Clinical Laboratory Scientist I

Job Opportunity At Dallas Regional Medical Center

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community! Dallas Regional Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Dallas Regional Medical Center is a 202-bed acute care hospital accredited by The Joint Commission that offers a wide range of medical services including 24/7 emergency care, cardiology, wound care, surgical services, cardiac catheterization, and imaging. The hospital is the only Certified Stroke Center, Accredited Chest Pain Center, and Labor and Delivery Unit in the area. In addition, Dallas Regional is the only Trauma Center for 13 miles, and was the first Accredited Geriatric Emergency Room in Dallas County. The hospital is a recipient of Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Awards, 15 Healthgrades Five-Star ratings over the past three years, and Straight "A" Hospital Safety Grades from The Leapfrog Group since 2018.

Responsibilities

Each individual performs those waived, moderate, or highly complex tests authorized by CLIA, responsibilities listed under 42 CFR § 493.1425 and § 493.1495. and must possess a degree of skill commensurate with individual's education, training or experience and technical abilities. Each individual performing the above procedures must:

• Adhere to the laboratory's procedures for the collection, processing, analysis, and reporting of patient test results
• Follow the laboratory's established quality control policies and procedures in documenting all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications
• Be capable of identifying problems that may adversely affect test performance and either correct the problem or immediately notify your immediate supervisor, Director, or Medical Director
• Perform a wide variety of laboratory procedures requiring independent judgment using both manual and automated methods in Hematology, Blood Bank, Chemistry, Urinalysis, Coagulation, Microbiology, Immunology, and any other discipline as introduced into the laboratory
• Perform and document maintenance – daily, weekly, monthly, or as needed on instruments and equipment as appropriate
• Review the accuracy of patient results prior to releasing or reporting
• Recognize age specific differences in expected results for newborns to geriatrics
• Ensure that the testing of proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient samples and that collaboration with other laboratories is prohibited prior to the reporting of proficiency testing results to the appropriate agencies
• May be required to perform venipuncture or capillary puncture on various age groups from newborn to geriatrics
• Assist in the development and maintenance of laboratory policies and procedures
• Adheres to all department and hospital policies and procedures related to safety, infection control, emergency preparedness, and human resources
• In the absence of a supervisor, may be assigned/identified as Lead Tech, having responsibility for the section or department during their shift
• May be assigned responsibilities related to POCT
• Other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned by the department manager/director

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. ASCP certification, or equivalent, preferred. 2. One year hospital laboratory work experience preferred, but not required. 3. Bachelor's Degree in chemical, physical, biological health science or Medical Laboratory Technology from an accredited institution, or other educational requirements stated in CLIA (42 CFR 493.1423). 4. Current and Valid State License if the laboratory is located in a state where required.

Employment Status

Per Diem

Shift

Nights

Equal Employment Opportunity

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