Medical Laboratory Scientist Job Description
Medical laboratory scientist
provides precise and accurate laboratory test results in a manner consistent with Laboratory and Hospital Standards, Policies, and Procedures.
Medical Laboratory Scientist Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Exhibit working knowledge of the laboratory information system software and demonstrate the ability to operate and perform basic maintenance and troubleshooting for a variety of laboratory equipment
The applicant is responsible for providing support to the USAMRIID Clinical Laboratory and the USAMRIID component of the CDC LRN, the Chief, Division of Medicine, and Chief, Clinical Laboratory
Perform clinical laboratory tests used in the screening, diagnosing, and treating of pathological conditions
Assist the Lead Technologist in daily administrative operations of the Flow Cytometry Laboratory, with emphasis on the processing, set-up, flow cytometer, sorter and analysis benches
Serve as a resource person and assisting with training and scheduling staff
Perform duties of MLS1, administrative functions, and special projects as assigned
Performs additional procedures as req
Assist in the oversight, management and maintenance of laboratory accreditations, licenses and registrations in line with each agency’s requirements in order to preserve good laboratory standing
Serves as a resource for all faculties, managers/supervisors and all staff with regard to good laboratory practices to assure procedures and policies are complete and will satisfy regulatory requirements
Maintain and improve On-Line Test Catalog as resource for laboratory testing for all locations, within and outside of Laboratory Medicine
Medical Laboratory Scientist Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Medical Laboratory Scientist
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ASCP, MLT, SBB
Education for Medical Laboratory Scientist
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the medical laboratory scientist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Medical Technology, Medical, Clinical Laboratory Science, Medical Science, Science, Education, Medical Laboratory Science, Graduate, Military, Biological Sciences
Skills for Medical Laboratory Scientist
Desired skills for medical laboratory scientist include:
Clinical laboratory techniques and procedures
Infection control techniques and procedures
Numerous factors affecting test results
Principles
Laboratory information system software
Concepts and methodology sufficient to perform a broad range of tests
Conjunction with the Laboratory test findings to affect a timely and accurate diagnostic result
Regions organization policies and procedures and how to use the computer to inquire on these procedures and policies
Accrediting/regulatory agency requirements sufficiently to insure that work is consistent with quality assurance standards
Computer technology and its application in the Clinical laboratory section
Desired experience for medical laboratory scientist includes:
Maintain organized documents pertaining to specific projects including correspondence with investigators, data, timelines and internal databases
Prior microbiology exper
Provide assistance for On-Line Test Catalog content and format to managers and faculty on a routine basis as required
Perform maintenance and troubleshoot hospital ‘RRR’ clinical research billing, including the completion of RRR Pricing Page
Understand and resolve issues involving ‘RRR’ accounts
Professionally interact with doctors and nurses interpretation of Laboratory procedures
Medical Laboratory Scientist Examples
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Medical Laboratory Scientist Job Description
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Our company is looking for a medical laboratory scientist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for medical laboratory scientist
- Prepare and/or review written procedures for directing work of other staff responsible for CAST team duties
- Perform duties of other members of work group as back up as required
- Understand, troubleshoot and resolve issues involving ‘RRR”’ accounts
- Recognize, confirm, report and document all errors or potential compliance issues
- Gather and produce information for developing systems to verify, delineate and correct compliance issues as directed
- Respond to patient and staff complaints or issues with thorough troubleshooting and mitigation efforts
- Perform manual, semi-automated, and automated patient and proficiency testing without errors by following SOP as identified by current policies and procedures for the areas trained which may include routine bacteriology, susceptibility testing, mycology, mycobacteriology, parasitology, molecular testing, and/ or specimen processing
