Medical Laboratory Scientist Full Time Second Shift

Baptist Health; Kentucky; On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health in LaGrange, KY is seeking a Medical Laboratory Scientist for full-time, second shift. The role demands performing a wide range of laboratory testing with accurate interpretation, and taking responsibility for quality control, instrument maintenance, and regulatory compliance.

You will contribute to inventory management and provide training and competency assessment for assigned staff. The ideal candidate holds a MLS degree and national certification within 6 months of hire,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Medical Laboratory Science or military training.
• Must obtain national certification within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Perform a wide range of laboratory testing and interpretation.
• Take responsibility for quality control, instrument maintenance, and regulatory compliance.
• Provide training and delegated competency assessments for assigned staff.

Skills

Quality control

Instrument maintenance

Regulatory compliance

Staff training

Education

Bachelor's degree in Medical Laboratory Science or military training

Job description

## Medical Laboratory Scientist Full Time Second ShiftApplylocations: LaGrange, KYtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R26103745**Summary****Job Description:****Job Summary** The Medical Laboratory Scientist is responsible for performance of a wide range of laboratory testing and testing interpretation. Additionally, the position requires the ability to take assigned responsibility for quality control, instrument maintenance, instrument and department related special studies, regulatory compliance, inventory management, and providing training and delegated competency assessment for assigned staff. The position requires moderate use of independent judgement, critical thinking and interpretation, and a high degree of accuracy. The Medical Laboratory Scientist has a broad educational knowledge of laboratory theory and concepts.**Minimum Requirements**Bachelor's degree is Medical Laboratory Science or military training as outlined within the latest version of CLIA regulationsMust obtain National Certification by ASCP, AMT, AAB or equivalent within 6 months**Work Experience****Education**### *If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!*### Baptist Health is an *Equal Employment Opportunity* employer.### About UsFounded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics.Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama.Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states.Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet or Pathway to Excellence designation for nursing excellence.Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.**EEO Statement:** Baptist Health is an *Equal Employment Opportunity* employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.