Medical Laboratory Scientist I/Technologist I, Certified

ARUP Laboratories Career•Salt Lake City, UT

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About The Position

Provides technical and non-technical laboratory services, performing routine and complex tests in an assigned clinical laboratory department to deliver rapid, accurate results to physicians. Works under the direction of a specialist, lead, and/or supervisor. This position is not qualified to delegate supervisory duties for New York testing areas. The role is in ARUP Laboratories’ Immunologic Flow Cytometry department. The regular schedule is Wednesday through Saturday, 2:00 PM to 12:30 AM, for 40 hours per week. Training is Monday through Thursday, 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM, for approximately four to six months; the schedule may vary depending on the training area. ARUP Laboratories is a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and an enterprise of the University of Utah and its Department of Pathology, based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The organization describes its workplace as committed to diversity, professional growth, continuous development, accountability, integrity, service, and excellence.

Requirements

Education and credentials are subject to evaluation; requested documentation may include college and university transcripts, degrees conferred, an expected-graduation letter from the registrar when applicable, and relevant certifications.
Candidates within one semester or quarter of completing a bachelor’s degree in Clinical Laboratory Science, Medical Laboratory Science, or Medical Technology may apply if they have successfully completed the clinical rotation in the area of the job duties.
Candidates hired under the near-graduate provision may be hired as a Technician, Medical Laboratory Scientist in Training, and must obtain certification within six months; other restrictions may apply.
Ability to perform the assigned laboratory processes only when qualified, trained, and competent according to established SOPs.
Ability to use personal protective equipment in a biohazard laboratory environment in accordance with CDC and OSHA regulations and company policies.
Ability to comply with ARUP policies and procedures.
Ability to perform sedentary work, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and negligible force frequently or constantly.
Ability to stoop, reach, and occasionally move between work sites and within the office.
Ability to communicate frequently with others.
Fine motor control for tasks such as picking, pinching, and typing.
Close, far, and peripheral visual acuity, including the ability to perceive depth and distance, and the ability to distinguish colors.
Continually assess current literature and best practices.

Responsibilities

Perform waived, moderate, and/or highly complex analytic processes without direct supervision when qualified, trained, and competent under laboratory SOPs.
Operate, calibrate, and troubleshoot laboratory instruments and ensure laboratory equipment functions properly.
Request service for instruments covered by service contracts or report other service needs to a supervisor.
Perform quality control procedures, maintain required QC records, and document results to meet accrediting-agency standards.
Follow specimen collection, handling, transport, and recording procedures.
Process data, verify its accuracy, and enter results and appropriate explanatory or interpretive information into the laboratory information system in a timely manner.
Monitor QC and assist with data collection for assigned Quality Assurance indicators.
Perform internal and external proficiency testing and meet output measures defined by group policy.
Assist with workloads in sections where competency is verified and current.
Recognize critical patient results and report them according to established processes.
Identify unexpected results, errors, and patient-test problems; escalate concerns as required.
Evaluate potential causes of unexpected results and correlate clinical and laboratory data with pathologic states to determine result validity.
Evaluate exceptions to established criteria and special specimen collection or integrity circumstances to determine their effect on testing.
Recognize appropriate and inappropriate selection of basic and complex laboratory tests.
Prioritize testing and coordinate general workflow in the assigned area.
Resolve and document QC results that fail laboratory criteria and institute corrective action.
Integrate and relate laboratory data to investigate discrepancies and contribute to their resolution.
Train new and current employees on procedures and policies.
Provide technical information or instruction to clients, employees, medical students, residents, peers, physicians, and the public when requested and appropriate.
Maintain adequate inventories of reagents and supplies.
Direct workflow activities and review daily data reports as assigned.
After two years of experience, excluding New York testing, assess peers performing testing as a qualified observer.
Perform other duties as assigned.