Medical Laboratory Scientist I/Technologist I, Certified

ARUP Laboratories•Salt Lake City, UT

10h•Onsite

About The Position

Provides technical and non-technical laboratory services and performs 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 the Mycology AFB department. The regular schedule is Sunday through Tuesday, 30 hours per week, with shifts from 6:00 AM to 4:30 PM and a flexible start time between 6:00 AM and 12:00 PM. The training schedule is Monday through Wednesday, 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM. 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. ARUP describes its culture as committed to accountability, integrity, service, excellence, diversity, professional growth, and continuous development, serving more than one million patients each month. Candidates within one semester or quarter of completing a relevant bachelor's degree may be considered if they have successfully completed the clinical rotation in the area of the job duties. Such candidates may be hired in a training or technician capacity and must obtain certification within six months, subject to restrictions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Clinical Laboratory Science, Medical Laboratory Science, or Medical Technology; candidates within one semester or quarter of obtaining the degree may be accepted if they have completed the relevant clinical rotation.
Certification is required for the certified position. Candidates hired in a training capacity must obtain certification within six months.
Ability to perform the assigned laboratory procedures independently after qualification, training, and competency assessment.
Ability to use laboratory instruments and equipment and perform quality control and proficiency testing.
Ability to follow specimen-handling procedures, evaluate laboratory results, recognize critical or unexpected results, and escalate problems.
Ability to comply with ARUP policies and procedures and use required personal protective equipment in a biohazard laboratory environment.
Continuing assessment of current literature and best practices.

Responsibilities

Perform waived, moderate, and/or highly complex analytic processes independently when qualified, trained, and competency-verified according to laboratory SOPs.
Operate, calibrate, and troubleshoot laboratory instruments and ensure equipment functions properly; identify and report service needs.
Perform quality control procedures, maintain QC records, and document information required by accrediting agencies.
Follow specimen collection, handling, transport, and recording procedures.
Process data, verify accuracy, and enter results and appropriate explanatory or interpretive information into the laboratory information system in a timely manner.
Monitor QC and assist with collection of Quality Assurance indicator data as assigned.
Perform internal and external proficiency testing.
Meet group output measures and assist with work in other sections where current competency has been verified.
Recognize critical patient results and report them according to established processes.
Recognize unexpected results, errors, and patient-testing problems and escalate them as required.
Apply knowledge of laboratory procedure theory and evaluate potential causes of unexpected results.
Correlate clinical and laboratory data with pathologic states to determine result validity.
Evaluate exceptions to established criteria and special circumstances involving specimen collection and integrity to determine testing impact.
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 as requested and appropriate.
Maintain adequate inventory of reagents and supplies.
Direct workflow activities and review daily data reports as assigned.
Assess peers performing testing as a qualified observer after two years of experience, excluding New York testing.
Perform other duties as assigned.