NEEDED: Clinical Laboratory Scientist
LOCATION: Old Highway 75 Butner NC 27509
SCHEDULE: 40 hours per week 8 hours per day Sunday through Saturday including federal holidays.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Medical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Technologist or Clinical Laboratory Scientist.
- Provide documentary evidence of completion of a clinical laboratory training program.
- Provide documentary evidence of completion of clinical laboratory certification exam.
- Provide documentary evidence of experience within the past three 3 years in preforming clinical laboratory testing on human specimens.
- Ability to perform clinical laboratory testing on human specimens.
- Provide documentary evidence of CPR certification.
JOB DUTIES Shall be responsible for but not limited to the following tasks:
- Clinical Laboratory Testing
- Shall provide professional clinical laboratory testing services to inmates.
- Will function as a generalist performing testing in all disciplines of the clinical laboratory including hematology transfusion services coagulation urinalysis infectious disease serology and chemistry.
- The nature of the work demands an advanced thorough knowledge of clinical laboratory sciences as they relate to the performance of laboratory analysis on human blood tissues and body fluids.
- A specialized knowledge of clinical correlation which relates laboratory test data to human physiology a broad knowledge of laboratory testing methodologies laboratory equipment/instrumentation maintenance and quality assurance procedures is required.
- Experience in performing external proficiency testing programs to maintain accreditation of the laboratory.
- Experience in conducting quality control procedures on equipment reagents and products by implementing instrument reagent and product testing systems.
- Ordering laboratory studies in the Laboratory Information System.
- Drawing blood samples on ordered studies.
- Preparing samples for processing sharps accountability.
- Maintaining logs and records filling out appropriate laboratory request forms.
- Preparation of the call out (draw list and labels) maintenance of a waiting list.
- Restocking supplies as needed.
- Daily maintenance of laboratory equipment including advising the Laboratory Supervisor when equipment requires professional maintenance or repair.
- Biological specimen preparation and packaging for shipment to contract laboratories.
- Processing incoming referral specimens processing outgoing specimen containers to referral facilities.
- Maintenance of laboratory logs and other records as necessary for complying with Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) guidelines.
- Inform the Laboratory Supervisor of all information pertaining to the services rendered i.e. specimen(s) obtained and reporting any problems arising regarding laboratory services.
- Responsible for providing technical and clerical support to the laboratory.
BENEFITS: Competitive hourly pay rate accrued vacation accrued sick leave 11 paid federal holidays 401K opportunity and healthcare benefits contribution.