Clinical Laboratory Scientist II

Johns Hopkins Medicine; Columbia, Northern (MD, KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth and development

Tuition Assistance

Collaborative working environment

Benefits package

Job summary

The Johns Hopkins Hospital is seeking a Clinical Lab Scientist III to join the Pathology Lab team in the Howard County location, working 3:00pm–11:30pm with weekend/holiday rotations. This role requires senior lab expertise, training responsibilities, and the ability to support multiple testing programs.

The position emphasizes leadership within the lab, with potential to serve as charge in the absence of supervisory staff and to participate in committees and project teams.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Medical Lab Sciences, Medical Technology, or Clinical Lab Science related field is required.
• May consider BS degree in Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology or related field with clinical internship/rotations and Med Tech certification.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates an advanced level of laboratory experience; performs routine and complex clinical lab tests and reports results following SOPs and regulatory guidelines.
• Supports needs of the laboratory in pre-analytical and analytical areas as assigned.
• Provides training to new hires, colleagues, students, residents/fellows, and others in the laboratory.
• Sets up and maintains equipment; monitors quality control standards.
• Participates in validation, QA, and research support; assists in implementing new testing programs.
• Reviews lab requisitions and collects pertinent clinical and medical chart data as assigned.
• May perform data entry, pre-analytical setup, and routine clerical tasks.
• May assist with inventory/ordering and back-up tasks.

Education

BS in Medical Lab Sciences

Biology/Chemistry/Microbiology related field

Job description

The Johns Hopkins Hospital is a world-renowned leader in patient care, serving the greater Baltimore community and patients from all across the globe.
Our friendly and knowledgeable staff teams provide support throughout our many specialty departments and centers, from primary visits to emergency care.

What Awaits You?

• Career growth and development
• Tuition Assistance
• Diverse and collaborative working environment
• Affordable and comprehensive benefits package

Location: JH at Howard County Hospital-General Labs, Howard County, MD

Full Time/ Evening Shift - 3:00pm - 11:30pm

Weekend and Hoilday's Rotations Required

***Will Consider Clinical Laboratory Scientist I, II or III***

Position Summary:

• Demonstrating an advanced level of laboratory experience, the Clinical Lab Scientist 3 (Medical Technologist or Medical Lab Scientist) reports to Pathology Lab Manager, Supervisor or Lead (or assigned Charge). Performs a variety of both routine and complex clinical laboratory tests and records and reports results following standard operating procedures, policies and regulatory guidelines. These require a professional level of knowledge to properly execute and analyze results, especially where results are abnormal or atypical.
• Supports needs of the laboratory including both pre-analytical and analytical areas as assigned.
• Provides training of both new hires, current colleagues, students, residents/fellow, and others assigned in the laboratory. Sets up and maintains equipment; monitors quality control standards.
• Assigned tasks in bringing online new testing and programs, validation, QA, and research support.
• Responsible for resolving problems, provides expertise in operating equipment or testing protocols, as well as the workflow of specimens.
• Where assigned reviews lab requisitions and collects pertinent clinical and medical chart data.
• May perform data entry, pre-analytical set up, routine clerical and service duties as required.
• May support the laboratory inventory/ordering, and back-up to other tasks as assigned.
• The CLS3 may serve as “charge” in the absence of Lead, Supervisor, or Manager and are appointed to committees and project teams as needed. The CLS 3 may also be assigned to perform competency testing of others.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

• BS degree in Medical Lab Sciences, Medical Technology, or Clinical Lab Science related field, required.
• May consider BS degree in Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology or categorical related field where education included clinical laboratory internship/clinical rotations and degree/experience with an approved Med Tech certification.
• Work requires formal education/coursework in biology, chemistry, hematology, immunology, cytogenetics and/or microbiology meeting regulatory requirements for testing.

Work Experience:

• Minimum 2 years of direct clinical laboratory experience is required.

Required Licensure, Certification, On-going Training:

• For this level, verified certification as a Medical Technologist (MT, MLS) from ASCP or other department approved agency isrequiredand must be maintained at all times by employee.

Important Notices:

***Authorization to Work in the United States:Applicants who require sponsorship now or in the future will not be considered for this position.