- Demonstrate the ability to assist in instruction and training of employees, post-doctoral fellows, residents, medical students, medical technology students, Provide evaluation feedback in a timely manner
- Maintains all aspects of Quality Assurance within the section including QC, maintenance documentation, procedure review/update
- Represent the department including consulting with faculty, residents or patient care providers as needed
Qualifications for medical laboratory scientist
- Respond promptly to RTS emails and phone calls from investigators and laboratory staff
- Maintain, develop and evaluate processes, methods, reagents, and instrumentation in conjunction with manager, faculty and staff
- Oversee quality assurance activities and reporting within the section
- Preform CT1 or CT2 duties when necessary
- Exercise independent decision making with designated authority to provide direction and advice to MLS1s, MLS Trainees, and CLTs
- Exercise expertise in the development, evaluation, and performance of new procedures and instrumentation
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Our company is looking for a medical laboratory scientist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for medical laboratory scientist
- Assist the Lead Technologist in daily administrative operations of the Molecular Hematopathology Laboratory, with emphasis on instrument troubleshooting, QC and instrument maintenance documentation, inventory, and supply/reagent purchasing
- Act as a resource person, assisting with training staff, developing and/or evaluating new procedures, reviewing and/or modifying procedures in use
- Exercise expertise in operation and troubleshooting of a variety of laboratory equipment, including equipment requiring interpretative knowledge such as multi-parameter cell counters and automated coagulation analyzers
- Perform all analysis of blood, body fluids, cells and products with accuracy and precision
- Understand, operate, maintain, troubleshoot and perform corrective maintenance on a variety of laboratory equipment, including sophisticated computerized instruments requiring interpretative knowledge (such as multi-parameter electronic cell counters and automated coagulation analyzers)
- Process and store Coagulation samples for various Coagulation Assays and various Research Testing projects
- Enter patient and Quality Control Data into the LIS
- Involved in training and teaching MLS program students and new employees
- Be familiar with Departmental “Environment of Care” Policies, Work Place Safety Protocols, patient confidentiality policies, and all standard operating procedures regarding departmental and divisional compliance and integrity in the workplace and CQI
- Be familiar with and able to use the Coagulation Lab procedure manuals
Qualifications for medical laboratory scientist
- Bachelors of Science in Medical Technology or an equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted
- Medical Laboratory Scientists may be asked to perform other more specialized Coagulation testing and test development as needed and in accordance with training
- Perform testing on Proficiency testing materials when asked by the Coagulation MLS Lead or by the MLS2 and in accordance with departmental standard operating procedures
- Troubleshoot instrument issues, knowing when to call one of the groups that support the Coagulation lab like LabMed IT or Stago Support Hotline
- Perform Thromboelastograph testing using TEG 5000 instruments
- Perform Hematological analysis – Platelet counts and Hematocrits – using Sysmex KX21N instrument
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a medical laboratory scientist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for medical laboratory scientist
- With delegated authority, the lead, in the absence of the manager or laboratory director, represents the laboratory and can formulate independent decisions (ex’s
- Perform Coagulation testing such as PT, PTT, Thrombin Time, Fibrinogen, Ddimer assays and mixing studies when ordered on the STA-Compact
- Perform heparin contamination checks and removal protocols in accordance with SOP's
- Perform Liquid anti-Xa testing for UF Heparin, LMW Heparin, Rivaroxaban Level, Apixaban Level, Chromogenic factor X, DTI and Dabigatran levels, Factor VIII and Factor IX levels when ordered on the STA-Compact
- Perform Platelet Function Screen assays on the PFA-100
- Run and evaluate Quality Controls on all Coagulation General Bench procedures requiring the running of Quality Control material, according to SOP's
- Perform Maintenance Procedures, daily, weekly and monthly, on Coagulation General Bench instruments according to SOP's
- Run and evaluate Quality Controls on all Satellite lab procedures requiring the running of Quality Control Material according to SOPS
- Perform Maintenance Procedures, daily, weekly and monthly, on Satellite Lab instruments according to SOP's
