Medical Laboratory Scientist I/Technologist I, Certified

ARUP Laboratories•Salt Lake City, UT

7h•Onsite

About The Position

Provides services of both a technical and non-technical nature in the laboratory service areas. Performs routine and complex laboratory tests in an assigned department of the clinical laboratory to provide physicians with rapid and accurate laboratory test results. Works under the direction of specialist, lead, and/or supervisor. This position is not qualified for delegation of supervisory duties for NY testing areas. 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 proudly hires top talent to create a work environment of diversity, professional growth and continuous development. Our workforce is committed to the important service we provide to over one million patients each month. We always strive for excellence and have a strong desire to have involvement with the advances in medicine and the role laboratory services plays within each patient’s life. We never forget that there is a patient behind every specimen we receive. We are looking for individuals who want to contribute to ARUP's culture of accountability, integrity, service, and excellence. Consider joining our dynamic team.

Requirements

Certified Medical Laboratory Scientist I/Technologist I
Competency in performing waived, moderate, and/or highly complex analytic processes.
Ability to operate, calibrate, and troubleshoot laboratory instruments.
Knowledge of quality control (QC) procedures and documentation.
Understanding of specimen collection, handling, transport, and recording procedures.
Proficiency in data processing, verification, and entry into laboratory information systems.
Ability to monitor QC and assist with Quality Assurance (QA) indicator data collection.
Experience with internal and external proficiency testing.
Ability to meet output measures.
Skill in recognizing and reporting critical patient results.
Ability to recognize and escalate unexpected results, errors, and problems.
Understanding of laboratory procedures and potential causes of unexpected test results.
Ability to correlate clinical and laboratory data with pathologic states.
Skill in evaluating exceptions to established criteria and special circumstances related to specimen collection and integrity.
Ability to recognize appropriate and inappropriate selection of lab tests.
Ability to prioritize testing and coordinate general work flow.
Skill in resolving and documenting QC results and instituting corrective action.
Ability to integrate and relate lab data to investigate discrepancies.
Ability to train new and current employees on procedures and policies.
Ability to provide technical information and/or instruction to clients, new employees, medical students, residents, peers, physicians, and the public.
Ability to maintain adequate inventory of reagents and supplies.
Ability to direct workflow activities and review daily data reports.
Ability to perform assessment of peers after two years of experience (excluding NY testing).
Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
Mobility: Ability to occasionally move between work sites and inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
Communicate: Frequently communicate with others.
PPE: Ability to work in a biohazard laboratory environment requiring personal protective equipment.
Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
Fine Motor Control: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
Vision: Having close, far, and peripheral visual acuity to perform a variety of tasks such as make general observations of depth and distance.
Color Vision: Perception of and ability to distinguish colors.
Continuing Education: Continual assessment of current literature and best practices.

Nice To Haves

Candidates within one semester or quarter of obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Laboratory Science, Medical Laboratory Science or Medical Technology and have successfully completed the clinical rotation in the area of job duties may be hired as a Technician, Medical Laboratory Scientist in Training.

Responsibilities

Performs waived, moderate, and/or highly complex analytic processes without direct supervision for which they are qualified, trained, and demonstrates competency according to established lab standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Operates, calibrates and troubleshoots laboratory instruments and ensures proper functioning of laboratory equipment. Recognizes when professional service is required and requests service if instrument is covered under a service contract. Otherwise, reports service needs to supervisor for resolution.
Performs quality control (QC) procedures as specified in lab section SOPs and maintains QC records and documentation necessary to meet the standards of accrediting agencies.
Follows appropriate specimen collection, handling, transport, and recording procedures.
Processes data, verifies accuracy, and enters data in the laboratory information system, along with appropriate explanatory or interpretive information in a timely manner.
Monitors QC and assists in data collection for Quality Assurance (QA) indicators, as assigned.
Performs internal and external proficiency testing.
Meets output measures as defined by individual group policy. Assists with workload in any section where competency has been verified and is current.
Recognizes critical patient results and follows the defined process for reporting them.
Recognizes unexpected results, errors, and problems with patient tests and escalates as required.
Understands the theory of laboratory procedures and evaluates all potential causes of unexpected test results.
Correlates clinical and laboratory data with pathologic states to determine result validity.
Evaluates exceptions to established criteria and special circumstances related to specimen collection and integrity to determine impact on testing.
Recognizes appropriate and inappropriate selection of basic and complex lab tests.
Prioritizes order of testing and coordinates general work flow in assigned area.
Resolves and documents resolution of all QC results which fail lab criteria and institutes corrective action.
Integrates and relates lab data to investigate possible discrepancies and contributes to the resolution.
Trains new and current employees on procedures and policies.
Provides technical information and/or instruction to clients, new employees, medical students, residents, peers, physicians, and the public as requested and where appropriate.
Maintains adequate inventory of reagents and supplies.
Directs workflow activities and reviews daily data reports as assigned.
Performs assessment of peers performing testing as a qualified observer after two years of experience not including NY testing.
Other duties as assigned.