Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS), Registered - Full Time, Night Shift

Good Samaritan•IN, IN

28d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS), Registered, will perform chemical and microscopic tests in various laboratory departments including chemistry, hematology, blood bank, serology, urinalysis, and microbiology. This role involves obtaining specimens from patients, performing special tests, and consulting with the Laboratory Director on complex analyses. The MLS will also recognize and correct factors affecting procedures and results, monitor quality control, and prepare reagents and solutions. Responsibilities include operating and maintaining laboratory instrumentation, assisting with inventory, and instructing student medical technologists. The position requires rotation through various departments and shifts, recording test results, and reporting critical values. All employees are expected to promote the hospital's mission and vision, focusing on patient safety, quality, financial viability, patient satisfaction, physician support, employee education, facility plan support, and community outreach.

Requirements

High school graduate and three years of college plus 12 months Medical Technology Training in hospital.
Will train.

Responsibilities

Performs chemical and microscopic tests in chemistry, hematology, blood bank, serology, urinalysis, microbiology, and misc.
Obtain specimens from patients including venous, capillary, and arterial blood, sputum, urine, etc.
Performs special tests as required. Consults with Laboratory Director concerning difficult analyses and unusual or abnormal findings.
Recognizes factors that affect procedures and results and takes appropriate actions within predetermined limits when corrections are indicated.
Monitors quality control within predetermined limits.
Rotates through various departments within the laboratory.
Prepares reagents and solutions used in testing. Assists with monitoring of supplies inventory and maintains order list.
Operates and maintains various laboratory instrumentation and equipment and instruments or referring to appropriate source for repairs.
Assists with instruction of Student Medical Technologists as assigned.
Rotates for coverage on all shifts as needed and assigned.
Records test results and monitors values for critical (panic) levels and reports them to the appropriate persons.
Other duties as assigned.
All GSH Lab employees will promote the Hospital Mission and Vision statement: Provide excellent health care and promote healing through trusting relationships, and to be recognized as the regional center of excellence for health care. Employee should actively practice our PRIDE values. Assure that you involve yourselves in out 7 beacons of excellence: 1) patient safety and quality, 2) financial viability, 3) patient satisfaction, 4) physician support, 5) employee education, 6) support our new Master Facility Plan, and 7) support our community out-reach programs.
Processing biological specimens for analysis.