Night Shift Medical Lab Scientist – Core Lab

Tucson Medical Center; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, AZ, is seeking a Medical Lab Scientist for the night shift in Core Lab to perform clinical tests and contribute to accurate patient diagnoses. You will work under supervision of a medical technologist, ensure timely results, handle QC, maintain instruments, and train staff.

Requires associate degree and internship in clinical lab; ASCP/HEW/AMT eligible. This role emphasizes safety, communication with medical staff, and adherence to hospital policies while

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school.
• Internship as a Medical Laboratory Technician, or equivalent experience in a clinical laboratory setting.
• Registered or registry eligible for MLT by ASCP, HEW, or AMT.

Responsibilities

• Processes specimens and performs testing under the guidance of a medical technologist.
• Meets expected turnaround time for test results.
• Recognizes abnormal or unusual test results and determines course of action following predetermined criteria prior to reporting results; if necessary, confers with a medical technologist, supervisor or pathologist before reporting results.
• Performs, records and evaluates quality control results and implements corrective action as appropriate.
• Operates, maintains and troubleshoots instrumentation and other equipment, correcting basic malfunctions.
• Documents and communicates technical and general information to appropriate individuals.
• Ensures that adequate supplies and reagents are available to perform the testing required.
• Trains other personnel in policies, procedures and protocols pertaining to their job duties; provides documentation as necessary.
• Communicates and interfaces with hospital personnel, patients, medical staff and family members to ensure high quality patient care.
• Adheres to TMC organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values, policies and standards.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Skills

Lab analysis

Quality control

Result interpretation

Communication

Reading procedures

Teamwork

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent

Job description

Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, AZ, is seeking a Medical Lab Scientist for the night shift in Core Lab to perform clinical tests and contribute to accurate patient diagnoses. You will work under supervision of a medical technologist, ensure timely results, handle QC, maintain instruments, and train staff.

Requires associate degree and internship in clinical lab; ASCP/HEW/AMT eligible. This role emphasizes safety, communication with medical staff, and adherence to hospital policies while