Medical Lab Scientist - Core Lab
About The Position
The Medical Lab Scientist provides comprehensive laboratory testing for patients. The position consists of ensuring patients' laboratory results are accurate, timely and with quality. The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP. As part of the region’s premier academic medical center, The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City is a world-class healthcare provider and destination for complex care and diagnosis. We are driven by our commitment to service, continuous improvement and to the highest degree of excellence. Collaboration between physicians, nurses, researchers, educators and other professionals who share their expertise leads to exciting discoveries and life-changing treatments for the people we serve.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science Biological, Physical, Chemical or Clinical Laboratory Science / Medical Technology from an accredited institution
- High School Graduate Required
- Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) - American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP) , AMT or equivalent or eligible (must be completed within 6 months of hire) within 180 Days
- Meets the CLIA requirements for high complexity testing.
Responsibilities
- Analyzes patient, control and proficiency testing specimens and records results in a timely manner according to laboratory policy.
- Calibrates, maintains, operates and troubleshoots instrumentation issues and completes appropriate documentation.
- Completes continuing education and submits appropriate documentation where applicable.
- Follows regulatory, accreditation, safety and hospital standards, policies and procedures.
- Instructs, orients and mentors students, employees, residents, patients and other health care providers as applicable.
- Maintains an adequate inventory of all supplies.
- Accurately prepares, labels and stores reagents, standards, controls and specimens for analysis.
- Participates in quality assurance and quality improvement activities.
- Performs phlebotomy and sample collection as applicable.
- Reviews and correlates results of laboratory tests to each other and with the patient's condition, recognizing abnormal results and critical/alert values.
- Verifies accuracy of results and initiates corrective action when indicated.
- The employee may be required to float to other locations throughout the organization.
- Performs product preparations in compliance with FDA, cGMP, AABB standards and blood bank department procedures, if applicable.
- Uses personal protective equipment (PPE) as necessary to perform job duties safely and minimize risk.
- Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
