Medical Laboratory Scientist
About The Position
As our Medical Lab Scientist, you will perform and report waived, moderately complex, and highly complex test procedures on patient specimens adhering to the Section’s Standard Operating Procedures to ensure accurate and timely reporting. You will provide excellent patient care through clinical correlation of results, identification of patterns of bias, rapid notification of appropriate caregivers of critical values, and completion of testing within established turn-around-time limits. You will ensure that major automated equipment is operational by performing required maintenance, calibration and troubleshooting procedures; including contacting the instrument vendor for assistance or repair. You will perform required calibration and quality control procedures and maintain records to ensure tests are being performed within established parameters. You will perform proficiency testing as assigned and review results with laboratory clinical leaders. You will assist in evaluation and generation of compliant documentation for the validation of new procedures and equipment to provide the physician with the most current laboratory technology. You will participate in opportunities for continuing education and/or teaching, training according to the Section Performance Standards to enhance technical skills of students, trainees, coworkers, and self. You will be responsible for inventory of supplies, including providing assistance with monitoring supplies, ordering, and placing received supplies into storage. You will complete all work and resolve or appropriately pass ongoing issues to incoming staff within the scheduled shift. As a representative of CommonSpirit Health, you will utilize professionalism and HumanKindness while communicating with physicians, hospital staff, patients, coworkers, other stakeholders in laboratory operations, and all members of the general public, whether in email, instant messaging, telephone, or face-to-face interactions. You will adhere to all regulatory requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Medical Technology, Biology, or Chemical Science.
Responsibilities
- Performs and reports waived, moderately complex, and highly complex test procedures on patient specimens adhering to the Section’s Standard Operating Procedures to ensure accurate and timely reporting.
- Provides excellent patient care through clinical correlation of results, identification of patterns of bias, rapid notification of appropriate caregivers of critical values, and completion of testing within established turn-around-time limits.
- Ensures that major automated equipment is operational by performing required maintenance, calibration and troubleshooting procedures; including contacting of instrument vendor for assistance or repair.
- Performs required calibration and quality control procedures and maintains records to ensure tests are being performed within established parameters.
- Performs proficiency testing as assigned and review results with laboratory clinical leaders.
- Assists in evaluation and generation of compliant documentation for the validation of new procedures and equipment to provide the physician with the most current laboratory technology.
- Participates in opportunities for continuing education and/or teaching, training according to the Section Performance Standards to enhance technical skills of students, trainees, coworkers, and self.
- Responsible for inventory of supplies, including providing assistance with monitoring supplies, ordering, and placing received supplies into storage.
- Completes all work and resolves or appropriately passes ongoing issues to incoming staff within the scheduled shift.
- Utilizes professionalism and HumanKindness while communicating with physicians, hospital staff, patients, coworkers, other stakeholders in laboratory operations, and all members of the general public, whether in email, instant messaging, telephone, or face-to-face interactions.
- Adheres to all regulatory requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
