Medical Laboratory Scientist - PRN - Holmes County Hospital

University of Mississippi Medical Center; Lexington (MS); Presencial; USD 34 000 - 48 000; Tempo parcial

Resumo da oferta

Holmes County Lab is seeking a Medical Laboratory Scientist on a PRN basis for Holmes County Hospital. The role involves performing a full range of laboratory tests for diagnosis and treatment, with data compilation and analysis in a clinical setting.

Responsibilities include hematology, microbiology, immunology, chemistry, and urinalysis testing, operating analyzers, and maintaining safety standards. Post-hire licensure (MT/MLS variants) is required within 120 days.

Qualificações

• Certification/licensure required post-hire within 120 days: MT(AAB), MT(AMT), MT(ASCP) variants, CLS(NCA) or ASCP equivalents.
• Must have knowledge of lab protocols, chemical properties, and lab safety.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct clinical laboratory tests in hematology, microbiology, immunology, clinical chemistry, and urinalysis.
• Analyze biological samples for chemical content or reactions.
• Prepare specimens and media for cell culture and morphologic analysis.
• Operate and maintain lab equipment including spectrophotometers and analyzers.
• Promote safety and infection control practices.

Conhecimentos

Analytical skills

Lab data analysis

PC skills

Formação académica

MLS MLS(ASCP)/AMT/BB(ASCP) equivalent certificates

Laboratory credentials post-hire within 120 days

Ferramentas

Spectrophotometers

Calorimeters

Flame photometers

Automated analyzers

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job Requisition ID:

R00054971

Job Category:

Allied Health

Organization:

Holmes County Lab

Location/s:

Lexington Hospital

Job Title:

Medical Laboratory Scientist - PRN - Holmes County Hospital

Job Summary:

To perform a full range of laboratory tests, procedures, experiments, and analyses for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease. To compile specific, technical, statistical and/or numerical data.

Education & Experience

Certifications, Licenses, Registration Required:

One of the below accepted credentials required post-hire within 120 days.

• American Association of Bioanalyst, MT(AAB)


• American Medical Technologist, MT(AMT)


• American Society for Clinical Pathology, MT(ASCP)


• American Society for Clinical Pathology, MB(ASCP)


• National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel CLS(NCA)


• Equivalent categorical registration in Blood Banking, BB(ASCP), Chemistry, C(ASCP), Cytometry, SCYM (ASCP); Hematology, H(ASCP), Medical Laboratory Scientist, MLS(ASCP), Microbiology, M(ASCP), or Molecular Biology, MB(ASCP) from American Society for Clinical Pathology.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of laboratory and experimental protocols and procedures. Knowledge of chemical composition, structure and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations they undergo. Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells function, intercede with each other and the environment. Analytical skills. Skills in the use of personal computers and related software applications. Ability to analyze, verify, and manipulate clinical and/or laboratory data.

Responsibilities

• Conducts clinical laboratory tests and analysis in the areas of hematology, microbiology, immunology, clinical chemistry, and urinalysis.


• Analyzes samples of biological material for chemical content or reaction.


• Conducts chemical analysis of body fluids to determine the presence of normal and abnormal components.


• Cultivates, isolates, assists in identifying, and conducts tests on microbial organisms; obtains, cuts, stains, and mounts biological material on slides for microscopic study and diagnosis.


• Selects and prepares specimens and media for cell culture, using aseptic, technique. Studies blood samples to determine the number of cells and their morphology, as well as blood group type, and compatibility for transfusion purposes.


• Operates, calibrates, and maintains equipment used in quantitative and qualitative analysis such as spectrophotometers, calorimeters, flame photometers, and computer-controlled analyzers; promotes safety, environmental, and/or infection control practices.


• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive.

Physical and Environmental Demands:

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, constant exposure to bio-hazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, constant work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, frequent bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, occasional crouching/stooping, frequent pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, frequent twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type:

Part time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:

No

Pay Class:

Hourly

FTE %:

0

Work Shift:

Rotating

Grant Funded:

No

Job Posting Date:

11/3/2026