Medical Laboratory Scientist 1-29715

About the Role

• Responsible for performing all assigned laboratory testing and reporting.
• Requires teamwork to achieve common goals and meet deadlines.
• Exemplifies Rush's mission, vision, and values and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures.
• Adheres to the Rush Code of Conduct and Rush ICARE values: Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, executing these values with compassion.

Key Responsibilities

• Utilizes required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Labels and processes specimens properly.
• Performs all laboratory procedures efficiently and effectively with minimal supervision once trained, following Rush approved Policies and Procedures.
• Performs required quality control (QC) procedures and preventative maintenance, including corrective action and documentation.
• Recognizes QC problems or discrepancies, attempts to determine the cause, and notifies the appropriate supervisor or designee.
• Performs basic troubleshooting of equipment and processes with minimal assistance, documents action, and notifies appropriate personnel.
• Keeps work area neat, clean, organized, and well-stocked; disinfects the area at the beginning and end of each shift.
• Accepts no inappropriate specimens and notifies the appropriate person of specimens that must be drawn or collected again, documenting the notification.
• Meets turnaround time expectations by prioritizing and organizing the workload.
• Monitors the pending list periodically to ensure sample turnaround time.
• Utilizes time effectively, seeks out additional job duties, and completes work without incurring overtime.
• Assists fellow workers to finish shift tasks and adheres to defined allotted time for breaks and lunch.
• Required to obtain and document 12 hours of laboratory continuing education per year.
• Accepts and/or volunteers for method evaluations, new procedure development, or other special projects and completes them within an agreed-upon time frame.
• Participates in procedure implementation and training of new staff and students.
• Encouraged to identify and participate in process improvement projects.
• May perform the duties of the tech-in-charge for specified periods, overseeing operations according to departmental guidelines.
• Reviews lab results as required and takes appropriate action before verification and release.
• Recognizes and calls critical results within defined time frames.
• Reviews paper-generated results and transcribes them accurately into the Lab Information system.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Work Type: Full Time (Total FTE between 0.9 and 1.0)
• Shift: Shift 2
• Work Schedule: 8 Hr (3:00PM - 11:30PM)
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Pay Range: $29.36 - $42.61 per hour

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in laboratory science, biological science, chemistry, or education/work experience meeting the qualifications of high complexity testing personnel as defined by CLIA 42 CFR 493 1489.
• Credentials: Certification from a nationally recognized certifying agency is required.
• Acceptable credentials (can vary depending on the laboratory section):
• Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) via the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
• Medical Technologist (MT) via the American Medical Technologists (AMT)
• Blood Bank (BB) via the ASCP
• Chemistry (C) via the ASCP
• Cytogenetics (CG) via the ASCP
• Cytotechnologist (CT) via the ASCP
• Hematology (H) via the ASCP
• Microbiology (M) via the ASCP
• Molecular Biology (MB) via the ASCP
• Specialty in Cytometry (SCUM) via ASCP
• Technologist in HLA (CHT) via ACHI
• Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) via AACC or ASCP with a minimum of 5 contiguous years' high complexity clinical laboratory experience.
• Associate’s degree and/or education/work experience qualifications as defined by CLIA 42 CFT 493 148; and MLT or other laboratory certification; and 5 contiguous years of experience required.
• Behavior: Affective behavior: Interacts effectively and respectfully with everyone encountered at the medical center.
• Some laboratory sections may have more stringent education and certification requirements.
• Some laboratory disciplines may require more stringent certification criteria.