Clinical Lab Scientist, Care

About the Role

• Works with Manager, Supervisor or Lead Clinical Lab Scientist on a variety of laboratory projects.
• Participates in PI, QA, and QC to ensure all regulatory requirements maintain an ‘in compliance’ status.
• Functions in a charge or lead role as assigned for the day's operations to ensure safe quality and efficient workflow, practices, staffing, and operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Performs, assists, and is accountable for various clinical laboratory test procedures.
• Ensures proper maintenance and operation of instrumentation.
• Exercises professional judgment in the performance of laboratory procedures.
• Provides patient care essential to laboratory procedures.
• Recognizes patient conditions requiring immediate action and reports to a provider.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science or equivalent.
• Six to twelve months of laboratory training/job experience.
• Knowledge and experience performing phlebotomy required.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to communicate effectively with physicians, nursing personnel, and other clinicians relative to patient testing and information gathering.
• Ability to resolve technical problems using standard guides and procedures.
• Analytical skills necessary to perform and interpret routine tests and recognize abnormal/critical test results.
• Must be able to determine the appropriate course of action for abnormal, atypical, or critical test results.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office and other Laboratory Information Systems (LIS) software preferred.
• Ability to travel.

Licenses and/or Certifications

• Certification as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Technologist in all disciplines by the Board of Registry of the American Society of Clinical Pathologist (ASCP).
• CPR Training required and/or must be obtained within 45 days of hire for identified job roles.