Medical Lab Technician/Scientist Night

About the Role

We are recruiting for a Medical Laboratory Technician/Scientist to join our Blood Bank team at the Phoenix lab location. Blood bank testing experience is required. This posting is for a 0.9 FTE, hourly, night shift, 5pm-5:30am with rotating weekends.

The Medical Laboratory Scientist II performs and interprets standard, complex, and specialized laboratory tests. The MLS II has an understanding of the underlying scientific principles of laboratory testing as well as the technical, procedural, and problem-solving aspects. The MLS II correlates abnormal laboratory data with pathologic states, determines validity of test results and need for additional investigation. The MLS II has an understanding of quality control programs and evaluates computer-generated data and troubleshoots problems. The MLS II is able to participate in the introduction, investigation, and implementation of new procedures and in the evaluation of new instruments. The MLS II understands and enforces regulatory requirements and safety regulations. This position receives supervision of completed work activities from the supervisor.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepares clear, technically sound, accurate, and informative reports of standard, complex, and specialized test results, analysis, and examinations to ensure timely and thorough data for patient treatment decisions.
• Performs full range of chemical, microbiologic, immunologic, hematologic, and/or immunohematologic laboratory procedures, as related to specific job function within the laboratory.
• Participates in the evaluation and/or development of new procedures, instrumentation, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Proactively evaluates practices and assists to create and implement changes to increase and enhance the effectiveness of methods.
• Maintains professional and technical competency through constantly pursuing knowledge and self-improvement by remaining apprised of current literature, practices, and new developments in the fields covered by medical technology.
• Participates in standard, complex, and specialized patient testing and quality control testing of samples.
• Plans techniques based on assessment of findings and accepted protocols.
• Differentiates and resolves technical, instrument, or physiologic causes of problems or unexpected test results to determine the presence of normal and abnormal components as related to specific job function within the laboratory.
• Performs regular instrument maintenance in accordance with established instructions.
• Identifies and troubleshoots malfunctions to ensure continuous proper and safe operations.
• Understands and uses troubleshooting, validation, statistical, computer, and preventive maintenance techniques to ensure proper laboratory operation.
• Assists peers with work assignments as appropriate.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as requested.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Blood bank testing experience
• Medical Laboratory Technician/Scientist skills

Qualifications

• Medical Laboratory Scientist II understanding of scientific principles, technical, procedural, and problem-solving aspects of laboratory testing.
• Ability to correlate abnormal laboratory data with pathologic states.
• Ability to determine validity of test results and need for additional investigation.
• Understanding of quality control programs.
• Ability to evaluate computer-generated data and troubleshoot problems.
• Ability to participate in the introduction, investigation, and implementation of new procedures.
• Ability to participate in the evaluation of new instruments.
• Understanding and enforcement of regulatory requirements and safety regulations.