Medical Technologist/Medical Laboratory Scientist II (First Shift)

Labcorp•Indianapolis, IN

26d

About The Position

Labcorp Drug Development, the world’s most comprehensive drug development company, dedicated to improving healthcare and improving lives. Our unique perspectives, built from decades of scientific expertise and precision delivery of the largest volume of drug development data in the world, along with our innovative technology solutions, help our clients identify new approaches and anticipate tomorrow’s challenges as they evolve. We have an exciting opportunity for a Medical Technologist II to join our Core Automated Testing team in Indianapolis, IN! Scheduled Shift: Monday-Friday rotating Tuesday-Saturday 8am-4:30pm Pay Range: All job offers will be based on a candidate’s skills and prior relevant experience, applicable degrees/certifications, as well as internal equity and market data. Benefits: Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Casual, PRN & Part Time employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan only. For more detailed information, please click here. Incumbent performs established procedures for clinical testing as required in all assigned laboratory disciplines. Incumbent is responsible for analyzing specimens whose results are then reported to the sponsor. Incumbent proactively seeks out opportunities to improve processes and procedures and demonstrates initiative in resolving problems. Supports quality control/quality assurance monitoring programs and is responsible for assisting with training of personnel.

Requirements

Individual must qualify as testing personnel under the following CLIA 1988 and New York State Department of Health requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Medical Technology or Clinical Laboratory Science or other life science with completion of at least a 12-month training program in Medical Technology.
Bachelor’s degree in a chemical, physical or biological science from an accredited college or university and one year training and/or experience in the specialty in which testing is to be performed. Such training must be equivalent to that received in a school of Medical Technology.
90 semester hours from an accredited institution that include the following:
1) 16 semester hours of biology courses, which are pertinent to the medical sciences
2) 16 semester hours of chemistry (at least 6 semester hours of Inorganic Chemistry)
3) 3 semester hours of math
Completed an accredited clinical laboratory training program, or one year documented laboratory training or experience in the specialty that testing is to be performed.
Two to three years clinical hematology or serum chemistry laboratory testing experience
Hematology slide reading experience

Responsibilities

Quality Control Monitoring Programs
Review and investigate unacceptable results to internal and external quality control monitoring programs.
Prepare corrective action responses by assigned due date for management review.
SOPs
Complete timely review of new or revised SOPs circulated for peer review.
May assist with timely processing of SOPs for department.
Proficiency Testing Survey Samples
May provide support to proficiency testing program by coordinating receipt of survey material, coordinating with interdepartmental personnel for sample analysis, and ensuring timely and correct completion of electronic or paper report forms.
Investigate root cause for unacceptable performance on proficiency surveys and prepare corrective action response by assigned due date.
Training
Assists with training new employees and follows-up to ensure training is understood.
May assist with the development of training material, training checklists, and competency assessment programs.
Instrument/Equipment/Assay Validation
Assist with assay validations by performing experiments according to departmental SOP.
Compile validation data for management review.
Assist with validation of new equipment and instruments including software validation requirements (e.g., User Acceptance Testing).
Assist staff by providing technical guidance where needed.