What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Laboratory Scientist Role position at Avera Health?
About Avera Health
Avera Health is a leading healthcare provider committed to delivering exceptional patient care and improving health outcomes through innovative medical services and cutting-edge research.
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Laboratory Technician to join our multidisciplinary team at Avera Health's Chamberlain Clinic. As a key member of our laboratory staff, you will play a vital role in ensuring accurate and timely clinical laboratory results for our patients.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitors, coordinates, and performs timely, accurate, quality clinical laboratory results utilizing all available human and material resources within the laboratory.
- Performs testing utilizing established protocol with a high degree of accuracy in all departments of the laboratory.
- Performs calibration, quality control checks, and preventative maintenance steps on assigned instrumentation.
- Reviews, researches, interprets, and reports data, assuming responsibility for distinguishing between normal and abnormal clinical parameters.
- Collects, receives, and transports blood and other specimens from clinic patients following accepted standards of practice.
- Implements and monitors laboratory inventory and control program, responsible for resource utilization (supplies and equipment) in department.
- Responsible for training new employees or co-workers on new equipment/procedures as applicable.
- Assist in student clinical rotation programs.
- Researches, suggests, evaluates, and implements new tests and updates current tests.
- Attends educational training for new skills, technology, or knowledge applicable to the laboratory and throughout the clinic to maintain quality testing and infrastructure flow.
- Actively participates in quality assurance program, recommending corrective action for problems identified.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Transcript showing Medical Laboratory Science degree or Bachelor's Transcript showing Medical Technology degree.
- MLS - American Medical Technologists (AMT) within 1 Year or Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) within 1 Year or Medical Technologist (MT) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) within 1 Year.
Benefits
- Promote Avera's values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
- Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.
- Avera offers a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees, including PTO front-loaded for eligible hires, Free health insurance options, up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement, Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship.
