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Job Description
Job Title: Medical Laboratory Scientist – 12-hour shifts/24-7/recurring specific days they are scheduled for.
Location: Just outside of Tampa, FL area (30 Miles) and 1 Hour from Orlando, FL
Benefits:
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Prescription Plan
- Preventative Care Covered at 100%
- Home Network Providers Paid at 100%
- Wellness Program
- Annual Biometric Health Screenings
- Tier Health Plan Premiums based on Income
- Tobacco Free Credit on Medical Insurance
- Disease Based & Chronic Care Program
- Diabetes Prevention Program
- Health & Wellness Coaching Tobacco Cessation Program
- Free Life and AD&D Insurance
- Dependent Life and Supplemental Life
- Free Short-Term Disability
- Supplemental AD&D
- Long Term Disability
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- 401(a) Retirement Plan & 403(b) Retirement Plan
- On-Site Retirement Consultation Legal Services
- Earned Time Off
- Relocation Assistance
Job Summary: Responsible for performing test procedures authorized by the Medical Laboratory Director; with the degree of skill commensurate with individual education, training, experience and technical abilities. Ensure that all laboratory testing is performed according to established protocols or procedures. Exercise professional judgment in evaluation and assessment of test performance, sample integrity, result accuracy and validity. Follows all safety practices and maintains ongoing competency to ensure high quality testing services.
Job Responsibilities Include:
- Participates in day-to-day operations in the laboratory to facilitate workflow, maximize output, and decrease turnaround times
- Follows laboratory procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analysis, reporting and maintaining records of patient results
- Utilizes job knowledge, judgment, and problem-solving skills to ensure specimen quality
- Operates, troubleshoots, and takes appropriate action when needed on all test systems
- Identifies issues that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and takes appropriate action including supervisory notification if indicated
- Participates in laboratory quality assurance programs including proficiency testing
- Follow established safety and biohazard procedures and standard precautions at all times. Disposes of biohazard waste following laboratory protocols (Laboratory Safety Manual and Chemical Hygiene Plan)
- Monitor quality control of laboratory instruments and test assays. Communicate with supervisor as needed. Responsible for routine preventive maintenance, minor repair, and troubleshooting of instruments
- Supports professional development by assisting with training and/or competency assessments for coworkers, new employees, and students.
- Ensures exceptional customer service is provided through prompt follow-up to requests for information via telephone or computer.
- Emergency release.
Requirements:
- Ability to work in generalist/core lab/no blood banks.
- Excellent skills in communication and conflict resolution. Knowledge of chemical, biological, and mathematical principles, and of laboratory instrumentation, method principles and techniques
- Basic computing skills with ability to operate equipment typically used in the clinical laboratory. This includes equipment for manual procedures that may be needed to perform tests requested
- Ability to collect and analyze data using statistical methods, which may be under time constraints and crisis situations
- Ability to multitask, communicates effectively, and works cooperatively with others
Education – 4-year degree self-sufficient. Bachelor’s Degree. Degree as Medical Laboratory Technician (ASCP) or equivalent with laboratory internship as required by CLIA '88 and State of Florida qualifications for licensure.
Experience - Completion of an approved MLS program. Three to five years of experience in professional/technical role or other work appropriate to the team.
License/Certification - Maintain an active status for licensure as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist under the rules of the Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel (Department of Health/Division of Medical Quality Assurance) for the disciplines of practice that are performed. Completes required continuing education credits to maintain licensure. Maintains an active status for licensure either as Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) under the rules of the Board of Clinical Personnel (Department of Health/Division of Medical Quality Assurance) for the disciplines of practice that are performed Certifications Preferred: National Registry (ASCP, NCA, etc.) at a Technologist level or higher
