Full time

Labminds Staffing And Recruiting Llc; Sitka (AK); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

LabMinds Staffing & Recruiting, LLC in Sitka, AK, is seeking a Clinical Laboratory Scientist for a full-time position in a hospital-based laboratory. The role requires independent work with advanced technical skills across a broad range of analyses and procedures, while ensuring quality and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include training staff, maintaining QC, developing standard procedures, and collaborating with the Laboratory Manager to meet CAP and CLIA standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or related field.
• Clinical Competency required within 3 months of hire and every three years.
• One year of progressive clinical experience or one year of hospital internship subsequent to degree.

Responsibilities

• Provides full range of sample test analyses and laboratory services independently.
• Maintains quality control throughout testing process from receipt to reporting.
• Writes procedures using CLSI format and coordinates reviews and updates.
• Establishes and maintains a laboratory quality control program.
• Trains new employees and ensures ongoing competency of staff.
• Assists with CAP standards and CLIA regulations implementation.
• Coordinates inventory levels with the laboratory manager.
• Provides LIS consultation and educates staff on acceptable practices.

Skills

Laboratory testing

Quality control

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or related field

Job description

LabMinds Staffing & Recruiting, LLC | Full time

Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Sitka, United States | Posted on 10/01/2026

LabMinds Staffing is a full service healthcare staffing solutions.

Job Description

• Under minimal supervision, applies advanced technical skills and seasoned judgment to provide a full range of sample test analyses and laboratory services independently and competently in a hospital-based laboratory.
  
• The work typically involves full responsibility for all technical aspects of the laboratory and includes a wide variety of duties involving diverse and complex technical problems and considerations, i.e., procuring compatible, lifesaving units of blood for a patient with antibodies.
  
• Assignments involve such complicating factors as practical, economic, or operating problems; inadequate or discrepant information about the use and capabilities of new instruments or methodologies; or requests for modified procedures, test alternative, or special studies to meet specific clinical situation.
  
• Decisions directly or indirectly affect the quality of patient care and can be life or death decisions or problems. Writes procedures for department of responsibility using the CLSI format, and coordinates procedure manual review, updates, and distribution.
  
• Establishes a quality control program appropriate for the testing performed in department of responsibility, establishing parameters for acceptable levels of analytical performance, ensuring that these levels are maintained throughout the entire testing process from the initial receipt of specimen through sample analysis and reporting of results.
  
• Resolves technical problems and ensures that remedial actions are taken whenever test systems deviate from the laboratorys established performance specifications.
  
• Ensures that proper training is given to new employees during the orientation period and that regular training is given to all technologists when there are changes in their department.
  
• Assists the laboratory manager with evaluating the competency of all testing personnel.
  
• Assists the laboratory manager with Process Improvement activities associated with their departments. Understands and assists the laboratory manager with implementing CAP standards and CLIA regulations in their department of responsibility.
  
• Coordinates inventory levels with laboratory manager to maintain proper supply levels.
  
• Provide limited test utilization and interpretation information to medical staff and nursing and refers advanced clinical questions to Laboratory Medical Director.
  
• Provide LIS consultation to all SEARHC staff. Educate SEARHC staff in acceptable practices of laboratory medicine.
  
• Maintains laboratory equipment and instruments. Ensures quality control and functionality of instruments.
  
• Reviews LJ charts and submits data to Laboratory Manager and the peer. Works with the Laboratory Manager to ensure quality measures are met and writes policies and procedures Prepares lab for inspection from regulatory institutions.
  
• With Direction from the Laboratory Manager reviews the work of MLTs and LSTs to ensure accuracy and assigns tasks. Trains new employees, staff, and laboratory students.
  
• Participates in continuing education programs. Ensures that adequate levels of inventory are maintained
  
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.
  

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or related field. Progressively responsible work-related experience, education, or training may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for college education.
  
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
  
• Medical Technologist (ASCP) OR Clinical Laboratory Scientist (AMT) OR equivalent certification (as determined by a national credential certification agency).
  
• Clinical Competency required within 3 months of hire and every three years
  
• One (1) year of progressive clinical experience or one (1) year of hospital internship subsequent to degree.