Medical Laboratory Scientist - Rapid Response Core Laboratory - Evening

Job Description

Schedule
Hours: Monday - Friday
Rotation: Rotating weekend / holiday

General Summary

Performs a variety of technical and general duties at a basic skills and knowledge level. Functions in one or more laboratory divisions.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Performs routine and/or specialized testing and procedures with supervision as appropriate.
• Performs a variety of duties at progressively greater skill levels under varying degrees of supervision, records results. May operate a variety of laboratory instruments.
• Performs quality control and instrument check procedures and maintains related records.
• Inoculates, cultivates, classifies, and identifies microorganisms found in bodily fluids, exudates, skin scrapings, autopsy and surgical specimens in order to provide data on cause, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases.
• May group or type blood of donors and recipients. May determine compatibility of donor blood products with intended recipient.
• May perform chemical and/or immunological tests to identify and/or quantitate substances found in blood and other body fluids.
• Counts, describes morphology of, and performs specialized studies on blood and other body fluid cells. Performs coagulation testing.
• Prepares and maintains reagents, and other solutions and stains according to standard formulas.
• Trains other employees in day-to-day procedures.
• May consult with medical staff and other health care providers on matters relating to laboratory services.
• Performs surveys and does comparative analyses of work units; may participate in research activities and investigates new products, equipment, techniques, methodologies, and introduces, demonstrates, effects, and recommends as is appropriate.
• Enters or retrieves data from established computer files.
• Identifies safety concerns, instrument issues and other opportunities for process improvement, collaborating with others in problem solving

Common Expectations:

• Demonstrates a commitment to patient, visitor, and staff by: complying with all applicable safety regulations; learning the impact of medical errors and methodology that will lead to reduction of errors, reporting actual and potential errors, as well as hazardous conditions; identifying opportunities to standardize processes and "error proof" systems that will lead to increased safety; and participating in safety education programs and root cause analyses as required.
• Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Participates in educational programs and in-service meetings.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.

Required for All Jobs:

• Performs other related duties as identified.
• WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a compliance program to support WellSpan's values and standards for professionalism, integrity, and ethics. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization and the performance expectations of the job, the department, and the compliance program.
• WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a privacy program to safeguard the patient information and the business and operational information of the organization. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization to safeguard patient and business/operational information.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Physical Demands:

• Standing - Frequently
• Walking - Frequently
• Sitting - Occasionally
• Carrying/Lifting - Occasionally (25lbs)
• Pushing/Pulling - Occasionally (25lbs)
• Kneeling/Crouching - Rarely
• Reaching - Occasionally
• Talking - Frequently
• Hearing - Frequently
• Repetitive Motions - Frequently
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Frequently

Working Environment:

• Occupational Hazards - Frequently
• Bloodborne Pathogen - Exposure

Travel Requirements:

• Estimated Amount: - Travel required. May make home visits.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

• Bachelors Degree Required and
• College Diploma As part of CAP requirements, copy of college diploma and transcript required upon hire. Required and
• College Transcript As part of CAP requirements, copy of college diploma and transcript required upon hire. Required

Work Experience:

• Completion of student clinical rotations. Required and
• Medical technology or a related science. Required

Licenses:

• Certified Cytologist - ASCP within 1 year Required or
• Certified Diplomate in Laboratory Management - ASCP within 1 year Required or
• Certified Donor Phlebotomy Technician - ASCP within 1 year Required or
• Certified Histotechnician - ASCP within 1 year Required or
• Certified Histotechnologist - ASCP within 1 year Required or
• Certified Medical Laboratory Assistant - ASCP within 1 year Required or
• Certified Medical Laboratory Scientist - ASCP within 1 year Required or
• Certified Medical Laboratory Technician - ASCP within 1 year Required or
• Certified Medical Technologist - ASCP within 1 year Required or
• Certified Pathologists' Assistant - ASCP within 1 year Required or
• Certified Phlebotomy Technician - ASCP within 1 year Required or
• Certified Specialist in Blood Banking - ASCP within 1 year Required or
• Certified Specialist in Chemistry - ASCP within 1 year Required or
• Certified Specialist in Cytology - ASCP within 1 year Required or
• Certified Specialist in Cytometry - ASCP within 1 year Required or
• Certified Specialist in Hematology - ASCP within 1 year Required or
• Certified Specialist in Microbiology - ASCP within 1 year Required or
• Certified Specialist in Molecular Biology - ASCP within 1 year Required or
• Certified Technologist in Blood Banking - ASCP within 1 year Required or
• Certified Technologist in Chemistry - ASCP within 1 year Required or
• Certified Technologist in Cytogenetics - ASCP within 1 year Required or
• Certified Technologist in Hematology - ASCP within 1 year Required or
• Certified Technologist in Microbiology - ASCP within 1 year Required or
• Certified Technologist in Molecular Biology - ASCP within 1 year Required or
• Certified Medical Laboratory Scientist - AMT within 1 year Required or
• Registered Phlebotomy Technician - AMT within 1 year Required or
• Certified Medical Laboratory Technician - AMT within 1 year Required or
• Certified Molecular Diagnostics Technologist - AMT within 1 year Required or
• Certified Medical Laboratory Assistant within 1 year Required

About Us

WellSpan's vision is to reimagine healthcare through the delivery of comprehensive, equitable health and wellness solutions throughout our continuum of care. As an integrated delivery system focused on leading in value-based care, we encompass nearly 1,900 employed providers, 220 locations, eight award-winning hospitals, home care and a behavioral health organization serving South Central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. With a team more than 20,000 strong, WellSpan experts provide a range of services, from wellness and employer services solutions to advanced care for complex medical and behavioral conditions. Our clinically integrated network of 2,600 aligned physicians and advanced practice providers are dedicated to providing the highest quality and safety, inspiring our patients and communities to be their healthiest.

About the Team

WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital

For more than 125 years, WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital has provided leading-edge inpatient, outpatient, and emergent care to the Lebanon County community. One of eight premier hospitals in the WellSpan system, WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital features an award-winning cardiac and vascular center, a certified Primary Stroke Center, and a wound care and hyperbaric medicine center, while providing a supportive continuum of care through our extensive WellSpan primary, specialty, ambulatory, and behavioral health care locations within the community. WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital is supported by the nearby WellSpan Sechler Family Cancer Center, Lebanon's first and only integrated cancer center. WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital was one of several WellSpan Health hospitals honored by U.S. News & World Report with the High Performing recognition for 2022-23.

WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital serves as the cornerstone of care for a total population of nearly 142,000 residents living in the rural and urban mix of Lebanon County. A full-service, acute-care hospital, with a 163 licensed bed capacity, admitting approximately 7,000 patients annually. We offer open heart procedures, comprehensive cardiac care, total joint replacements, private labor and delivery birthing suites, robotic surgery, and emergency care.