Medical Laboratory Scientist - Critical Care Laboratory

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center's Critical Care Laboratory seeks a Medical Technologist to join a dynamic team performing automated and manual procedures, verifying test requests, and reporting results. You will troubleshoot analyzers, review quality control, and assist with pre-analytical issues while handling inquiries from internal and external customers.

Work involves 24/7 coverage across inpatient and reference testing needs, under supervision of division directors and lead

Qualifications

• 4-year college degree or higher from NAACLS-accredited program.
• Final candidates subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.
• The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine automated and manual procedures, verify and report test requests, and troubleshoot analyzers and test methods.
• Review quality control values and results, and address pre-analytical issues.
• Handle phone inquiries from internal and external customers and call critical value results.
• Work under the direction of division directors, managers and lead technologists.

Education

4-year college degree or higher (NAACLS accredited program)

Job description

SCOPE OF POSITION

The Critical Care Laboratory (CCL) provides comprehensive, time sensitive laboratory services to patients with a variety of diagnoses and admission/discharge criteria. The CCL utilizes a state of the art total laboratory automation (TLA) system that processes and delivers specimens to automated chemistry, immunochemistry, hematology, and coagulation analyzers. Additional areas of testing in the CCL include specialized coagulation, urinalysis, body fluid, blood gas, rapid molecular, and kit testing. The lab provides training for residents, new staff and medical technology students. The laboratory is staffed 24 hours per day, Sunday through Saturday and services all OSUWMC inpatient areas as well as the University Reference Laboratory and OSU Physician Office testing needs.

POSITION SUMMARY

This medical technologist works as part of a dynamic team to perform routine automated and manual procedures, verify and report test requests, troubleshoot analyzers and test methods, review quality control values and results. Technologists deftly handle phone inquiries from both internal and external customers, call critical value results, and problem solve pre-analytical issues. All employees work under the direction of the division directors, manager and lead technologists.

MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIRED

4- Year College Degree or higher is required. Degree must emanate from a National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory (NAACLS) accredited program or equivalent. *Note that Medical Laboratory Technicians with an Associate of Science from and appropriate program will also be considered with hire into the title of Med Lab Tech- Testing.

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.

The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.