Medical Laboratory Scientist

Cook Children's Health Care System • Fort Worth, TX

4d • Onsite

About The Position

A Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) uses education, experience, and analytical judgment to perform clinical laboratory testing in the assigned specialty and subspecialty. The MLS recognizes technical and process problems and ensures test systems are functioning properly and within expected parameters before reporting patient test results. The position works independently to resolve technical problems within the scope of authority and notifies or seeks advice from the next level of management or designee when indicated.

The MLS staffs assigned hours, rotates temporary on-call as appropriate, and performs other duties to support Laboratory, CCMC, and CCHCS goals. The schedule depends on patient and laboratory needs. The position is scheduled Monday through Friday for four 10-hour shifts per week, beginning at 8:30 p.m., and includes weekend rotations.

Employees are expected to know and follow the Laboratory and Medical Center Compliance Plans. Patients served by Cook Children's Medical Center range from newborns through adolescents, with adults occasionally served. Specific instructions are provided in procedure manuals. Cook Children’s is a Texas-only employer; employees must maintain their primary residence in Texas and maintain all licenses and credentials required for the position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Medical Technology, Clinical or Medical Laboratory Science, or an appropriate biological, chemical, or physical science, and completion of a NAACLS program.
• At least six months of experience performing laboratory testing in a clinical setting, including waived, moderate-complexity, or high-complexity CLIA-classified tests. Graduates’ clinical rotations may count toward this requirement.
• Certification by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists or an equivalent nationally recognized certifying agency, or registry eligibility.
• Registry-eligible candidates must pass the certifying exam within one year of graduation; failure to pass results in termination.
• Registry-eligible candidates who have not yet received certification may perform waived or moderate-complexity testing only.
• Applicants with degrees from institutions outside the United States must provide proof of U.S. education equivalency, evaluated by a recognized credential evaluation service, when an offer is made.
• Maintain a primary residence in Texas and all licenses and credentials required for the position throughout employment.

Nice To Haves

• Pediatric experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform clinical laboratory testing appropriate to the assigned specialty and subspecialty.
• Recognize technical and process problems and ensure test systems are functioning properly and within expected parameters before reporting patient test results.
• Independently resolve technical problems within the scope of authority.
• Notify or seek advice from the next level of management or designee when indicated.
• Staff assigned hours and rotate temporary on-call as appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet Laboratory, CCMC, and CCHCS goals.
• Know and comply with the Laboratory and Medical Center Compliance Plans.
• Maintain a primary residence in Texas and all licenses and credentials required for the position throughout employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time