Scientist

Healius; Portland; On-site; AUD 31,000 - 46,000; Part time

Job summary

Healius invites applications for a multiskilled Scientist at our Portland laboratory. The role is part-time (15 hours per week) with on-call, weekends and public holidays. You will contribute across Blood Banking, Haematology, Coagulation and Biochemistry, performing tests and ensuring quality.

We seek a candidate with a Bachelor of Science (or equivalent) and strong QC knowledge, capable of adapting to varied duties and working within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Multiskilled Scientist with broad lab skills across disciplines.
• Experience with diagnostic testing and lab procedures.
• Strong quality control understanding and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Perform manual and automated diagnostic testing.
• Handle routine procedures from specimen reception to reporting results.
• Assist with stock control and inventory.

Skills

Multiskilled

Diagnostic testing

Quality control

On-call

Education

Bachelor of Science / Medical Laboratory Science

Job description

Location:141 - 151 Bentinck St, Portland VIC 3305

Work type: Part Time (Permanent)15.00 hours per week

Schedule: Expected to work Part Time (15hrs per week) plus on call, weekends and public holidays.

About Us

Healius is a Healius business. Healius has an expansive network of over 100 medical laboratories and 2000 patient collection centres operating across metropolitan, regional and remote Australia. We provide 1 in every 3 pathology services in Australia, extending from exclusively servicing some of Australia's largest and most complex private and public hospitals, to small Indigenous Australian communities. This means that you will be working in a business large enough to offer you job stability & security, interstate mobility and the opportunity to fulfil your career ambitions.

About The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a multiskilled Scientist to join our high performing team in the laboratory at Bairnsdale on a part time basis. The Scientist will have a deep understanding and a skillset across various disciplines of Blood Banking, Haematology, Coagulation, Biochemistry.

This is a part-time position working a 45.6 hour fortnight across six shifts with the involvement in the oncall roster.

We are seeking an experienced Scientist who is highly motivated to become part of a passionate and engaged team who will be responsible for:

• Performing manual and automated diagnostic testing
• Performing all routine procedures from point of specimen reception to execution of results for Pathological diagnosis
• Assisting with Stock Control
• Compliance with records maintenance and recording of results in line with protocols
• Maintaining all equipment and operating equipment in line with protocols
• Maintaining current scientific knowledge
• Participating in both routine and audit related Quality Assurance activities
• Contributing to continuous improvement and the development of new assays as required
• Participating in training staff
• Liaising with internal and/ or external stakeholders (referring practitioners) regarding test results or referrals as necessary
• Compliance and adherence with Policies and Procedures, Workplace Health and Safety Procedures and Quality Assurance Processes.

About You

To be considered for this position, you will need to meet the essential requirements:

• Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Laboratory Science) or equivalent
• Experience in biochemistry, haematology, bloodbank and morphology would be ideal
• Demonstrated experience, knowledge, expertise and skills within the respective discipline
• Sound knowledge of QC, QAP and troubleshooting