Medical Lab Scientist
About The Position
CentraCare Clinic Southwest LLC is hiring multiple Medical Laboratory Scientists. The role performs highly complex, moderately complex, and waived laboratory procedures under established protocols, exercising independent judgment and responsibility with minimal technical supervision. The scientist operates, maintains, and validates laboratory instrumentation and equipment, troubleshoots equipment and procedures, recognizes factors that affect measurements, and performs quality control, proficiency testing, and quality assurance activities. 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 requires analyzing and verifying results, addressing deviations, reporting critical values promptly, communicating about results and testing factors, and documenting quality control, calibration, validation, maintenance, and troubleshooting activities. The scientist may support special projects and evaluate or implement new laboratory methods and instruments. When assigned in charge of a laboratory area or shift, the scientist organizes, directs, performs, and reviews workload and follows up with a member of the CentraCare Laboratory Leadership Team. The role includes instructing students and employees, completing assigned competencies, and potentially verifying the competencies of coworkers. The scientist follows safety rules when working with instruments, chemicals, body fluids, and cells, and supports teamwork, continuous improvement, learning, professional development, and CentraCare customer-service standards. The position is based at 101 Willmar Ave SW, Willmar, Minnesota, and may involve work at other CentraCare worksites in Stearns and Wright counties only if mutually agreed upon. For facilities operating 24/7, schedules may include on-call coverage and day, evening, night, weekend, or holiday rotations.
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 required and verified by the ASCP Board may be accepted.
- Obtain 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 according to established protocols, using independent judgment with minimal technical supervision.
- Collect and accurately and efficiently 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 tests on patient, proficiency, and quality-control specimens and demonstrate yearly competency validation for all testing performed.
- Analyze and verify results, recognize abnormal or unexpected 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 activities, instrument calibration, and validation; judge results and take appropriate action to maintain accuracy and precision.
- Perform daily instrument check-in procedures, calibrations, and routine maintenance; recognize malfunctions and troubleshoot instrumentation, equipment, and procedures, documenting and communicating as needed.
- Contribute to special projects and help evaluate new techniques, procedures, and methodologies as directed.
- Instruct students and employees in new procedures, instruments, and daily work as directed by a technical specialist or laboratory manager.
- 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 while working with instruments, toxic and flammable chemicals, body fluids, and cells.
- Complete assigned competencies and, when responsible, verify the competencies of fellow employees.
- Support teamwork, self-direction, continuous improvement, learning, and professional development, and promote CentraCare's customer-service standards.
- Perform other duties as assigned and, if mutually agreed upon, work at other CentraCare Health System worksites in Stearns and Wright counties.
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Job Type
Full-time
