Position Overview: Seeking a Medical Lab Scientist for a full-time daytime role in a hospital laboratory. Responsibilities include performing accurate and timely testing, ensuring instrument calibration, and maintaining compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards such as CLIA, JCAHO, CAP, and OSHA.
Key Duties:
- Conduct complex laboratory testing, troubleshoot, and ensure validity of results.
- Monitor quality control and patient results, participate in process improvement activities.
- Manage inventory and contribute to financial performance enhancements.
- Assist in training staff, participate in departmental projects, and serve as a resource for internal and external education.
- Handle specimen collection, processing, and referral procedures with correct identification and sample integrity.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in medical laboratory science, chemistry, or biology.
- Certification (MLS or categorical) or completion certificate from an accredited program.
- Competency in phlebotomy and familiarity with laboratory systems and terminology.
- Foreign candidates require credential evaluation; state-specific certification maintenance may be necessary.
Preferred Skills: Certification from ASCP, AMT, HEW, or AAB; experience with specimen requirements, medical terminology, and specimen processing; additional education or experience is a plus.
Pay Range: $31.75 – $52.91/hour, based on experience, education, and certifications.