Clinical Laboratory Scientist – Senior/Gulf Breeze, Day

Baptist Health Care; Gulf Breeze (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Clinical Laboratory Scientist Senior at Baptist Health Care conducts high-complexity testing and reports results per approved protocols, ensuring patient care standards are met. This role includes instrument maintenance, quality control, and support for a busy laboratory department in northwest Florida.

Responsibilities extend to supervising in the absence of leaders, coordinating staffing, ordering supplies, and helping with policy/procedure development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Medical Technology or equivalent required for Florida license.
• Minimum 2 years of Medical Laboratory Technologist experience.
• Florida State license as Clinical Lab Technologist or ASCP certification required upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Performs high-complexity tests on blood, tissue, and body fluids across hematology, microbiology, and clinical chemistry.
• Oversees daily laboratory operations, manages staff assignments, and may assume supervisor/manager duties in absence.
• Implements and monitors QC and QA programs to ensure accuracy and reliability of test results.
• Trains and mentors new employees and students, assesses staff competency, and provides technical guidance.
• Calibrates and maintains sophisticated laboratory instrumentation and resolves advanced technical problems.

Skills

Quality control

Troubleshooting

Staff training

Education

Bachelor's Degree Medical Technology (Florida license)

Tools

Laboratory instrumentation calibration

Job description

Job Description

The Clinical Laboratory Scientist Senior is responsible for the analysis of laboratory specimens and subsequent result reporting according to laboratory protocol and procedures. This position performs requested clinical procedures on body fluids and clinical procedures related to patient care; performs quality control, maintenance, trouble shooting on laboratory instruments; performs clerical work in the absence of a technical assistant; and assist the supervisor in any capacity requested. This position does an inventory assessment and order supplies. This position performs tracking for specimens transported to Baptist and helps with send outs to reference laboratories and receive and approve same results. This position assists with trouble shooting of all instruments in the laboratory departments trained in and performs maintenance. This position assists in the ordering of supplies and scheduling of staff as needed. This position takes responsibility for their laboratory department in the absence of the laboratory manager and supervisor and assists with policy/procedure writing/review.

The Clinical Laboratory Scientist Senior is responsible for the analysis of laboratory specimens and subsequent result reporting according to laboratory protocol and procedures. This position performs requested clinical procedures on body fluids and clinical procedures related to patient care; performs quality control, maintenance, trouble shooting on laboratory instruments; performs clerical work in the absence of a technical assistant; and assist the supervisor in any capacity requested. This position does an inventory assessment and order supplies. This position performs tracking for specimens transported to Baptist and helps with send outs to reference laboratories and receive and approve same results. This position assists with trouble shooting of all instruments in the laboratory departments trained in and performs maintenance. This position assists in the ordering of supplies and scheduling of staff as needed. This position takes responsibility for their laboratory department in the absence of the laboratory manager and supervisor and assists with policy/procedure writing/review.

Responsibilities

• Performs and interprets high-complexity tests on blood, tissue, and other body fluids in areas such as hematology, microbiology, and clinical chemistry.
• Oversees daily laboratory operations, manages staff assignments, and may assume the duties of a supervisor or manager in their absence.
• Implements and monitors Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA) programs to ensure the accuracy and reliability of all test results.
• Trains and mentors new employees and students, assesses staff competency, and provides technical guidance to the laboratory team.
• Calibrates and maintains sophisticated laboratory instrumentation and resolves advanced technical or analytical problems.
• Ensures the laboratory meets standards set by accrediting bodies like CAP and CLIA and assists with departmental readiness for inspections.
• Completes required competencies successfully.

Qualifications

Minimum Education

• Bachelor's Degree Medical Technology, Equivalent that would qualify for Florida State license Required

Minimum Work Experience

• 2 years Medical Laboratory Technologist experience Required

Licenses and Certifications

• Clinical Lab Technologist Licensed State of Florida, ASCP or like certification Upon Hire Required

About Us

Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in northwest Florida and south Alabama. The organization includesthree hospitals, four medical parks,Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, and an extensive primary and specialty care provider network. With more than 4,000 team members, Baptist Health Care is one of the largest non-governmental employers in northwest Florida.

Baptist Health Care, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. BHC maintains and enforces a policy that prohibits discrimination against any workforce members or applicants for employment because of sex, race, age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, genetic information, or other category protected by federal, state or local law. Certain positions may require a Level 2 Background check through AHCA. Additional information about this requirement can be found here: Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse