Clinical Lab Scientist

divh2CLS Job/h2pRequired: Bachelors degree/ppCLS Job Responsibilities:/pulliProduces accurate laboratory test results following established procedures and within designated turnaround time period/liliNotifies supervisor of exceptional results/liliOrganizes pending work appropriately for follow-up/liliWrites manual results or work records legibly and completely/liliReports results accurately on work lists, logs, and via computer/liliAssists manager with scheduling, and coordinating work flow and test performance/liliPerforms required calibrations, daily and periodic preventive maintenance and quality control (QC) procedures according to the standard operating procedure (SOP) documenting results and actions properly/liliTroubleshoots and attempts to resolve problems relating to testing (e.g., QC out of range, inappropriate specimens, reagent or instrument or equipment problems)/liliNotifies supervisor of discrepant results or problems, and completes corrective action report form as necessary/liliProcesses and handles specimens, ordering required tests/liliReviews quality control results and quality assurance reports, reagents, kits, anti-microbial susceptibility testing, equipment and media, and follows up on out of range results/liliPerforms efficiency testing and evaluation of new products or procedures, and submits a Reporting/Evaluation form within the required time frame/liliReports complaints from patients, physicians, staff or other individuals to lab section manager/liliTelephones results when necessary and documents action according to SOP/liliMaintains appropriate amount of supplies, and notifies supervisor as appropriate of supply problems/liliOrients new employees in job specific tasks/liliAttends hospital in-services and other continuing education programs/liliRecords receipt and labels all reagents according to SOP/liliDemonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to neonatal, pediatric, adolescent and geriatric patients, having the ability to assess data reflective of such patients status, identifying each patients requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and applying the principles of growth and development of such patients/liliBy maintaining high standards of excellence, helps the Medical Center fulfill its mission by providing compassionate care and respecting the dignity of others/liliApplies the principles of continuous quality improvement which includes working cooperatively with colleagues and projecting a service orientation toward all/li/ul/div