Technologist

State of Louisiana; Independence (LA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Lallie Kemp Medical Center in Louisiana is seeking a Medical Laboratory Technologist (PRN) for the Pathology Department. Work hours will be 3pm-11pm or 6pm-6am, with duties spanning bacteriology, hematology, and serology analyses and teaching support.

Minimum qualifications require a Louisiana CLS license (Generalist or Specialist) plus a bachelor’s in medical technology or clinical laboratory science, or a biology/physical/chemical science degree with one year of MT experience.

Qualifications

• Possession of a current Louisiana CLS license (Generalist or Specialist) plus one of the following.
• Bachelor's degree in medical technology or clinical laboratory science; or a biology/physical/chemical science degree plus one year of medical technologist experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs bacteriology tests including isolation, identification, typing, and grouping of organisms.
• Performs chemical analyses of body fluids (blood, urine, spinal fluid) and related clinical tests.
• Conducts hematology tests (RBC/WBC counts, hemoglobin, coagulation, and related indices).
• Prepares and examines feces and other materials for parasite identification.
• Performs serological tests (agglutination, flocculation, complement fixation, fluorescent antibody).
• Assists in teaching laboratory technology students.

Education

Louisiana Clinical Laboratory Scientist-Generalist or Clinical Laboratory Scientist-Specialist license

Bachelor's degree in medical technology or clinical laboratory science

Job description

About This Job

The work schedule will be either 3pm-11pm or 6pm-6am.

Minimum Qualifications

• Possession of a current Louisiana Clinical Laboratory Scientist-Generalist or Clinical Laboratory Scientist-Specialist license plus one of the following:
• A bachelor's degree in medical technology or clinical laboratory science;
• A bachelor's degree in a biological, physical, or chemical science plus one year of experience as a medical technologist.

Job Duties

• Performs tests in the field of bacteriology which involve isolating, identifying, typing, and grouping bacteria and fungi present in body fluids, exudate, transudate, skin scrapings, autopsy, and surgical specimens.
• Performs chemical tests and analyses of body fluids and other materials related to clinical medicine or research in the medical sciences, such as; chemical analyses of blood, urine, and spinal fluid.
• Performs various hematological tests and examinations such as red blood cell counts, white blood cell counts, sickle cell tests, studies of red blood cell morphology, hemoglobin estimations, fragility tests, sedimentation rate, coagulation time, bleeding time, clot retraction time, and indices.
• Prepares and examines feces and other materials for the identification of parasites and ova.
• Performs agglutination, flocculation, complement fixation, fluorescent antibody, and other serological tests for the detection of disease status.
• Assists in the teaching of laboratory technology students.

Position-Specific Details

Work Location: This Medical Laboratory Technologist PRN position is located in the Pathology Department.

Work Hours: The work schedule will be either 3pm-11pm or 6pm-6am.

Compensation

• Shift Pay and Certification pay is included only when working.
• Base Pay: $26.00
• Certification Pay: up to $1.50
• Domicile Pay: $1.00
• Shift Differential

About this position: This is a PRN position and does not include any benefits.

Benefits for unclassified employees are determined by the individual hiring authority.

Contact

Sonia Johnson, HR Analyst

Lallie Kemp Medical Center, Human Resources

985-878-1384

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