Medical Lab Scientist-Student

Medical Technologist School  
PRN
Day Shift 
Day Shift

Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center dedicates itself to providing quality health services that meet the needs of its communities. Ranked #1 in the Columbia metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina and the first hospital in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.

The 607-bed teaching hospital anchors a health care network that includes six community medical centers and employs more than 8,700 health care professionals. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina’s first HeartCARE CenterTM and an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence affiliated with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education. The network also features an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer’s care center and nearly 80 physician practices.  Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year.

 

 

 

 

Job Summary

The Medical Laboratory Scientist Student (MLS-S) provides laboratory services for the consumers of healthcare to include both LMC inpatients and outpatients. The MLS-S ensures excellent quality in laboratory testing and accurate forms of analysis that improve patient outcomes. The MLS-S performs both routine and emergency testing only after formal clinical training as been successfully completed and signed approval from the instructor and supervisor of that department. All testing is performed under direct supervision of MLT/MLS senior technologists and is performed only within the department that provided the completed training. All responsibilities are carried out in accordance with the mission, vision, and strategic imperatives of Lexington Medical Center.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education: A Baccalaureate Degree from a regionally recognized accredited college or university with courses in the physical and biological sciences.
Minimum Years of Experience: None.
Substitutable Education & Experience: None.
Required Certifications/Licensure: None.
Required Training: None.

Essential Functions

• Performs under the supervision of an MLS/MLT instructor.
• Collection of specimens: May be required to perform venipunctures to include capillary punctures for blood specimens from patients of various ages requiring developmentally appropriate techniques.
• The Medical Laboratory Scientist Student (MLS-S) performs laboratory testing under supervision of an MLS/MLT instructor according to laboratory accreditation requirements and LMC Laboratory established procedures/policies. (Automated laboratory testing requiring instrumentation to complete testing and Manual laboratory testing requiring no or little automation).
• Independently reports test results only upon the conclusion of formal clinical training with satisfactory evaluation/testing and signed approval from the instructor and supervisor of that department.
• Restricted to only the sections of the laboratory in which formal clinical training has been completed.
• Upon conclusion of the formal clinical training of that laboratory department, the MLS -S exhibits knowledge and expertise in the following job duties: Process laboratory specimens related to assigned departments; Select, perform, evaluate, and monitor the performance of test procedures using manual and/or instrumental techniques; Perform instrument calibration and verify data to meet manufacturer’s specifications;  perform routine quality control, preventative maintenance, and verification of correct instrument operation; recognize indicators of malfunction; Perform trouble-shooting procedures and appropriate corrective action steps when needed; document appropriately and notify problems to the supervisor; Review patient and instrument data for accuracy and maintain proper records  (i.e., quality control records); Recognize abnormal results, correlating with existing information related to the patient, seek appropriate assistance with problems; Perform proper notification of abnormal results per policy;  Achieve and maintain competency for waived, moderate and high complexity testing (checked semi-annually the first year of hire and annually thereafter) in all testing assigned; Adhere to safety policies and procedures as established by LMC; Provide patient care/support that is appropriate to the cognitive, physical, and emotional needs of the patient group served
• Works with others (e.g. coworkers, nurses and physicians and other healthcare workers, laboratory and hospital administration, patients an