Medical Lab Scientist/Medical Lab Technologist - FT

Improving Lives Together

Magruder Hospital offers competitive wages with a comprehensive benefit package available to both full-time and part-time employees. We provide a full health plan and generous time off that includes Holidays, Vacation, Sick, Personal, and even your Birthday! Our culture and family friendly work environment truly set us apart- apply today for an opportunity to join our team and help serve this great community!

The MLS/MT a ccurately and efficiently performs a variety of laboratory tests, specimen collections, and maintains all departmental functions .

Essestial Duties & Responsibilities:

• Follows the laboratorys procedures for specimen handling and processing test analysis, reporting, and maintaining records of patient test results.
• Performs testing in all areas including hematology, chemistry, serology, blood bank, coagulation, microbiology, and urinalysis using standard techniques and equipment. Also performs review of previous days results, makes appropriate corrections and adds to appropriate quality assurance plan.
• Participates appropriately in proficiency testing. Maintains records that demonstrate that proficiency-testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens.
• Adheres to the laboratorys quality control policies, and documents all quality control activities, instrument, and procedural calibrations and maintenance performed. Reviews peer quality control data.
• Performs routine preventative maintenance on assigned instruments and equipment according to established schedule and procedure. Prints, reviews, and signs off on maintenance logs.
• Performs venipunctures, heelsticks, fingersticks, and other specimen collection procedures on all appropriate patients, within and outside of the hospital, in a competent manner that minimizes the need for repeat collections or complaints
• Collects and processes specimens for urine drug screens and breath alcohol following the federal guidelines.
• Processes outpatients, inpatients, emergency department patients, and patients outside the hospital facility by ordering the proper testing and having the proper distribution listed.
• Distributes reports by fax, mail, or in-house distribution to the proper physician and/or location.

• Associates Degree in Medical Laboratory Science or Clinical Laboratory Science
• No previous experience required but must have completed MLS or MT course
• Numerical ability required to calculate test results using standard formulas, and to measure prescribed quantities of samples during tests.
• Excellent documentation skills
• Detail oriented.
• Computer literate
• Assume responsibility and function by working independently without constant direct supervision.
• Keen judgment to evaluate information against measurable criteria in the performance of tests.
• A preference for activities carried out according to established processes and techniques in performing laboratory tests.
• A preference for scientific and technical activities required to perform a great variety of laboratory tests and to keep abreast of the latest innovations in methods of testing.
• Color discrimination required to stain slides and to distinguish various shades and colors of specimens.
• Medical Laboratory Scientist, M.L.S, or Medical Technologist, M.T., Certification (ASCP); or Registry eligible; or Technologist with equivalent training and practical laboratory experience; or per CLIA88 regulations for a Technologist for high complexity testing

Preferred:

• Registry eligible Technologists are encouraged to take the Registry examination expediently. If the Registry is not achieved within one year, the Technologists status will be re-evaluated by the Laboratory Manager, Section Head Technologist(s), and the Pathologist/Medical Director.
• Experience with microbiology.
• Previous phlebotomy and technical experience is preferred.
• Previous experience in a laboratory setting