Medical Laboratory Scientist (MT)

Georgetown Hospital System • Georgetown, SC

31d

About The Position

Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health! Medical Laboratory Scientist (MT) Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day. A Brief Overview The Medical Laboratory Scientist (MT) performs chemical, histochemical, or morphological analysis on specimens using laboratory instrumentation and microscopes using Tidelands Health Lab approved policies and procedures. The MT insures quality of results and determines validity of reportable results. The Medical Laboratory Scientist Acts as a resource person for physicians in laboratory testing.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent and have successfully completed an official military medical laboratory procedures course of at least a duration of 50 weeks and have held the military enlisted occupational specialty of Medical Laboratory Specialist (Laboratory Technician) Required or Certificate through the HHW/HEW Proficiency Examination as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist Required or Bachelor's Degree in Medical Technology or other Science, plus a minimum of 12 months in an accredited MT program Required
• Medical Laboratory Scientist - American Medical Technologist Upon Hire Required or Medical Technologist - AAB Board of Registry Upon Hire Required or Medical Technologist - American Society for Clinical Pathology Upon Hire Required or Clinical Laboratory Technologist - Department of Health and Human Services Upon Hire Required or Clinical Laboratory Technologist - Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Upon Hire Required

Nice To Haves

• One year of experience in a hospital setting
• High emotional intelligence with critical thinking ability

Responsibilities

• Collects, processes, and handles blood and/or other biological specimens according to established procedures; instructs patients in the proper collection of samples
• Performs a variety of clinical laboratory tests in the areas of hematology, microbiology, immunology, clinical chemistry, and urinalysis, as assigned; conducts quantitative and qualitative chemical analysis of body fluids such as blood, urine, and spinal fluid; performs blood counts using microscope
• Conducts blood tests for transfusion purposes; may draw blood from patient's finger, ear lobe, or vein observing principles of sepsis to obtain blood samples
• Develops and maintains cell/tissue cultures for testing purposes, as appropriate; isolates and identifies specimens, using advanced laboratory techniques
• Performs quality control on test results, ensuring validity and accuracy
• Performs calibration and troubleshooting on testing systems and instruments to ensure adherence to established standards of accuracy
• Keeps records and reports on results according to established procedures

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees