Medical Laboratory Scientist (Certified)

WellSpan Health

Gettysburg (Adams County)

On-site

USD 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Education assistance

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Expanded Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

WellSpan Health’s Core Lab is seeking a Laboratory Scientist for full-time night shifts. The role requires performing routine and specialized testing with supervision, operating diverse instruments, and maintaining quality controls.

Responsibilities include safety compliance, data entry, and collaboration with medical staff to support infectious disease testing and blood banking processes. Opportunities to train peers and participate in new method evaluations are available.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in medical laboratory science or related field.
Completion of student clinical rotations; medical technology or related science.
ASCP/AMT certification within 1 year as required.

Responsibilities

Performs routine and/or specialized testing under supervision.
Operates laboratory instruments and records results.
Conducts quality control and instrument checks.
Identifies safety concerns and contributes to process improvements.
Trains other employees in procedures.
Interacts with medical staff for laboratory services.
Participates in research and evaluates new products or methods.

Skills

Basic laboratory skills

Record keeping

Team communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

College Diploma

College Transcript

Tools

Laboratory instruments

Job description

Job Description

Department:

Core Lab

Schedule

Full Time, Nights (80 Hours/Biweekly)

Shift: 4-10 hour shifts or 5-8 hour shifts

Rotation: Every other 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