Medical Laboratory Scientist: Precision Diagnostics

CommonSpirit Health; Caldwell (TX); On-site; USD 39,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health in Caldwell, Texas seeks a Medical Lab Scientist to perform complex tests across hematology, chemistry, microbiology and other disciplines, ensuring accurate and timely results for patient care.

You will maintain and calibrate instrumentation, run quality controls, and review results with clinicians while complying with CLIA and hospital procedures to support sound clinical decisions.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in biology or chemistry per CLIA.
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Responsibilities

• Performs waived, moderately complex, and highly complex tests on patient specimens.
• Correlates results clinically, notifies caregivers of critical values, and ensures timely testing within turn-around times.
• Maintains automation equipment through calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting; liaises with vendors when needed.
• Performs calibration and quality control procedures and documents results within established parameters.
• Performs proficiency testing and discusses results with laboratory leaders.
• Assists in validating new procedures/equipment to provide up-to-date lab technology.

Skills

Strong scientific foundation

Advanced technical proficiency

Attention to detail

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological or Chemical Sciences (CLIA defined)

International Medical Laboratory Scientist (preferred)

Blood Banking (preferred)

Chemistry - ASCP (preferred)

Clinical Laboratory Scientist/Technologist (preferred)

Molecular Biology Technologist (preferred)

Medical Laboratory Scientist/Med Technologist (preferred)

Histotechnologist (preferred)

Tools

Laboratory instrumentation

Job description

CommonSpirit Health in Caldwell, Texas seeks a Medical Lab Scientist to perform complex tests across hematology, chemistry, microbiology and other disciplines, ensuring accurate and timely results for patient care.

You will maintain and calibrate instrumentation, run quality controls, and review results with clinicians while complying with CLIA and hospital procedures to support sound clinical decisions.