Medical Laboratory Scientist

Under general supervision, performs routine tests in medical laboratory to provide data for use in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, ensuring validity and accuracy of test results. Analysis performed may range from routine to complex testing, involving all major areas of the clinical laboratory and creating reports for findings.

Schedule: Part-Time | 24 hours/week | Evening Shift with Weekend Rotation 5 PM tp 5 AM

Facility: St. Anthony’s Hospital

Location: Effingham, IL

Compensation: Based on experience

Summary:

St. Anthony’s Hospital is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Medical Laboratory Scientist to join our laboratory team. In this role, you will perform a variety of diagnostic tests to support patient care, ensuring timely and accurate laboratory results. This position plays a vital role in detecting, diagnosing, and treating disease through clinical testing and analysis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform clinical testing in areas such as hematology, chemistry, microbiology, and immunology
• Analyze specimens and interpret test results in accordance with established protocols
• Ensure quality control and maintain proper documentation
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to provide timely diagnostic insights
• Adhere to laboratory safety standards and compliance guidelines

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory Science or related field
• Certification (ASCP or equivalent) preferred or eligible
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment

 

Education Qualifications

• Associate's degree required and successful completion of a National Accreditation Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) accredited medical laboratory technician program, OR
• Associate’s degree and at least 60 academic credit hours including 6 hours chemistry and 6 hours biology and successful completion of a 50 week US military medical laboratory training course, OR Associates degree and at least 60 academic credit hours including 6 hours chemistry and 6 hours biology and 3 years full time lab experience in an accredited laboratory within the last 10 years.
• Physician Enterprise: Associates degree in Laboratory Sciences (including chemical, physical, biological or clinical laboratory) is required.

Experience Qualifications

• Experience in an accredited lab is preferred.

Certifications, Licenses and Registrations

• Medical Technician or Medical Laboratory Technician or eligibility for certification by a nationally recognized certifying agency such as:
  - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
  - National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA)
  - American Medical Technologies (AMT)
  - Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) -
  or other laboratory certifying agency is required.
  
  Certification must be received within 180 days of hire. Colleagues hired prior to January 1, 2017 are exempt from this requirement.
  
  Physician Enterprise: Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) certification is preferred.

Job Description

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

24

Throughout communities in Illinois and Wisconsin, 13 hospitals, numerous community-based health centers and clinics, our 13,000+ colleagues have built a culture based on our solid core values of respect, care, competence, and joy. These are the ideals we believe in, work by, and live each day.

Built upon more than 145 years of service to the communities we serve, we now look to the future and our place in it as a health care system that strives to continually improve processes, procedures, and outcomes with the latest and most advanced technologies and treatments.

Regardless of how far our passion for excellence carries us, our focus will always remain on the most important person in our entire organization: The patient.

HSHS requires COVID-19 vaccines or an approved medical or religious exemption for all colleagues.

Benefits:  HSHS provides a benefits package designed to support the overall well-being of our colleagues including their physical, emotional, financial, spiritual, and work health. Colleagues budgeted to work at least 32 hours per pay period are eligible for HSHS benefits.

• Comprehensive and affordable health coverage includes medical, prescription, dental and vision cov