Night-Shift Medical Laboratory Scientist I — Hackensack, NJ

Quest Diagnostics; Hackensack (NJ); On-site; USD 39,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) pre‑tax/Roth IRA with company 5

Annual incentive plans

Education assistance

Job summary

Quest Diagnostics is hiring a Medical Laboratory Scientist I in Hackensack, NJ, a hospital-based position at HUMC. This entry-to-mid level role involves processing and analyzing patient specimens, ensuring quality, and adhering to CLIA/HIPAA safety guidelines.

Salary range is $27.95–$46.12 per hour with shift differentials. Benefits, training, and possible annual bonuses are provided. A BS/ASCP-credentialed candidate with 1 year of high-complexity experience is 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
• ASCP certified or eligibility required
• 1 year Clinical experience (high complexity testing) preferred.

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 that 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 immediately notify the senior technologist or supervisor.

Education

BS in Medical Technology or BS/BA in Chemistry or Biology or Associate degree in Laboratory Science or Medical Technology

ASCP certified or eligibility

Job description

Quest Diagnostics is hiring a Medical Laboratory Scientist I in Hackensack, NJ, a hospital-based position at HUMC. This entry-to-mid level role involves processing and analyzing patient specimens, ensuring quality, and adhering to CLIA/HIPAA safety guidelines.

Salary range is $27.95–$46.12 per hour with shift differentials. Benefits, training, and possible annual bonuses are provided. A BS/ASCP-credentialed candidate with 1 year of high-complexity experience is preferred.