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 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 Hemostasis/Thrombosis department. The regular schedule is 7-on/7-off, B week, 9:00 AM–7:30 PM. Training is scheduled Monday through Thursday, four 10-hour days beginning at 8:00 AM; the training schedule is flexible and may vary. The position requires continued assessment of current literature and best practices, compliance with ARUP policies and procedures, and work in a biohazard laboratory using required personal protective equipment. 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 emphasizes diversity, professional growth, continuous development, accountability, integrity, service, and excellence, and serves more than one million patients each month. 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. Such candidates may be hired as a Technician, Medical Laboratory Scientist in Training, at a minimum pay rate of $25.92 per hour, and would have six months to obtain certification; other restrictions may apply. An evaluation of education and credentials is required, and requested supporting documents may include college transcripts, degrees conferred, an expected-graduation letter, and relevant certifications.

Requirements

Certification is required for the certified position.
Candidates applying within one semester or quarter of completing a bachelor’s degree in Clinical Laboratory Science, Medical Laboratory Science, or Medical Technology must have successfully completed the clinical rotation in the area of job duties.
New hires in the in-training pathway must obtain certification within six months.
Ability to perform the listed laboratory testing, quality control, data processing, specimen handling, and related duties in accordance with SOPs and demonstrated competency.
Ability to use required personal protective equipment in a biohazard laboratory environment and comply with CDC, OSHA, and company policies.
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.
Frequent communication with others.
Fine motor control for picking, pinching, typing, or other finger-focused work.
Close, far, and peripheral visual acuity, including color vision.
Continually assess current literature and best practices.
Provide education and credential documentation when requested, which may include transcripts, degrees conferred, an expected-graduation letter, and relevant certifications.

Responsibilities

Perform waived, moderate, and/or highly complex analytic processes independently when qualified, trained, and competent under established laboratory SOPs.
Operate, calibrate, and troubleshoot laboratory instruments and ensure equipment functions properly; request or report service needs as appropriate.
Perform quality control procedures, maintain QC records and documentation, and resolve and document QC results that fail laboratory criteria, including corrective action.
Follow procedures for specimen collection, handling, transport, and recording.
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 collecting data for assigned Quality Assurance indicators.
Perform internal and external proficiency testing.
Meet output measures defined by individual group policy and assist with workload in sections where competency is current and verified.
Recognize and report critical patient results according to established processes; identify unexpected results, errors, and testing problems and escalate as required.
Evaluate potential causes of unexpected results, correlate clinical and laboratory data with pathologic states, and determine result validity.
Evaluate exceptions to established criteria and special circumstances involving specimen collection and integrity 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.
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 experience in New York testing.