Medical Laboratory Scientist / Full Time / Days

Wood County Hospital; Bowling Green (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision plans

Competitive wages

Employer-sponsored retirement: 403(b)

Job summary

Wood County Hospital is seeking a Medical Laboratory Scientist for a full-time day shift onsite. You will conduct high-complexity laboratory testing, ensure accuracy and patient safety, and support quality and accreditation efforts across age groups.

Responsibilities include instrument maintenance, result reporting, and collaboration with the healthcare team. A BS in a biological/chemical/physical science with CLIA training is required; ASCP certification or eligibility is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent hours in a biological, chemical, or physical science.
• Must possess education and training enabling high complexity testing per CLIA ’88.
• Certification: MLS (ASCP) or RM eligibility/grandfathered status.

Responsibilities

• Perform laboratory testing with accuracy and timely reporting per procedures.
• Operate and maintain laboratory instruments and troubleshoot issues.
• Ensure specimen integrity and correct patient identification.
• Utilize LIS/LIS to order, verify results, and support workflow.
• Participate in quality initiatives, staff training, and accreditation activities.
• Support safety culture and continuous professional development.
• Work hours align with offer letter; longer hours as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Quality control

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in biological/chemical/physical science

Tools

Laboratory instruments

Job description

Elevate your career at Wood County Hospital, where you're not just a number – you're a vital part of a team making a real difference.

Medical Laboratory Scientist / Full Time / Days

The Medical Laboratory Scientist is responsible for performing accurate, timely, and reliable laboratory testing to support the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of patients across all age groups. This role ensures compliance with established procedures and regulatory standards, maintains instrument performance, supports quality and accreditation initiatives, and contributes to a collaborative healthcare team through education, problem‑solving, and continuous professional development. The Medical Laboratory Scientist is an onsite position.

Essential Functions

• Perform laboratory testing activities, including test ordering, specimen accessioning, handling, processing, analysis, and result reporting, in accordance with established procedures and quality standards.
• Operate and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment, including performing routine maintenance, troubleshooting issues, and documenting actions taken per standard operating procedures.
• Ensure accurate patient identification, specimen integrity, and result validity by following hospital policies, addressing critical values and unacceptable specimens, and resolving specimen or result discrepancies.
• Utilize hospital and laboratory information systems to place orders, enter and verify results, and support efficient workflow across laboratory operations.
• Contribute to laboratory quality, education, and operations by participating in quality initiatives, accreditation activities, staff training, student supervision, and continuous professional development.
• Prepare, prevent, protect and respond to support our culture of safety.
• Works hours per week in accordance with offer letter or per attributes of position at transfer request. May be expected to work longer hours as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Sign On Bonus Eligible ***

Requirements

Education:

• Must possess education and training that enable employee to perform high complexity testing as defined by CLIA ’88.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent hours in a biological, chemical, or physical science.

License: None

Experience: None

Certification: None

Preferred

Education: None

License: None

Experience: None

Certification

• Current certification or eligible as a Medical Laboratory Scientist (ASCP) or
• Grandfathered as a Registered Medical Technologist.

Benefit Summary

Join our team, and you’ll have access to a cutting-edge facility with state of the art technology. You’ll also interact with some of the region's top notch healthcare professionals. You’ll find plenty of opportunities to grow and advance your career.

We’ll Also Reward Your Hard Work With

• Great health, dental and vision plans
• Competitive wages
• Prescription drug coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance w/AD&D
• Generous short term and long term disability plans
• Employer-matched 403(b)
• Employer sponsored cash balance pension plan
• Vacation and Holiday time
• Generous tuition reimbursement
• And a lot more!