Medical Laboratory Scientist

HealthPartners • Saint Paul, MN

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Regions Hospital Microbiology Laboratory is currently seeking a self-motivated, quality-focused Medical Lab Scientist to join our team. As a Medical Lab Scientist at Regions Hospital, you will join an innovative and collaborative group of professionals in our newly remodeled laboratory designed for ergonomics and workflow. Our team has also been engaged in developing our new laboratory information system designed to provide efficiency and patient safety. Your work will support Regions Hospital as well as six other suburban hospitals and over twenty clinics in our network. As part of our team, you will perform specimen receiving, culture setup, culture reading for various specimen sources and perform susceptibility and molecular testing and share responsibility for quality assurance for the department. This position is in our Regions Hospital microbiology lab. Our lab supports microbiology testing for the HealthPartners System. This position would be set-up and processing specimens for cultures and molecular testing, reading cultures, using Maldi, BD Kiestra Automation Line, BD Phoenix, and manual susceptibility testing. Work schedule: FTE: .8 (32 hrs. weekly), Day/Evening shift, rotating weekends & holidays.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in medical technology, biology, or other science related field.

Nice To Haves

• Successful completion of a Clinical rotation in an approved program that qualifies for ASCP certification or equivalent.
• Medical Technologist (MT) or Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) Certification with ASCP or equivalent agency or eligible preferred

Responsibilities

• Perform specimen receiving
• Culture setup
• Culture reading for various specimen sources
• Perform susceptibility and molecular testing
• Share responsibility for quality assurance for the department
• Set-up and processing specimens for cultures and molecular testing
• Reading cultures
• Using Maldi, BD Kiestra Automation Line, BD Phoenix, and manual susceptibility testing

Benefits

• Regions Hospital offers a competitive benefits package (.5 FTE or greater) that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, 401K with match, disability insurance, fertility coverage and tuition reimbursement.
• We offer an on-site employee fitness center, as well as on-site employee clinic to make it more convenient for our staff to get the care they need.
• We also have a Center for Employee Resilience that provides support and evidence-based practices to bring relief and build resiliency.
• Regions Hospital is a qualified non-profit employer under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
• Regions is also proud to be a Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Company.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees