Medical Laboratory Scientist (32491)

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Perform technical laboratory functions including chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, and molecular testing while maintaining turnaround time (TAT).
• Report test results following clinic protocols alerting providers, nurses, or staff, as needed.
• Follow laboratory procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting, and maintaining records of patient test results.
• Maintain records that demonstrate that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens.
• Adhere to laboratory's quality control policies, document all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations and maintenance performed.
• Be capable of identifying problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and either must correct the problems or immediately notify the general supervisor, technical supervisor, clinical consultant, or director.
• Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications.
• Assist with the creation, implementation, and maintenance of departmental protocols, methods, policies, and procedures.
• Maintain laboratory equipment and supplies. Set up, maintain, calibrate, and clean medical laboratory equipment as required.
• Assist with training of new laboratory personnel.
• Ensures training content, safety practices, and role development align with CLIA, OSHA, HIPAA, and other regulatory standards applicable to clinical operations.
• Comply with all federal, state, and local regulations. Includes but is not limited to FDA, OSHA, CLIA, and CAP agencies.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Essential Skills and Experiences

• Bachelor's degree in Microbiology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biomedical Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Cell Biology, or Clinical Laboratory Science from an accredited institution.
• Active and in good standing American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or American Medical Technologists (AMT) Certification required.
• Minimum of 1-year related Generalist (Chemistry, Hematology, Urinalysis, Coagulation) clinical laboratory experience in and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• Demonstrated proficiency in computer skills, such as word processing and laboratory information systems.
• Strong understanding of good laboratory practices and regulatory compliance.

Working Conditions: The working conditions the individual is subject to are as follows (checked boxes):

Works alone

Hazardous materials

Works with others

Travel

Works around others

Verbal contact with others

Extended day

Face to face contact

Inside work

Confined areas

Noise

Extreme heat

Pressurized equipment

Mechanical equipment

Gases

Shift work

Physical Requirements: Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards. The physical requirements to perform the daily tasks and job duties are as follows (checked boxes). These may be performed on a frequent or extended period of time:

Seeing - general

Stooping

Flexibility

Close vision

Walking

Upper body

Color perception

Bending

Touching

Hearing/listening

Pushing

Smelling

Clear speech - simple

Pulling

Sitting

Dexterity

Climbing

Driving

Hand

Kneeling

Standing

Fingering

Squatting

Lifting requirement:

• Medium - up to 50 lbs

Mental Requirements: The mental requirements are as follows (checked boxes):

Reading - complex

Decision making

Writing - complex

Job content/knowledge

Verbal - complex

Math skills

Memorization

Judgment

Analyzing

Clerical

Comprehension