Certification by an agency approved by the U.S. Department of Education or a National Commission for Health Certifying Agencies (NCHCA). Common credentials are granted by ASCP, NCA or AMT.
State Certifications are also acceptable.
Must obtain certification within six months of hire.
As per the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), for Clinical Lab Scientist performing moderate or high complex point of care testing, a copy of a diploma or transcript of the highest level of academic achievement to be on record with Human Resources upon hire.
For personnel trained outside of the U.S., records of diploma/transcript must provide documented equivalency evaluation by a nationally recognized credentialing agency.

Nice To Haves

Clinical Laboratory Experience specific to the current open position.

Responsibilities

Perform moderate to high complexity clinical laboratory tests in an assigned department of the clinical laboratory to provide physicians with rapid and accurate laboratory test results.