Medical Laboratory Scientist

ARKRAY GROUP•Doral, FL

19d•Onsite

About The Position

Perform accurate and timely clinical laboratory services using current technology. The role follows laboratory procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting, and patient-result records. It also involves quality control, proficiency testing, calibration, instrument maintenance, identifying and correcting issues that could affect test performance or reporting, and documenting corrective actions.

Requirements

Possess a current license issued by the state where the laboratory is located, if required.
Possess current U.S. ASCP certification, or AMT certification if taken after 2014; for MLS/CLS only, ASCPi (international) certification if taken after 2003.
Meet at least one of the stated education or qualification pathways: be a licensed MD, doctor of osteopathy, or doctor of podiatric medicine; or hold a doctoral, master's, or bachelor's degree in chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science or medical technology from an accredited institution; or be licensed and in good standing in California as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist; or have graduated from a bachelor's or master's clinical laboratory technologist program that was NAACLS-accredited as a Medical Laboratory Scientist program at the time of graduation; or meet the specified bachelor's-degree coursework and clinical training or experience pathway.
For the specified bachelor's-degree coursework pathway, complete 16 semester or equivalent quarter units of chemistry, including clinical chemistry or analytical and biochemistry; 18 semester or equivalent quarter units of biology, including hematology, immunology, and medical microbiology; and 3 semester or equivalent quarter units of physics (light and electricity).
For the specified coursework pathway, have at least one year of post-baccalaureate clinical training as a CLS, or at least one year of work experience as a CLS 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, rotation areas, and descriptions of clinical laboratory 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 taken when test systems deviate from established performance specifications.