MLS I: Night Shift Lab Scientist with Rotating Weekends

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated; New Jersey; On-site; USD 39,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage on Day 1

401(k) match

Education assistance

Annual incentive plans

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Quest Diagnostics is hiring a Medical Laboratory Scientist I in Neptune, NJ, a hospital-based position at Jersey Shore. The role operates on variable days with a 9:00 PM to 7:30 AM schedule four nights per week and rotating weekends.

The pay range is $27.95 - $46.12 per hour, with potential shift differentials of 10% and 15% for second/third shifts. A BS in Medical Technology or related field and ASCP certification are preferred; 1 year of clinical experience is also preferred.

Qualifications

• BS in Medical Technology preferred; or BS/BA in Chemistry or Biology, or Associates degree in a Laboratory Science or Medical Technology, or Previously qualified as a Technologist under 42 CFR 493
• 1 year clinical experience (high complexity testing) preferred
• ASCP Certification

Responsibilities

• Follow the laboratory's procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting and maintaining records of patient test result.
• Maintain records that demonstrate proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens.
• Analyze specimens using approved testing procedures.
• Review and release test results.
• Follow CLIA, HIPAA, OSHA, and safety guidelines as described in their respective guidelines.
• Follow the laboratory's established policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance.
• Identify problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results, correct the problems encountered or notify the senior technologist or supervisor.

Education

BS in Medical Technology preferred; or BS/BA in Chemistry or Biology, or AS degree in Laboratory Science or Medical Technology, or previously qualified as a Technologist under 42 CFR 493

Job description

Quest Diagnostics is hiring a Medical Laboratory Scientist I in Neptune, NJ, a hospital-based position at Jersey Shore. The role operates on variable days with a 9:00 PM to 7:30 AM schedule four nights per week and rotating weekends.

The pay range is $27.95 - $46.12 per hour, with potential shift differentials of 10% and 15% for second/third shifts. A BS in Medical Technology or related field and ASCP certification are preferred; 1 year of clinical experience is also preferred.