Senior MLS Microbiology Days Laboratory

BHS • Louisville, KY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position performs waived, moderate, and high complexity testing according to CLIA ‘88 guidelines. The role involves interpreting and reporting results for established tests and examinations in at least one of the following fields within the clinical laboratory: Hematology, Coagulation, Urinalysis, Chemistry, Blood Bank, and Microbiology. The Senior MLS Microbiology professional is expected to comprehend the theories and concepts for each procedure and utilize independent thinking and communication skills to convey these concepts to physicians and other hospital staff. Responsibilities also include performing quality control, quality assurance, maintenance, and troubleshooting, as well as providing oversight of clinical processes for all department staff, including CAP surveys, competency assessment, and training. Clerical tasks and related laboratory services may also be part of the duties.Baptist Health, founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds across Kentucky and Indiana. Additionally, Baptist Health operates two joint venture hospitals: Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville and Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital. The system employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states and is recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence across all its hospitals. Baptist Health Medical Group, its employed provider network, has over 1,820 employed providers in 78 specialties, complemented by more than 2,000 independent physicians.

Requirements

• A master’s or bachelor’s degree in a chemical, physical, biological or clinical laboratory science, or medical technology from an accredited institution
• Minimum of two years of experience
• MLS (ASCP or AMT) certification

Responsibilities

• Performs waived, moderate, and high complexity testing according to CLIA ‘88 guidelines
• Interprets and reports results for established tests and examinations in at least one of the following fields within the clinical laboratory: Hematology, Coagulation, Urinalysis, Chemistry, Blood Bank and Microbiology
• Comprehends the theories and concepts for each procedure
• Utilizes independent thinking and communication skills to confer these concepts to physicians and other members of the hospital staff
• Performs quality control, quality assurance, maintenance and troubleshooting
• Provides oversight of clinical processes for all department staff, including CAP surveys, competency assessment, and training
• May also include clerical tasks and related laboratory services

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior