Clinical Lab Scientist Full Time Nights

Up to $20,000 Sign-On bonus based on experience 

Welcome to Hi-Desert Medical Center, where you’ll benefit from: 

A 59-bed acute primary care facility offering you and your family first-rate health care close to home 
A wide range of quality inpatient and outpatient diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitation services, home health and hospice services, and a variety of community outreach programs 
A dedicated team of quality, caring, health care professionals 

Position Summary

Performs blood tests and studies morphology of constituents of blood to obtain data for use in diagnosis and treatment of disease.  Ensures instrumentation of operating in accordance with laboratory practice.

Shift: Nights

Hours:

Primary Duties 

1. Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
2. Conducts job duties in accordance with established hospital policy and safety/sanitation standards. 
3. Draws blood (venous & arterial) as necessary following all standards.
4. Ensures an adequate system of internal controls.
5. Consults with Pathologist regarding difficult analyses or abnormal findings.
6. Pathologist is consulted with regarding difficult analyses or abnormal findings.
7. Records all test results in appropriate format.
8. All test results are recorded appropriately.
9. Maintains good relations with patients, medical staff and other departments as well as other hospitals that use services.
10. Good relations with patients, medical staff and others are maintained at all times.
11. Follows QC, QA and PM program. Is accurate and complete in documentation; following through in appropriate manner.
12. Programs are followed and documentation is complete. 
13. Directs and monitors support staff; guiding in decisions and flow of department.
14. Support staff is directed and monitored, and guides in decisions and flow of department.
15. Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.
16. Attends continuing education courses related to area of specialization to remain current in the field.
17. Is a resource for problem solving, client concerns and over all laboratory practices.
18. Serves as a resource to employees and clients.
19. Apprises lab management of issues, problems, concerns, as well as suggestions for lab functions.
20. Management is apprised of issues, problems, concerns and suggestions.
21. Operates necessary computer system(s) to perform job functions.
22. Computer systems are operated.
23. Participates as a team member.
24. Establishes and maintains productivity standards of patients services delivery consistent with Hospice standards.

Physical Demands

1. Moderate physical effort (lift/carry up to 25 lbs).
2. Manual dexterity and mobility.
3. Occasional reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling and crouching.
4. Occasional standing/walking.
5. Occasionally lifts supplies/equipment.

Vision Requirements

1. Color Vision: ability to distinguish and identify different colors.

Working Conditions

1. Contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances
2. Exposed to hazards from electrical/mechanical/power equipment
3. Exposed to infection from disease-bearing specimens
4. Exposed to odorous chemicals and specimens
5. Handles emergency or crisis situations
6. Occasionally subjected to irregular hours
7. Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases
8. Subject to many interruptions

Licensure

1. Requires licensure as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Minimum Experience

1. Sufficient previous experience in all areas of the lab.

 

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