Medical Lab Scientist-LGH- PRN/Limbo, Hours vary-some weekends
About The Position
The Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) performs clinical diagnostic laboratory work, ensuring testing from specimen handling through result reporting is accurate and consistent with laboratory protocols. The MLS works within the authority granted by the laboratory medical director and within the employee’s education, training, experience, and technical skills. The role includes processing patient samples, conducting authorized tests, accurately reporting and documenting results, maintaining quality control and testing records, and addressing issues that may affect test performance. The MLS must follow applicable regulatory requirements and laboratory procedures, participate in required training and competency assessments, and perform additional duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in laboratory science (chemical or biological science) or medical laboratory technology from an accredited institution.
- Certification through a U.S. military medical laboratory training program may substitute for the degree, per CLIA regulations.
- Employees meeting CLIA regulations before February 28, 1992, do not require certification.
Responsibilities
- Comply with applicable CLIA, CAP, OSHA, TJC, and other regulatory requirements and participate in quality assurance initiatives.
- Perform duties as assigned by the medical director.
- Complete orientation and training, maintain applicable certifications, participate in annual mandatory training and competency assessments, and demonstrate satisfactory ongoing job-specific performance.
- Process patient samples, perform authorized tests, and report results accurately.
- Perform only tests authorized for the employee’s education, training, experience, and technical skills.
- Follow laboratory standard operating procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analysis, and reporting.
- Maintain comprehensive records of patient test outcomes.
- Implement and document quality control protocols, including instrument calibration and maintenance.
- Maintain records showing proficiency testing samples are processed with the same rigor and accuracy as patient samples.
- Follow established corrective-action policies when test systems deviate from acceptable performance levels; identify, rectify, or report issues that may affect test performance or results.
- Detect and address problems that could negatively affect test performance, escalating issues to the technical consultant, clinical consultant, or director when necessary.
- Document corrective actions taken when test systems fall outside established specifications.
- Perform additional duties as assigned or requested.
