Medical Lab Scientist - Microbiology
Qualified candidates may be eligible for a sign-on incentive of $5,000 based on years of experience!
(Current UI employees are not eligible for incentive)
The Department of Pathology is seeking a Medical Laboratory Scientist that will, utilizing a variety of procedures involving highly complex analytical lab test methodology and techniques, perform quantitative and qualitative clinical laboratory analysis on biological specimens such as blood, tissue and body fluids. These procedures will utilize a variety of procedures, many involving numerous highly complex tests and techniques that require the use of professional judgment. Provide technical expertise and information used to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. This position is 80-100% time, 1st shift between 0800-1630, primarily Monday-Friday, with rotating on-call, weekends, and/or holidays.
Duties to include:
• Cultivates, isolates and identifies pathogenic bacteria, fungi and other microorganisms.
• Performs DNA probe testing for Mycobacteria.
• Cultivates, isolates and identifies viruses.
• Process blood cultures.
• Performs specialized Antimicrobial susceptibility tests.
• Performs specialized organism typing procedures.
For a full job description, please send an e-mail to the contact listed below.
The Department of Pathology is part of UI Health Care, a comprehensive health sciences center that serves Iowa and the region, as well as patients referred from the United States and overseas. The Clinical Laboratories are well recognized for providing outstanding and comprehensive care to the patients we serve. The breadth and depth of services provided are amongst the best in the country. The educational programs that the department participates in includes medical students, clinical laboratory scientists as well as biomedical scientists. To learn more: [click to reveal website link]
Required Qualifications:
• A Bachelor's degree in a chemical, biological, clinical laboratory science, or medical technology program from an accredited institution.
• Six months - one-year clinical laboratory experience, which may include program training experience is required.
• Certification as a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) or a categorical/specialist certification in the appropriate laboratory discipline from American Society for Clinical Education and Welfare (HEW) is required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
Desirable Qualifications:
• Experience in Microbiology testing is highly desired.
Position and Application details:
In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a "Relevant File" to the submission:
• Resume
• Cover Letter
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any criminal conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.
This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.
For additional questions, please contact Brenda Carey via email at [click to reveal email address].
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Hours:
Monday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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