Medical Lab Scientist PRN

Mission Health; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC seeks a Medical Laboratory Scientist (PRN) to perform routine and complex analyses on blood, tissue, and body fluids with minimal supervision. You will assist management in monitoring quality control data to ensure accuracy and precision of results.

Required: Bachelor's in Clinical Laboratory Science, ASCP certification or registry-eligible status with a plan to become certified. Preference for MLS certification and 1 year post-grad lab experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Clinical Laboratory Science or related field
• ASCP Certification or equivalent certification as MLS; registry eligible if not certified at hire
• Preferred: MLS certification by ASCP or equivalent
• Clinical rotation as MLS student is required
• Preferred: one year post graduate laboratory experience

Responsibilities

• Performs routine and complex lab analyses and identifications on blood, tissue, and body fluids with minimal supervision.
• Assists management in monitoring quality control data to ensure results and procedures are accurate and precise.

Skills

Lab analysis

Quality control

Education

Bachelor's degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

ASCP Certification

MLS Certification (preferred)

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Medical Lab Scientist PRN with Mission Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary And Qualifications

Role Summary: Performs both routine and complex lab analyses and/or identification procedures on blood, tissue, and body fluids with minimal supervision. Assists management in monitoring quality control data to ensure results or procedures are accurate and precise.

What qualifications you will need:

• Required Education: Bachelor's degree in Clinical Laboratory Science or related field from an accredited institution. Employees hired before October 1, 2016 may be exempt from this education requirement if they meet CLIA qualifications for the appropriate level of testing for this position.
• Preferred Education: Bachelor's degree in Clinical Laboratory Science from an accredited institution.
• Required Certification: ASCP Certification or equivalent certification by a nationally recognized board/agency as a Medical Laboratory Scientist. If not certified at time of hire, must be registry eligible and become certified by ASCP (or equivalent nationally recognized board/agency) as a Medical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Technologist. Must maintain certification status if required by certifying agency. Employees hired before October 1, 2016 who at no time during their employment were certified may be exempt from the aforementioned certifications if they meet CLIA qualifications for the appropriate level of testing for this position
• Preferred Certification: Certification by ASCP (or equivalent certification by a nationally recognized board/agency) as a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS)
• Required Experience: Clinical rotation as MLS student.
• Preferred Experience: One year post graduate Laboratory experience

Benefits

Mission Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Mission Hospital, a member of Mission Health, an operating division of HCA Healthcare, located in Asheville, North Carolina, serves as the regional tertiary and quaternary care center in Western North Carolina and the adjoining region. Mission Hospital is licensed for 853 beds and is the region’s only trauma center, comprehensive stroke center, Level III neonatal intensive care unit, and includes the only children’s hospital in Western North Carolina. Mission Hospital is also a Magnet designated hospital for nursing excellence.

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