Medical Laboratory Scientist 2 - Clinical Genomics

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Job Summary:

$10,000.00 Signing Bonus and Relocation Stipend signing incentives
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is seeking to hire a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) 2, whom will report to the Diagnostic Laboratories Team Leader (DLTL), and whom will have key responsibilities for supporting patient testing in the Clinical Genomics laboratory. The MLS 2 performs all wet lab work, including Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), which is essential in supporting the operation.

The MLS 2 has the authority, responsibility, and accountability for the accurate performance of laboratory test methodologies. These tests are used in the diagnosis and treatment of patients and the evaluation of the patient's response to treatment. The MLS 2 applies clinical knowledge to achieve accurate clinical test results, which leads to quality patient care outcomes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provides patient-focused care in a clinical setting through the accurate performance of routine and complex tests through the pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic stages.
• Performs routine and complex clinical pathology testing and instrument management of lab services
• Performs qualitative and quantitative analytical procedures, including reagent preparation and appropriate quality control, according to required protocols, with precision and accuracy in a timely and efficient manner. Responsible for accurately recording results and assuring timely delivery of results.
• Demonstrates knowledge of techniques, principles, and instruments and their interrelationships as well as physiological conditions affecting test results.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Position Qualifications
Preferred:
• Either a Medical Lab Scientist (MLS) or Molecular Biologist (MB) Certification with AMT or ASCP
• Categorical state of Tennessee (TN) Medical Technologist labs licensure or eligibility to obtain categorical license within 120 days of start date
• Experience with NGS

Consideration may be given to candidates that can obtain certification within 120 days, in accordance with state guidelines.

Position Shift:
VUMC, Vanderbilt Laboratory Services, Clinical Genomics Laboratory, located at our MetroCenter campus in Nashville, Tennessee (TN), Fulltime, Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5pm CST

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Unit Summary

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has been rated the #1 Hospital in Nashville and the state of Tennessee by the US News & World Report. VUMC’s Diagnostic Laboratories are undergoing an exciting time of change, including a planned expansion to a new state-of-the-art 110,000 sq ft laboratory. This, along with an established Professional Advancement Ladder (PAL), provides additional opportunities for growth within our system. VUMC is an academic medicine environment, providing team members frequent interaction with clinical teams and exposure to complex and novel infectious cases.

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is