Medical Laboratory Scientist

ARKRAY USA INC•Doral, FL

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Laboratory Scientist performs accurate and timely clinical laboratory services using current technology. The role follows laboratory procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, result reporting, and record maintenance. It also supports quality assurance by performing proficiency testing, documenting quality control activities and corrective actions, and identifying and addressing issues that could affect test performance or result reporting.

Requirements

Possess a current state-issued license if licensing is required where the laboratory is located.
Possess current U.S. ASCP certification, or AMT certification if taken after 2014; MLS/CLS candidates may use ASCPi (international) certification if taken after 2003.
Meet an eligible education or professional qualification pathway: be a licensed MD, DO, or doctor of podiatric medicine; hold a doctoral, master’s, or bachelor’s degree in a chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science or medical technology from an accredited institution; be licensed and in good standing in California as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist; or meet one of the specified clinical laboratory education and experience pathways.
One eligible pathway requires graduation from a bachelor’s- or master’s-level clinical laboratory technologist program that was NAACLS-accredited as a Medical Laboratory Scientist program at the time of graduation.
One eligible pathway requires a bachelor’s degree with 16 semester or equivalent quarter units of chemistry, including clinical chemistry or analytical chemistry and biochemistry; 18 units of biology, including hematology, immunology, and medical microbiology; and 3 units of physics covering light and electricity.
The specified coursework pathway also requires at least one year of post-baccalaureate clinical training as a CLS, or at least one year of clinical laboratory work experience performing high-complexity testing in hematology, chemistry, blood bank, and microbiology.
Training or work experience must be comprehensive across all areas of the clinical laboratory and take place in a clinical laboratory.
Official verification of training or work experience must be on letterhead, signed by the training coordinator or laboratory director, and include beginning and ending dates, areas of rotation, and descriptions of tests or examinations performed.

Responsibilities

Follow laboratory procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting, and maintaining patient-result records.
Maintain records demonstrating that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens.
Adhere to laboratory Quality Control policies and document quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations, and instrument maintenance.
Follow laboratory policies and take and document corrective actions when test systems are outside established acceptable performance levels.
Identify problems that may adversely affect test performance or result reporting, correct them, or notify the appropriate supervisor.
Document corrective actions when test systems deviate from established performance specifications.