Overview:
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. This does not apply to positions that are classified as 100% remote.
HSHS and affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
HSHS is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.
Summary:
Medical Laboratory Scientist II is an advanced level that supports the Medical Laboratory Scientist I position, as well as other positions within the lab. This position performs a full range of routine and/or complex professional laboratory testing on biological substances within the medical field in a full-functioning capacity. Considerable independent judgment is required to carry out assignments. This position is supportive to physicians and critical to patient care.
Qualifications:
Education
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college/university including courses in biological science, chemistry and mathematics, and successful completion of a National Accreditation Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), accredited Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) or Medical Technologist (MT) program is required.
OR, Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLT), American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) and a Bachelor's degree with 2 years full time lab experience in an accredited lab.
Experience
2 years of experience as a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) is required.
5 years total Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) experience is preferred.
Certifications, Licenses and Registrations
Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) or Medical Technologist (MT) certified by a nationally recognized agency is required.
American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) certification or acceptable individual certification(s) in section(s) of assignment by a nationally recognized agency is preferred.
Certification must be current and must participate in a Credential Maintenance Program (CMP) if required.
Physical Requirements: Allied Health