MEDICAL LAB SCIENTIST
About The Position
The Medical Laboratory Scientist performs highly complex, moderately complex, and waived laboratory procedures using established protocols, exercising independent judgment and responsibility with minimal technical supervision. The role involves operating, maintaining, and validating instruments and equipment; troubleshooting equipment and procedures; recognizing factors that affect measurement; and carrying out quality control, proficiency testing, and quality assurance activities. The scientist recognizes abnormal or unexpected results and may participate in special projects, evaluations, and implementation of new laboratory methodologies. The position collects and processes biological specimens from patients of all ages, including infants, and performs pre-analytical, analytical, post-analytical, and clerical functions. It applies medical theory to analyze results, verify findings, resolve problems using scientific principles, report critical values promptly, and communicate about results, methods, and factors that may influence testing. The scientist performs and documents quality control, calibration, and validation activities; completes daily instrument checks and routine maintenance; and troubleshoots instruments, equipment, and procedures. The role may include instructing students and employees, evaluating techniques and procedures, and organizing and reviewing work when assigned in charge of a laboratory area or shift. It also requires adherence to safety rules, support for department and organizational culture and customer-service standards, effective communication, and completion of assigned competencies. If the facility operates 24/7, the position may include participation in on-call, day, evening, night, weekend, and holiday schedules or coverage. Work at other CentraCare Health System sites in Stearns and Wright counties may be required only if mutually agreed upon by the employee and CentraCare. Other duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Medical Technology, Medical Laboratory Science, Clinical Laboratory Science, or a related degree.
- Alternatively, a related bachelor’s degree with the necessary science and math credits as required and verified by the ASCP Board.
- Certification in Clinical Laboratory Science from the American Society of Pathology Board of Certification within six months of hire.
Responsibilities
- Collect and process biological specimens accurately and efficiently from patients of all ages, including infants, following laboratory policies and procedures.
- Perform pre-analytical, analytical, post-analytical, and clerical functions.
- Perform highly complex, moderately complex, and waived laboratory tests on patient, proficiency, and quality control specimens; maintain yearly competency validation for testing performed.
- Analyze results using medical theory, recognize deviations from expected results, verify results, correct problems using scientific principles, and report critical values promptly.
- Communicate effectively about test results, methodology, and factors that may influence results.
- Perform, interpret, and document quality control, calibration, and validation activities; judge results and take action to maintain required accuracy and precision.
- Complete daily instrument check-in procedures and calibrations, perform routine maintenance, recognize malfunctions, and troubleshoot instrumentation, equipment, and procedures with appropriate documentation and communication.
- Instruct students and employees in new procedures and instruments and in daily work, as directed by a technical specialist or laboratory manager.
- Develop special projects and help evaluate new techniques and procedures as directed.
- When assigned in charge of a laboratory area or shift, organize, direct, perform, and review workload and follow up with a member of the CentraCare Laboratory Leadership Team.
- Follow safety rules when working with instruments, toxic and flammable chemicals, body fluids, and cells; properly instruct employees and students.
- Support and participate in department and CentraCare culture, including teamwork, self-direction, continuous improvement, learning, and professional development.
- Promote CentraCare's Standards of Performance in Customer Service and communicate effectively with coworkers, superiors, subordinates, patients, and the public.
- Complete assigned competencies and, when responsible, verify competencies of fellow employees.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- May work at other CentraCare Health System worksites in Stearns and Wright counties, Minnesota, if mutually agreed upon by the employee and CentraCare.
- If assigned to a 24/7 facility, participate as applicable in on-call, day, evening, night, weekend, or holiday rotations or coverage.
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Job Type
Full-time
