Medical Lab Scientist / Blood Bank / PRN

Overview

Emory Medical Laboratory's mission is to transform health and healing by providing high quality, cost-effective, innovative laboratory services which enhance patient health. We're seeking an experienced Medical Lab Scientist II/ Medical Technologist II with a Blood Bank & Transfusion Service background.

 

Shift: PRN, Varied Shift, Sunday - Saturday, Flexibility Required

 

Salary: This position pays a flat rate of $42/hr

 

Be inspired. Be rewarded. Belong. At Emory Healthcare.

 

At Emory Healthcare we fuel your professional journey with better benefits, valuable resources, ongoing mentorship and leadership programs for all types of jobs, and a supportive environment that enables you to reach new heights in your career and be what you want to be.

 

 

We provide:

• Comprehensive health benefits that start day one
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance & Reimbursement Programs
• Family-focused benefits
• Wellness incentives
• Ongoing mentorship and leadership programs
• And more!

 

All levels of experience and education will be considered for this posting. 

Description

• Performs standardized and semi-routine biological, chemical, hematological, immunological, immunohemotological, microbiological, and serological tests in a research or clinical laboratory.
• May perform tests in one scientific discipline or perform selected tests in multiple disciplines.
• Provides guidance to lower level technologists and assists in administrative activities, staff and student education, research and/or safety and infection control programs.
• Performs other related duties as required.
• Properly uses laboratory equipment such as computers, centrifuges, balances, microscopes, spectrophotometers, auto-analyzers, cell counters, pH meters, and blood gas analyzers.
• Calibrates, performs preventive maintenance, and troubleshoots equipment and instrument malfunctions.
• Communicates with service representatives when necessary to correct malfunctions.
• Prepares reagents as needed.
• Monitors inventories; advises when supplies need to be reordered.
• May set up new equipment.
• Works with manager to formulate plan for professional development.
• Attends educational in-services as appropriate.
• Participates in professional activities and organizations to maintain knowledge of current trends, practices, and developments.
• Enters test results into computer.
• May be responsible for section's data base files.
• Maintains accurate and complete documentation of patient information, equipment, and test results to comply with regulations.
• Documents corrective actions taken for out of range test values.
• Maintains clean, orderly and safe work area.
• Complies with hospital and laboratory safety and infection control polices and procedures to prevent exposure to infectious materials.
• May serve on laboratory's safety committee; write and maintain safety and infection control policies and procedures and Material Safety Data Sheets.
• May monitor staff during safety compliance audits or drills.
• Educates staff and students by demonstrating procedures and assisting in orientation and continuing education activities.
• May teach medical technology theory and techniques; develop teaching plans and student assessment tools; prepare written examinations.
• Ensures collection of adequate and acceptable specimens.
• Analyzes patient specimens using standard and moderately complex laboratory tests.
• Performs selected procedures on specimens.
• Performs required calculations.
• Reports results by phone and/or computer.
• Evaluates the validity of test results; compares to previous results and other laboratory data.
• Identifies critical values and confirms results by alternative methods.
• In complex cases, evaluates all information and determines whether test results should be released, repeated, or referred to a pathologist.
• Audits computer reports to ensure that scheduled tests have been completed.
• Assists in gathering data to monitor quality improvement standards and in preparing reports. May perform venipuncture or capillary puncture to obtain blood specimen.
• May independently research and assist in development of new procedures; compile and evaluate data and perform statistical analyses.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

 

• Bachelor's degree in medical technology, clinical lab science or a chemical, physical or biological science.
• Other bachelor's degree