Medical Laboratory Scientist

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time away from work

401(k) with match

Job summary

Overland Park Regional Medical Center, part of HCA Midwest Health, seeks a Medical Laboratory Scientist to join our team. The MLS will perform tests in chemistry, hematology, microbiology and more to support patient diagnosis and treatment.

The successful candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree in laboratory science and be certified or eligible (MT/CLS/MLS or equivalent). Experience in blood bank is highly valued; registry must be obtained within 1 year of hire.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in laboratory science required.
• MT/CLS/MLS certification or equivalent, or registry/certification eligible.
• Generalist experience desired.
• Required experience in Blood bank; registry/certification within 1 year of hire.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine and complex lab tests in toxicology, chemistry, hematology, immunology, and/or microbiology.
• Produce accurate results across hematology, serology, chemistry, transfusion/blood bank, coagulation, urinalysis, microbiology and other areas.
• Maintain quality results by running standards, calibrating equipment, and monitoring quality control procedures.

Skills

Blood bank experience

Quality control

Generalist experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in laboratory science

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Medical Laboratory Scientist with Overland Park Regional Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Medical Lab Scientist (MLS) conducts routine and complex laboratory tests in toxicology, chemistry, hematology, immunology, and/or microbiology for use in patient diagnosis and treatment of disease. Join our team of dedicated professionals that is committed to delivering the best patient care.

What you will do in this role:

• You will perform chemical, bacteriological, serological, and microscopic procedures in one or more laboratory sections.
• You will produce accurate results in hematology, serology, chemistry, blood bank, coagulation, urinalysis, microbiology and other areas as designated.
• You will maintain quality results by running standards and controls, calibrating equipment utilizing approved testing procedures, verifying equipment function through routine maintenance, and monitoring quality control measures and protocols.

What Qualifications You Will Need:

• Bachelors degree in laboratory science or related science required
• MT (ASCP), CLS (NCA), MLS (ASCP) or, as appropriate, BB(ASCP), C(ASCP), I (ASCP), H(ASCP), or M(ASCP) certification or equivalent required OR registry/certification eligible.
• Generalist experience desired
• REQUIRED experience in Blood bank. Also desire experience in hematology, cytology, chemistry, microbiology, etc.
• Registry/certification must be obtained within 1 year of hire.
• Experience preferred

Benefits

Overland Park Regional Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms 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 supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Overland Park Regional Medical Center is a 340+ bed facility offering acute medical services to our patients. We are Johnson County’s only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Level II Trauma Center. We have an Accredited Stroke and Chest Pain Center. Our hospital is a premier area destination for Womens & Children’s healthcare services. We offer the region’s only Maternal Fetal Health Center to care for critically ill mothers and their babies. Our hospital has an antepartum unit, a labor and delivery unit, and a Level III NICU. We have four emergency rooms, including a dedicated Pediatric emergency room and two freestanding ERs located in Olathe and Shawnee. Each year our colleagues treat over 45,000 patients. Caring for patients is more than a job for us, its our mission and our calling. OPRMC is part of HCA Midwest Health, Kansas City’s leading healthcare provider in the region.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.