Clinical Lab Scientist — Flexible, Impactful Fee-Basis Role

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 324,000; Part time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Robley Rex VA Medical Center in Louisville, KY seeks a Clinical Laboratory Scientist on an intermittent fee basis.

The position entails performing a broad range of laboratory procedures and duties of a medical laboratory technician, in addition to advanced testing and problem solving. You will maintain and calibrate instruments, perform quality control, ensure biosafety compliance, and document results in the laboratory computer system.

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical laboratory settings is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs a broad range of laboratory procedures including all testing and tasks of the medical laboratory technician occupation.
• Performs advanced and complex laboratory procedures; analyzes and corrects problems using scientific principles.
• Maintains and documents the optimal functioning of laboratory equipment.
• Uses, calibrates, identifies malfunctions, repairs, and performs preventive maintenance of laboratory equipment.
• Delivers quality control and assurance activities and corrective actions related to test performance using statistical principles.
• Generates laboratory results and enters them into the laboratory computer system.

Job description

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Robley Rex VA Medical Center in Louisville, KY seeks a Clinical Laboratory Scientist on an intermittent fee basis.

The position entails performing a broad range of laboratory procedures and duties of a medical laboratory technician, in addition to advanced testing and problem solving. You will maintain and calibrate instruments, perform quality control, ensure biosafety compliance, and document results in the laboratory computer system.