Medical Lab Scientist / Blood Bank

Emory Healthcare•Atlanta, GA

5h•$36 - $42•Onsite

About The Position

Emory Medical Laboratory is seeking an experienced Medical Lab Scientist II / Medical Technologist II with a Blood Bank / Transfusion Service background. The role operates laboratory equipment, conducts complex tests, interprets results, and ensures quality-control procedures are followed to support accurate diagnoses. The scientist analyzes blood, tissue, and other body fluids to help detect, diagnose, and treat disease, and works with sophisticated automated equipment across laboratory specialties. The position involves independent day-to-day work, including handling complicated cases, specialized testing, complex sample processing, and identification of abnormalities. The scientist maintains accurate records, verifies specimen and result validity, identifies and reports critical values, and refers abnormal or unexpected results to appropriate personnel. The role may also contribute to procedure improvements, procedure review and revision, assay and instrument validation, and quality-improvement projects. The scientist interacts with physicians and other healthcare professionals about test results and diagnostics, and may educate staff and students, support orientation and continuing education, and guide lower-level technologists and students. This is an onsite role. The stated shift is 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., with rotating days, weekends, and holidays. Travel is listed as none.

Requirements

At least 18 months of experience.
Bachelor's degree in Medical Laboratory Science, Medical Technology, or a chemical, physical, or biological science. Other bachelor's degrees are accepted if the school is accredited and the science and math coursework meets the certifying agency's requirements.
The bachelor's degree may be waived for a medical technologist certified by the ASCP Board of Certification before its bachelor's-degree requirement, or for an HEW/HHS technologist certified by Health and Human Services.
Certification from one of the listed agencies: MT (ASCP), MLS (ASCP), MT (American Medical Technologists, AMT), MT (HHS or HEW), or MT (American Association of Bioanalysts, AAB), generalist or categorical if applicable.
Promotion criteria review and approval is required.
Ability to work the stated 6:30 a.m.–3 p.m. shift, including rotating days, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to perform the stated physical requirements, including occasionally lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Two years of experience preferred.
Experience or background in Blood Bank / Transfusion Service.

Responsibilities

Analyze blood, urine, spinal fluid, tissue, and other specimens for pathogens, chemical abnormalities, disease markers, abnormal cells, and imbalances.
Operate laboratory instruments and sophisticated automated equipment, including microscopes and analyzers.
Perform complex and specialized tests and process complex samples; identify abnormalities.
Follow quality-control procedures, run routine controls, calibrate equipment, validate results, and monitor the accuracy and precision of testing.
Review and interpret test findings for validity, compare them with previous results and other laboratory data, and communicate critical results to physicians or other appropriate individuals.
Identify, confirm, and report critical values in accordance with standard operating procedures.
Document corrective actions for out-of-range test values and maintain complete records of patient information, equipment, and test results.
Perform equipment maintenance and troubleshooting procedures.
Contribute input to procedure improvements and operational changes; may assist with writing, reviewing, and revising procedures and with assay and instrument validation.
May participate in quality-improvement projects and monitor key performance measures.
Interact with healthcare professionals to discuss results and support diagnostics.
Educate staff and students by demonstrating procedures, assisting with orientation and continuing education, and potentially teaching techniques or theory and developing teaching and assessment materials.