Medical Laboratory Scientist I

Job Overview

Pay Range: $30.00hr - $40.00hr

Requirement/Must Have:

• Bachelor's degree required, degree in Chemistry or Biochemistry strongly preferred.
• 1+ years of clinical experience (high complexity testing) preferred.
• Experience with LC-MS or ICP-MS strongly preferred.
• Transcripts will be requested for review throughout consideration process.

Responsibilities:

• Follow the laboratory's procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting and maintaining records of patient test result.
• Maintain records that demonstrate that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens.
• Analyze specimens using approved testing procedures.
• Review and release test results.
• Follow CLIA, HIPAA, OSHA, and safety guidelines as described in their respective guidelines.
• Follow the laboratory's established policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance.
• Identify problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results, correct the problems encountered or immediately notify the senior technologist or supervisor.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with LC-MS or ICP-MS.
• Clinical experience in high complexity testing.

Skills:

• Medical Laboratory Science.
• Specimen Handling.
• Test Analysis.
• CLIA Compliance.
• HIPAA Compliance.
• OSHA Guidelines.
• LC-MS.
• ICP-MS.
• Chemistry.
• Biochemistry.

Qualification And Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or related field.
• Clinical laboratory experience.

Physical Requirements (Due to nature of job, The candidate must have):

• Ability to lift and carry objects 1 to 10 pounds frequently.
• Ability to lift and carry objects 11 to 25 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to lift and carry objects 36 to 50 pounds seldom.
• Ability to stand and work at the bench for long periods of time.
• Ability to walk and stand frequently.