Medical Laboratory Scientist

AECOM; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

AECOM seeks a Medical Laboratory Scientist for a PRN role at St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital in Houston. Responsibilities include performing complex tests, ensuring quality control, and providing excellent patient care. Candidates must hold a Bachelor's in a relevant field and necessary state licenses.

Qualifications

• Must be properly trained in clinical laboratory science evaluated by the laboratory director.

Responsibilities

• Accurately analyzes and reports tests to aid diagnosis and treatment.
• Performs required calibration and quality control procedures.
• Assists in training students and staff according to performance standards.

Skills

Clinical laboratory science

Calibration and quality control

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a biological or chemical science

Job description

**Responsibilities**

**Job Summary / Purpose**

Accurately analyzes and reports all tests ordered by the Medical Staff in a timely manner and according to laboratory procedures and regulatory guidelines to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.

**Essential Key Job Responsibilities**

1. Performs and reports waived, moderately complex, and highly complex test procedures on patient specimens adhering to the Section’s Standard Operating Procedures to ensure accurate and timely reporting

2. Provides excellent patient care through clinical correlation of results, identification of patterns of bias, rapid notification of appropriate caregivers of critical values, and completion of testing within established turn-around-time limits

3. Ensures that major automated equipment is operational by performing required maintenance, calibration and troubleshooting procedures; including contacting of instrument vendor for assistance or repair

4. Performs required calibration and quality control procedures and maintains records to ensure tests are being performed within established parameters

5. Performs proficiency testing as assigned and review results with laboratory clinical leaders

6. Assists in evaluation and generation of compliant documentation for the validation of new procedures and equipment to provide the physician with the most current laboratory technology

7. Participates in opportunities for continuing education and/or teaching, training according to the Section Performance Standards to enhance technical skills of students, trainees, coworkers, and self

8. Responsible for inventory of supplies, including providing assistance with monitoring supplies, ordering, and placing received supplies into storage

9. Completes all work and resolves or appropriately passes ongoing issues to incoming staff within the scheduled shift

10. As a representative of CommonSpirit Health, utilizes professionalism and HumanKindness while communicating with physicians, hospital staff, patients, coworkers, other stakeholders in laboratory operations, and all members of the general public, whether in email, instant messaging, telephone, or face-to-face interactions

11. Adheres to all regulatory requirements

**Qualifications**

**Required Education and Experience**

Bachelor's Degree in a biological or chemical science as defined by CLIA.

**Required Licensure and Certifications**

California: CLS:CA

Nevada: CLS:NV or GS:NV

North Dakota: MT-L:ND

Tennessee: MT-L:TN or MT ASCP or equivalent certification (per requirement sheet)

Georgia: MT ASCP or equivalent certification (per requirement sheet)

Other state license not required

**Certification Preferred**

MLS (ASCP) or equivalent (Per requirement sheet)

**Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Training**

Must be appropriately trained in clinical laboratory science as evaluated by the Director of the Clinical Laboratory

**Overview**

**Medical Laboratory Scientist**

**This is a PRN role.**

**the rate is $33/hr.**

St. Lukes Health–The Vintage Hospital provides high-quality compassionate care for residents of the Willowbrook Champions and Tomball areas of Northwest Houston. With the resources of the St. Luke’s Health system we are able to deliver the most advanced care available to our Northwest Houston community. The Vintage Hospital offers the latest in diagnostic and surgical expertise including heart care women’s health and orthopedics.

**Pay Range**

$25.25 - $36.61 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.