Laboratory - MT

Cynet Health; Templeton (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cynet Health is seeking a Clinical Laboratory Scientist for a 13-week assignment in Templeton, CA. The role involves prioritizing and performing a wide variety of clinical laboratory tests on biological specimens and reporting results with careful attention to accuracy and confidentiality.

Must hold a valid CLS license in the state of employment and have a Bachelors degree in medical technology or related field.

Qualifications

• Performs a wide variety of clinical laboratory tests on specimens.
• Maintains confidentiality and follows lab safety policies.
• Prioritizes tests and documents results in the LIS/ELN.

Responsibilities

• Prioritizes and performs a wide variety of clinical laboratory tests on biological specimens.
• Reviews, evaluates, documents, and reports results.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and lab safety protocols.
• Trains and supervises trainees as needed.
• Performs calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of equipment.

Skills

Clinical lab testing

Quality control

Education

Bachelor's degree in medical technology / CLS

Job description

Laboratory - MT

Profession: Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Specialty: Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: Variable, Rotating Start Times

Hours per Shift: 8 hours

Experience: Preferred clinical laboratory experience

License: Valid Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) license in state of employment required

Certifications: Current certification from American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or National Credentialing Agency for Labs (NCA) preferred

Must-Have:

Bachelors Degree in medical technology, clinical laboratory science, biological sciences, chemical sciences, or allied health technologies

Description:Prioritizes and performs a wide variety of clinical laboratory tests on biological specimens.Reviews, evaluates, documents, and reports results.Preserves confidentiality of patients and follows lab safety and maintenance protocols.Trains and supervises trainees, laboratory assistants, and clerks as needed.Employs positive patient identification procedures to ensure specimen integrity for testing.Performs proper specimen collection procedures, labeling, handling, preservation, processing, and storage.Adheres to patient confidentiality guidelines and regulations.Prioritizes lab orders according to type and performs various testing following quality assurance policies.Performs, evaluates, and documents quality control checks.Reviews testing results, assessing the validity of test results.Correlates test results with diagnoses and questions incompatible results.Thoroughly documents and communicates test results, expediting critical values to the appropriate clinicians.Disposes of contaminated materials in accordance with policy and cleanses the work area after each test.Performs maintenance, troubleshooting, and calibration of equipment and instrumentation as needed.Inventories and restocks reagents, calibrators, controls, and supplies.Participates in the collection and evaluation of data for performance improvement evaluations.Documents adverse events using an incident reporting tool.Orients, instructs, and supervises laboratory assistants and clerks as needed.Performs other job-related duties as assigned.