Medical Laboratory Scientist (Certified)

WellSpan Health

Gettysburg (Adams County)

On-site

USD 52,000 - 78,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Education assistance

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Expanded Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

WellSpan Health in Gettysburg, PA, seeks a Medical Laboratory Scientist to perform routine and specialized testing in the Core Lab. You will operate instruments, maintain records, and participate in quality control, safety, and process improvements.

The role requires collaboration with medical staff and training of colleagues. The candidate will have a Bachelor's degree or college diploma with relevant clinical rotations and certifications (ASCP/AMT) within 1 year.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required; college diploma within 6 months of hire.
Medical technology or related science; completion of student clinical rotations.
Certifications such as ASCP/AMT within 1 year are required.

Responsibilities

Performs routine and/or specialized testing and procedures with supervision as appropriate.
Operates laboratory instruments and maintains records.
Performs quality control and instrument checks and maintains related records.
Identifies safety concerns and collaborates on process improvement.
Trains other employees in day-to-day procedures.
Consults with medical staff on laboratory services.
Performs data entry from established computer files.

Skills

Testing procedures

Quality control

Data entry

Training others

Collaboration with medical staff

Education

Bachelor's degree

College diploma

College transcript

Tools

Laboratory instruments

Coagulation testing equipment

Job description

General Summary

Performs a variety of technical and general duties at a basic skills and knowledge level. Functions in one or more laboratory divisions.

Job Description

Department: Core Lab

Schedule: Full Time, Evening (80 hours biweekly)

Hours: Monday - Friday, 2:30pm - 11pm

Rotation: Every 3rd weekend, holidays

General Summary

Performs a variety of technical and general duties at a basic skills and knowledge level. Functions in one or more laboratory divisions.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

Performs routine and/or specialized testing and procedures with supervision as appropriate.
Performs a variety of duties at progressively greater skill levels under varying degrees of supervision, records results. May operate a variety of laboratory instruments.
Performs quality control and instrument check procedures and maintains related records.
Inoculates, cultivates, classifies, and identifies microorganisms found in bodily fluids, exudates, skin scrapings, autopsy and surgical specimens in order to provide data on cause, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases.
May group or type blood of donors and recipients. May determine compatibility of donor blood products with intended recipient.
May perform chemical and/or immunological tests to identify and/or quantitate substances found in blood and other body fluids.
Counts, describes morphology of, and performs specialized studies on blood and other body fluid cells. Performs coagulation testing.
Prepares and maintains reagents, and other solutions and stains according to standard formulas.
Trains other employees in day-to-day procedures.
May consult with medical staff and other health care providers on matters relating to laboratory services.
Performs surveys and does comparative analyses of work units; may participate in research activities and investigates new products, equipment, techniques, methodologies, and introduces, demonstrates, effects, and recommends as is appropriate.
Enters or retrieves data from established computer files.
Identifies safety concerns, instrument issues and other opportunities for process improvement, collaborating with others in problem solving

Common Expectations

Demonstrates a commitment to patient, visitor, and staff by: complying with all applicable safety regulations; learning the impact of medical errors and methodology that will lead to reduction of errors, reporting actual and potential errors, as well as hazardous conditions; identifying opportunities to standardize processes and "error proof" systems that will lead to increased safety; and participating in safety education programs and root cause analyses as required.
Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
Participates in educational programs and in-service meetings.
Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education

Bachelors Degree Required and
College Diploma As part of CAP requirements, a college diploma is required provided the field of study is indicated on the diploma within 6 months of hire. Required or
College Transcript Within 6 months of hire. Required

Work Experience