Medical Lab Scientist

Renown Health; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Renown Health is seeking a Clinical Laboratory Technologist in Reno, Nevada, responsible for conducting analytical procedures on various specimens. The role demands strong communication skills to provide timely and accurate results to healthcare staff, emphasizing a commitment to quality and safety in a fast-paced laboratory environment. Candidates must obtain appropriate licensure in Nevada within seven months and ideally have prior clinical lab experience. Opportunity to work with diverse patient populations is intrinsic to the role.

Qualifications

• Must have working-level knowledge of English language, including reading, writing, and speaking.
• Recent general clinical laboratory experience is preferred.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Clinical Laboratory Technologist license in Nevada within 7 months from hire.

Responsibilities

• Perform laboratory analytical procedures on blood, body fluids, and tissue specimens.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of results to hospital staff.
• Communicate delays in patient care and assist with technical questions for staff.

Skills

Knowledge of laboratory information systems

Ability to communicate with diverse populations

Positive customer service behavior

Education

Appropriate education for Clinical Laboratory Technologist licensure

Tools

Laboratory Information Systems

Job description

Position Purpose

This position performs laboratory analytical procedures on blood, body fluids, and tissue specimens. The incumbent is responsible for the technical accuracy, instrument operation, quality control, and result reporting per established policies and procedures. They are accountable to ensure timely and accurate results are reported to the appropriate hospital staff and physicians in a courteous and professional manner. Some support tasks will be required to maintain laboratory operations and may include specimen collection, sample handling, information system procedures, and customer support and procedure revisions when needed. Scheduling of hours may be changed, as company deems necessary.

Nature and Scope

The Lab is a 24‑hour/7‑days a week operation, providing laboratory services to an inpatient and outpatient population of all ages.

The incumbent must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide quality and timely laboratory tests for inpatients and outpatients. Test results must be clearly reported to nursing and/or medical staff through direct communication or result entry by computer. Communicating delays in patients care and assisting with technical questions for clinical lab assistants, physicians and nurses is expected.

The incumbent must consider the age of the patient when performing testing and releasing results. Must be able to communicate with a diverse patient population and their family when performing special procedures. Behavior promoting positive customer service is expected at all times.

The incumbent must be knowledgeable of and observe all safety requirements in a laboratory and hospital setting. Comprehensive knowledge must be maintained for all procedures that are required to be performed. Competency in work related skills must be demonstrated annually.

This position does provide patient care. This position may require driving to other Renown patient testing centers as assigned by the Clinical Laboratory Supervisor.

Disclaimer

The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Must have working‑level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing and speaking English. Appropriate education to obtain and maintain Clinical Laboratory Technologist State of Nevada based on licensure criteria.
• Experience: Recent general clinical laboratory experience is preferred.
• License(s): Ability to obtain and maintain a State of Nevada Clinical Laboratory Technologist, Specialist, Provisional Clinical Lab Technologist, or Provisional Specialist license within 7 months from date of hire is required. General Supervisor licensure is also acceptable and will supersede the Clinical Laboratory Technologist or Specialist licensure in an assigned discipline.
• Certification(s): Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) (ASCP) preferred.
• Computer / Typing: Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computer skills necessary to complete online learning requirements for job‑specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc. Knowledge of Laboratory Information Systems.