Medical Laboratory Scientist
US-TX-NAVASOTA
commonspirit_careers
Req #: 480845
Type: Night
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Overview: St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital is a 25- bed critical access hospital in Navasota, Texas offering a Level IV Trauma Center, in-patient and out-patient services, physical therapy, emergency care, occupational therapy, skilled nursing care, injury treatment and more. The ED includes a triage room, 5 patient rooms and a central nurses' station. The ED maintains a specific designation for Stroke and Trauma care and is equipped with 24-hour emergency services, laboratory, and CT scans. Responsibilities: As our Medical Lab Scientist, you will be a critical diagnostic expert, performing complex laboratory tests to ensure accurate, timely results vital for patient diagnosis and treatment. Every day, you will execute a wide range of analytical procedures across various lab disciplines (hematology, chemistry, microbiology, etc.). You'll analyze specimens, operate/maintain instruments, interpret results, and conduct quality control, providing crucial data for clinical decisions. To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate a strong scientific foundation, advanced technical proficiency, exceptional problem-solving skills, and meticulous attention to detail. Your paramount commitment will be to accuracy and regulatory adherence. * Performs and reports waived, moderately complex, and highly complex test procedures on patient specimens adhering to the Section's Standard Operating Procedures to ensure accurate and timely reporting * Provides excellent patient care through clinical correlation of results, identification of patterns of bias, rapid notification of appropriate caregivers of critical values, and completion of testing within established turn-around-time limits * Ensures that major automated equipment is operational by performing required maintenance, calibration and troubleshooting procedures; including contacting of instrument vendor for assistance or repair * Performs required calibration and quality control procedures and maintains records to ensure tests are being performed within established parameters * Performs proficiency testing as assigned and review results with laboratory clinical leaders * Assists in evaluation and generation of compliant documentation for the validation of new procedures and equipment to provide the physician with the most current laboratory technology Qualifications: Required * Bachelors Of Science in a biological or chemical science as defined by CLIA., upon hire Preferred * International Medical Laboratory Scientist, upon hire or * Blood Banking, upon hire or * Chemistry - ASCP, upon hire or * Clinical Laboratory Scientist, upon hire or * Clinical Laboratory Technologist, upon hire or * Technologist in Molecular Biology, upon hire or * Medical Laboratory Scientist - Med Technologist, upon hire or * Medical Technologist aAAB, upon hire or * Technologist in Microbiology, upon hire or * Medical Technologist AMT, upon hire or * Specialist in Hematology, upon hire or * Specialist in Microbiobiology, upon hire or * Med Technologist - ASCP, upon hire or * Histotechnologist, upon hire
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