Medical Laboratory Scientist 2

Inova Health System; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Retirement match

Education assistance

Student loan help

Mental health support

Paid time off

Job summary

Inova's Fairfax Hospital seeks a Medical Laboratory Scientist 2 to join the Blood Bank team. This fulltime evening shift position runs Monday–Friday with every other weekend. You will ensure quality, assist inspections, and apply SOPs while supporting colleagues and patients.

The role emphasizes accurate result reporting, QC, and ongoing knowledge of procedures; excellent teamwork and attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science from an accredited college/university.
• Medical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology degree preferred; certs acceptable.
• 1 year clinical experience; NAACLS/ABHES certs may substitute.

Responsibilities

• Reviews technical activities for quality assurance per facility requirements.
• Prepares laboratory for self and onsite inspections.
• Follows site SOPs and keeps knowledge current.
• Performs QC measures with corrective action and documentation.
• Acts as resource for coworkers, patients, and customers.
• Reports results accurately; limits corrections from technical issues.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Quality control

SOP adherence

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science

ASCP/AMT certification preferred

Job description

Medical Laboratory Scientist 2

Inova’s Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Medical Laboratory Scientist 2 to join their Blood Bank team! This position will be Fulltime evening shift, Monday-Friday, Every Other Weekend.

Inova is consistently ranked as national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health:offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement:Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance:offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support:offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance:offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules and more.

Medical Laboratory Scientist 2Job Responsibilities:

• Reviews technical activities for quality assurance per facility requirements.
• Participates and helps prepare Laboratory for self and onsite inspections.
• Follows site specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and instructions; Annually reads SOP and documents knowledge of contents.
• Performs required Quality Control (QC) measures, including corrective action and documentation, for all procedures and instrumentation; Recognizes QC problems or discrepancies and attempts to determine cause of problems prior to notification. Notifies appropriate individual(s) regarding QC problems or discrepancies according to the established procedures.
• Acts as a resource person/key operator for coworkers, customers and patients for technical questions; Demonstrates an expanded knowledge of technical and administrative tasks beyond normal technical operations.
• Reports accurate results while minimizing the number of corrected reports not attributed to auto-verification or specimen conditions beyond technical control.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education-Bachelor’s degree in science from a college/university recognized by regional or national accreditation agency. Degree in Medical Laboratory Science or Medical Technology preferred. Other acceptable forms of education will follow the guidelines of ASCP/AMT Board certification.
• Experience- 1 yr. Clinical. Successful completion of a NAACLS accredited MLS program, NAACLS or ABHES accredited MSL program, or a foreign medical laboratory science clinical training program within the last five years can be used in lieu of one year of full time acceptable clinical experience.
• Certification Upon Start:ASCP or AMT Board certification consistent with scope of responsibility to include MT, MLS, MLT, BB, SBB, C, H, M, SH, SCT, MB, SMB, SM, SC, and HEW.