Medical Lab Technician or Medical Lab Scientist
About The Position
Performs laboratory tests according to current standards of federal, state, and local regulations and District policies and procures. This is a temporary role until 12/26/26. The role involves performing clinical laboratory procedures in chemistry, hematology, microbiology, immunohematology, immunology, and other areas of the clinical laboratory. Responsibilities include monitoring quality, utilizing state-of-the-art equipment, using established protocols with minimal supervision, operating and maintaining instrumentation, troubleshooting equipment and procedures, determining abnormal results, rotating through various lab benches, participating in special projects and new methodologies, and supporting patient safety and customer service principles.
Requirements
- MLT: Associate degree from an accredited Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician (CLT / MLT) program. New Graduate’s degree must be validated within 2 months post-graduation.
- MLT: ASCP-BOC certified within 6 months, with the first exam completed within 3 months of hire, with certification verified within six weeks of exam.
- MLT: Basic Life Support (BLS) Current American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Healthcare Provider card required.
- MLS: Bachelor’s degree with necessary science/math credits as required and verified by the ASCP Board of Certification (BOC). New graduate’s degree must be validated within 2 months post-graduation.
- MLS: ASCP-BOC certified within 6 months, with the first exam completed within 3 months of hire, with certification verified within six weeks of exam.
- MLS: Basic Life Support (BLS) Current American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Healthcare Provider card required.
Responsibilities
- Perform clinical laboratory procedures in chemistry, hematology, microbiology, immunohematology, immunology, and other areas of the clinical laboratory.
- Monitor quality to maintain high performance.
- Utilize state-of-the-art equipment.
- Use established and approved protocol that require a broad exercise of independent judgment and responsibility with minimal technical supervision.
- Responsible for operating, maintaining, and validating instrumentation/equipment and records.
- Troubleshooting of equipment, instruments, and procedures.
- Recognize factors affecting measurement and takes appropriate action.
- Monitor quality control, proficiency testing and quality assurance activities related to test performance.
- Determine results that are abnormal or deviated from expected.
- Rotates through various benches/areas of the lab to include Microbiology, Blood Bank, Hematology, Coagulation, Urinalysis, Chemistry, molecular, and phlebotomy responsibilities.
- Involved in special projects, evaluations, and implementation of new methodologies in the laboratory.
- Support and implements patient safety and other safety practices as appropriate.
- Demonstrate customer service principles when interacting with patients and their families and with co-workers.
Benefits
- Medical
- dental
- vacation
- retirement
- employee discounts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