- Perform Heparin Induced Platelet Antibody testing, Plasma Hemoglobin testing and other special or research assays as trained and according to SOP's using the BioTek Eon Plate Reader
Qualifications for medical laboratory scientist
- Perform Limited Coagulation testing on STA-Compact, available in Satellite Lab
- Run and evaluate Quality Controls on all Satellite lab procedures requiring the running of Quality Control Material according to standard operating procedures
- Perform Maintenance Procedures, daily, weekly and monthly, on Satellite Lab instruments according to standard operating procedures
- Perform Platelet Aggregation studies on the ChronoLog, Whole Blood LumiAggregometer
- Run and evaluate Quality Controls on all Special Coagulation Bench procedures requiring the running of Quality Control material, according to SOPS
- Perform Maintenance Procedures, daily, weekly and monthly, on Special Coagulation Bench instruments according to SOP's
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Our growing company is looking for a medical laboratory scientist. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for medical laboratory scientist
- Perform testing on Proficiency testing materials when asked by the Coagulation MLS Lead or by the MLS2 and in accordance with departmental SOP's
- Critically review data generated and entered into the LIS by another MLS in Coagulation either in the Main lab or SAT lab
- Provide constructive critical feedback
- Assist in the evaluation of the monthly QC to perceive drift or other problems that may require further investigation or monitoring
- Assist the MLS-Lead in Coagulation with new lot reagent evaluations, with new test validation and with new instrument validation
- Assist the MLS-Lead in Coagulation with the writing up of new procedures
- Create purchase requests and receive purchases in Purchase Path
- Perform all the duties of Medical Laboratory Scientist 1
- Recognize, troubleshoot, correct, and document problems associated with patient testing, quality control, and preventative maintenance
- Assist in instruction and training of employees, post-doctoral fellows, residents, medical students, medical technology students, Provide evaluation feedback in a timely manner
Qualifications for medical laboratory scientist
- Experience in Clinical Coagulation
- Skills in teaching, organization and communicating with colleagues
- Participate in continuing education activities, , Plate Rounds, CAP online education, reading job-related journal articles
- Review the work of staff to insure reports are correct and clinically relevant
- Assure that critical values, STAT results, courtesy notifications, and routine results are reported according to established protocols, ensuring turn-around-times are consistently within guidelines and documentation is complete
- Provide daily leadership as designated
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of medical laboratory scientist. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for medical laboratory scientist
- Perform Hematological analysis such as differentials and smear scans using Cellavision and microscopes
- Use SP-10's for slide making and staining or manually make and stain the slide
- Use WAM 4.1.1 middleware to review Hematological results and conduct other checks prior to validation and submission of those results to the Lab Information System
- Perform Quantitative and Qualitative analysis body fluid cells using microscopes and counting chambers
- Perform ESR's using the Excyte 20
- Medical Laboratory Scientists may be asked to perform other more specialized Hematology testing (Such as Assist with the acquisition and processing of Bone Marrow samples) and test development as needed and as they are specially trained and licensed
- Perform Maintenance procedures, daily, weekly and monthly, on Hematology instruments according to SOP's
- Run and evaluate Quality Controls on all procedures requiring the running of Quality Control material, according to SOPs
- Perform testing on Proficiency testing materials when asked by the Hematology MLS Lead or by one of the MLS2s and in accordance with departmental SOP's
- Troubleshoot instrument issues, knowing when to call one of the groups that supports the Hematology lab like LabMed IT or Sysmex’s TAC
Qualifications for medical laboratory scientist
- Perform testing validation and equipment calibration (thermometers, pipettes, ), as assigned
- Comply with all laboratory safety protocols, including, but not limited to, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), proper laboratory techniques, disposal of bio-hazard
- Problem solving ability and time management skills
- Medical Technologist (MT)
- Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS)
- If the member is ASCP or AMT certification-eligible as an MT or MLS, they will have up to one (1) year from hire to acquire the proper certification listed above