Medical Lab Scientist
About The Position
CentraCare Health - Long Prairie is hiring multiple Medical Laboratory Scientists. The role performs highly complex, moderately complex, and waived laboratory procedures using approved protocols, exercising independent judgment and responsibility with minimal technical supervision. The scientist operates, maintains, and validates laboratory equipment and instrumentation; troubleshoots issues; performs quality control, proficiency testing, and quality assurance; and recognizes abnormal or unexpected results. The role may also contribute to special projects and the evaluation and implementation of new laboratory methodologies. The position works with biological specimens from patients of all ages, including infants, and performs pre-analytical, analytical, post-analytical, and clerical functions. It requires applying medical theory and scientific principles to analyze and verify results, correcting problems, and promptly reporting critical values. The scientist communicates about test results, methodologies, and factors that may affect results, while documenting quality control, calibration, validation, maintenance, and troubleshooting activities. The role includes instructing students and employees, supporting implementation of procedures and instruments, and developing or evaluating techniques as directed. When assigned in charge of a laboratory area or shift, the scientist organizes, directs, performs, and reviews the workload and follows up with a member of the CentraCare Laboratory Leadership Team. The position follows safety practices and supports teamwork, customer service, continuous improvement, learning, and professional development. The position is based at 50 CentraCare Drive, Long Prairie, Minnesota. If the facility operates 24/7, the position may include on-call, day, evening, night, weekend, or holiday coverage. Work at other CentraCare Health System locations in Stearns and Wright counties may occur only if mutually agreed upon by the employee and CentraCare. Expected pay is $33.81–$50.72 per hour. Benefits are referenced at the employer's benefits website.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology, Medical Laboratory Science, Clinical Laboratory Science, or a related degree.
- In lieu of a bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or Clinical Laboratory Science, a related bachelor's degree with the necessary science and mathematics 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
- Perform highly complex, moderately complex, and waived laboratory procedures using established and approved protocols.
- Collect and process biological specimens from patients of all ages, including infants, in accordance with laboratory policies and procedures.
- Perform pre-analytical, analytical, post-analytical, and clerical functions.
- Perform laboratory testing on patient, proficiency, and quality-control specimens and demonstrate yearly competency validation for all testing performed.
- Analyze results using medical theory and scientific principles, recognize deviations from expected results, verify results, correct problems, and promptly report critical values.
- Communicate effectively about test results, methodologies, and factors that may influence test results.
- Perform, interpret, and document quality-control activities, instrument calibration, and validation; assess results and take appropriate action to maintain accuracy and precision.
- Perform daily instrument check-in procedures, calibrations, and routine maintenance; identify malfunctions and troubleshoot instrumentation, equipment, and procedures, documenting and communicating as appropriate.
- Operate, maintain, and validate laboratory instrumentation and equipment.
- Instruct students and employees on procedures, instruments, and daily work as directed; properly instruct other employees and students.
- Develop special projects and assist with evaluating new techniques, procedures, and methodologies 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.
- Support department and CentraCare culture, teamwork, self-direction, continuous improvement, learning, and professional development, and promote CentraCare's customer-service standards.
- Complete assigned competencies and, when responsible, verify competencies of fellow employees.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- If mutually agreed upon, perform job duties at other CentraCare Health System worksites in Stearns and Wright counties.
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