Medical Lab Technician or Scientist
About The Position
This position is responsible for a high level of technical knowledge and its application to laboratory testing, clinical relevance, and complex problem-solving. It serves as a department resource and assists with compliance with laboratory accrediting agency and regulatory requirements, including CLIA ’88, JCAHO, CAP, and OSHA. The role may include collecting, receiving, and processing biological specimens. The position performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards. Responsibilities include performing and validating testing, maintaining instrumentation, supporting quality assurance and process improvement, monitoring inventory and financial performance, contributing to projects, and training employees. The position may also prepare patient samples and support specimen processing and referral laboratory processing.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in medical laboratory science or medical technology; OR a bachelor’s degree in chemical or biological science, subject to transcript review, and either MLS or categorical certification or documentation of completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Science program.
- Foreign-educated candidates must provide a detailed credential evaluation from IERF or another nationally recognized credentialing agency for eligibility review.
- For certain specialty disciplines where no certification is available, a bachelor’s degree and one year of experience in that discipline are required.
- Demonstrated competency in phlebotomy in departments where applicable.
Nice To Haves
- MLS/MT or categorical certification (ASCP, AMT, HEW, or AAB).
- Basic knowledge of specimen requirements and medical terminology.
- Previous experience with phlebotomy and specimen processing.
- Additional related education and/or experience.
Responsibilities
- Perform laboratory testing accurately and on time in accordance with established policies and performance standards.
- Conduct startup and calibration procedures and ensure the accuracy of testing procedures and instrumentation.
- Apply advanced decision-making, computer-system, testing-theory, and clinical-relevance knowledge to problem solving.
- Assist with compliance with laboratory accrediting agency and regulatory requirements, and assume lead responsibility when on-site departmental leadership is absent.
- Recognize and help monitor abnormal patient and quality-control results, ensure test-result accuracy, and detect and document deviations from procedures.
- Participate in department and system process improvement and quality assurance activities, including monitoring productivity and quality indicators.
- Monitor and control inventory, assist with providing department financial data, and contribute to improvements in financial performance, cost, productivity, and service.
- Contribute to department and system projects, participate in at least one committee, team, or special project, and actively train department employees.
- Assist with new employee orientation, training, and competency activities; provide input for employee competency and annual assessments; and complete required training modules.
- Provide educational information to internal and external customers, attend and participate in staff meetings, and use preceptor and coaching skills to support learning and development.
- When required, collect and process patient specimens, ensuring correct patient and specimen identification and specimen integrity.
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Job Type
Full-time
