MLS Student Worker - Hematology

VCU Health • Richmond, VA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Student Worker provides accurate and timely testing and results to requesting physicians and other healthcare professionals for use in diagnosis and treatment of disease under the guidance and supervision of a Medical Technologist. The Student Worker should consistently utilize excellent customer service skills to both internal and external customers at all times. A positive and professional interpersonal style with a strong commitment to the team effort is mandatory. Who We Are Inventing better care, day by day by discovery Sound outrageous? It absolutely is. Sound impossible? That’s never stopped us before. Sound like hard work, intense research, collaboration with experts around the world, sheer brainpower meets unrelenting willpower? That’s. Exactly. Right. We’ll do whatever it takes to offer the best in care and empower the best in quality of life. And it’s an approach that works — whether it’s a patient who undergoes a new, life-saving procedure or a clinical researcher who finds promise in a new cancer treatment, exciting new medicine is happening at VCU Health. We have it all: • One college and four health sciences schools • An academic medical center • A Level I trauma center • One of only two NCI-designated cancer centers in Virginia • The region’s only full-service children’s hospital • More than 800 physicians in 200 specialties • With a community health center, dedicated research teams, facilities and valued partners in every field Our medical teams are top notch. And we’re not too shy to boast of internationally known physicians, some recognized as the best in the country, top-ranked local specialists and all-around all-stars at every level. From our very first years to our most recent advancements, we are driven to learn more, dig deeper, teach passionately and never rest in order to be a true leader in discovering what’s possible in health and recovery. We are a comprehensive system of care and a pioneer of health. Read VCU Health Year In Review for more about our accomplishments.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled and in the 3rd year of an accredited Bachelor Degree Program in Clinical Laboratory Science Program or Currently enrolled in Master's Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science
• Rotating weekends as required
• Holiday scheduling as required
• On call availability, approximating 3-4 shifts per month, for emergency coverage on any shift
• Physical - Lifting 20-50 lbs.
• Activities: Prolonged standing, Prolonged sitting, Repetitive motion, Other: Exposure to biohazards and potentially infectious body fluids
• Mental/Sensory: Strong recall, Reasoning, Problem solving, Hearing, Speak clearly, Write legibly, Reading, Logical thinking
• Emotional: Fast pace environment, Steady pace, Able to handle multiple priorities, Frequent and intense customer interactions, Noisy environment, Able to adapt to frequent change

Nice To Haves

• Certified as a Medical Laboratory Technician by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (preferred)
• Previous clinical laboratory experience
• Associate's Degree in Clinical/Medical Lab Science Program

Responsibilities

• Performance of procedures, evaluation and reporting of results as outlined in the manual of standard operating procedures.
• Notification of panic values to ordering physicians.
• Customer service oriented communications.
• With supervision participate in teaching new employees, students, residents, etc. in areas that competency is demonstrated.
• Must complete required number of continuing education hours per year.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern