Medical Laboratory Scientist - Critical Care

Ohio State University; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ohio State University Medical Laboratory Scientist - Critical Care at University Hospital performs automated and manual testing, verifies results, and communicates critical values to clinical staff. The role supports quality control, maintenance of instrumentation, and training for residents and new staff in a 24/7 Critical Care Laboratory.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree in medical technology or biological science with MT certification (to be obtained within six months) and offers

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in medical technology or biological science with MT certification.
• Must obtain MT certification within six months from date of hire.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine automated and manual procedures and verifies and reports test results.
• Handles phone inquiries regarding patient results, specimen collection and testing frequency.
• Uses the laboratory computer system to review reports and call critical values to healthcare professionals.
• Performs quality control, quality assurance and preventative maintenance on instrumentation.
• Provides training for residents, new staff and medical technology students.

Education

Bachelor's degree in medical technology or biological science

MT certification

Job description

Medical Laboratory Scientist - Critical Care# Careers## Medical Laboratory Scientist - Critical CareApply: University Hospital: Full time: Posted Today: R161680Screen reader users may encounter difficulty with this site. For assistance with applying, please contact [e-mail]. If you have questions while submitting an application, please review these frequently asked questions.**Current Employees and Students:**If you are currently employed or enrolled as a student at The Ohio State University, please log in to Workday to use the internal application process.Welcome to The Ohio State University's career site. We invite you to apply to positions of interest. In order to ensure your application is complete, you must complete the following:* Ensure you have all necessary documents available when starting the application process. You can review the additional job description section on postings for documents that may be required.* Prior to submitting your application, please review and update (if necessary) the information in your candidate profile as it will transfer to your application.## Job Title:Medical Laboratory Scientist - Critical Care## Department:University Hospital | Critical Care Laboratory**Scope of Position** The Critical Care Laboratory provides comprehensive, time sensitive laboratory services to patients with a variety of diagnoses or admission/discharge criteria. The Critical Care Laboratory utilizes a total laboratory automated system that delivers specimens to automated chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, blood gases, immunochemistry and coagulation analyzers. The lab provides training for residents, new staff and medical technology students. The laboratory is staffed 24 hours per day, Sunday through Saturday. **Position Summary** The medical laboratory technologist performs routine automated and manual procedures, verifies and reports test requests and results. Handles phone inquires regarding patient results, specimen collection and testing frequency. CCL staff uses the laboratory computer system to review report and call critical values to various healthcare professionals. Laboratory staff performs and documents quality control, quality assurance and preventative maintenance on instrumentation. The laboratory also provides training for residents, new staff and medical technology students. Medical laboratory technologists work under the direction of the Lab manager, lead technologist. **Minimum Qualifications****For Hire:** Bachelor’s degree in medical technology or biological science with MT certification. Must obtain MT certification within six months from the date of hire.**On going:** Meets mandatory hospital education and health surveillance requirements. Demonstrates competence in technical, interpersonal, and cognitive skills required to meet essential job functions## Additional Information:## Location:University Hospital - Rhodes Hall (0354)## Position Type:Regular## Scheduled Hours:40## **Shift:**Third Shift***Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.***