CLS PRN Night Shift Weekends

100 LCMC Health; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

100 LCMC Health is seeking a Clinical Laboratory Generalist to ensure the proper handling and testing of specimens. Responsibilities include labeling and distributing specimens, following safety protocols, and maintaining laboratory equipment.

The ideal candidate will hold a valid CLG or CLS license and demonstrate a strong understanding of laboratory procedures and standards. This position is for the night shift and offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Licensed as Clinical Laboratory Generalist by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.
• Familiar with specimen processing and safety procedures.
• Ability to operate and maintain laboratory equipment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure specimens received are acceptable for testing.
• Label and distribute specimens while maintaining identification integrity.
• Follow hospital safety and infection control policies.
• Prepare and interpret gram stains and other preparations.

Education

Clinical Laboratory Generalist licensed by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners as CLG or CLS

Job description

Responsibilities

• Ensure specimens received by the laboratory are acceptable for testing by applying the appropriate criteria and change or prepare reagents, controls as necessary and record them in the log.
• Label, accession, and distribute specimens so that the integrity of patient identification is maintained throughout processing and inoculate specimens from all areas of the body on appropriate media.
• Initiate orders for blood and/or blood components from the appropriate blood supplier.
• Follow hospital/laboratory safety and infection control policies and report variances to section supervisors as they occur.
• Determine appropriateness of manual methods, micro‑methods, backing‑up procedures and initiate such procedures.
• Use the computer system to compare patient results to previous results during the same encounter, investigate discrepancies, and report test results within established departmental turn‑around times after verifying documentation is complete and accurate.
• Prepare and interpret gram stains and other wet and dry preparations for bacteriology and parasitology.
• Perform all routine procedures including, but not limited to, ABORH typing and retesting, antibody detection and identification, compatibility testing and serology procedures.
• Prepare blood components while maintaining aseptic technique and proper storage.
• Evaluate serological reactivity to assist with antibody identification and cross‑match incompatibilities.
• Follow universal precautions at all times when dealing with blood or body fluids and disinfect countertops at the end of the shift with appropriate cleaner.
• Operate, calibrate, conduct performance checks, and maintain any clinical laboratory instrument or equipment after orientation, troubleshoot basic instrument malfunctions, and document in the appropriate action log.
• Determine when an instrument’s service representative should be contacted for assistance.
• Analyze quality control material for each procedure, record values according to section policy, and report to the technical supervisor when results are outside established limits.
• Perform comparison studies of precision, accuracy and linearity on new or existing procedures, record proficiency surveys, and route form and reagent quality control as specified in the quality control manuals.
• Assist in the clinical orientation of new or less‑skilled laboratory personnel as requested by the section supervisor.
• Assure proper packaging and disposal of waste chemicals, maintain proper documentation (log) of generated waste.
• Perform order or result entry (manual or computerized) and review information for accuracy before verification.
• Document critical‑value notification, duplicate checking, date and time of performance, technologist initials and expected age‑related normal values on all downtime reports as appropriate.
• Check instruments and benches assigned for appropriate reagent and supply levels, replenish and notify relevant personnel of low inventory items or of any out‑of‑date reagents.
• Record receipt of supplies and reagents, properly initial and date the inventory items at receipt, time put into use and expiration, and ensure adequate inventory levels for incoming shifts.
• Receive tissue specimens from surgery, autopsy and nursing floors, perform proper processing and preservation of tissue specimens, comply with proper specimen storage and preservation of all other non‑tissue specimens for non‑core laboratory.
• Prepare necessary reagents and collection supplies for assisting with bone marrow aspirations according to physician orders, assist physicians in the procurement of bone marrow specimens, perform special stains and follow protocols as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Clinical Laboratory Generalist licensed by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners as CLG or CLS.

Work Shift

Nights (United States of America).

EEO Statement

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.