Medical Technologist/Medical Scientist - per diem, evening shift
Beth Israel Lahey Health•Newburyport, MA
•$39 - $52
About The Position
The Medical Technologist/Medical Scientist performs pre-analytical specimen processing, laboratory analyses, quality control, instrument maintenance, and result review and reporting. The role includes collecting blood from patients of all age groups, including difficult patients, and ensuring specimens and results are handled according to laboratory policies and quality standards. The position is per diem and on the evening shift.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in medical laboratory science, clinical laboratory science, or a related biological science.
- ASCP certification or registry eligibility.
Responsibilities
- Determine specimen requirements and perform blood collection for patients of all age groups.
- Enter and query orders, accession specimens, and distribute specimens; sort samples for fast retrieval.
- Collect blood successfully from difficult patients and use two forms of patient identification.
- Evaluate and process specimens according to the specimen acceptability policy.
- Accurately perform laboratory analyses on patient specimens.
- Review order priority, completeness, absurd results, critical values, and special requests before verifying completed work.
- Perform required quality control testing and ensure results meet quality control criteria before verification.
- Participate in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives; raise quality concerns promptly through the proper chain of command.
- Perform and document required instrument maintenance; document problems and report them to a supervisor.
- Recognize STAT testing priorities and meet turnaround times established by the Laboratory STAT Testing Policy.
- Review results for critical values, delta variances, unusual or absurd results, and completeness before certification and release.
- Telephone critical results to clinicians, obtain read-back, and document it.
- Use the LIS system’s features to support productive and efficient work, and report system problems to the Information Services Department for timely resolution.
Benefits
- Base hourly pay range of $38.52–$51.84; compensation may include applicable shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, or overtime pay.
- Influenza vaccination is required as a condition of employment.
