What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Laboratory Scientist position at billingsclinic?
The hospital Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) is responsible for performing high complexity clinical laboratory testing in one or more sections of the laboratory with full responsibility for quality control and quality assurance in accordance with CLIA regulatory requirements and standards. Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) is responsible for specimen processing, test performance and for reporting test results. Additional characteristics for the Lead Role: Acts as a lead for an assigned area of department, including assisting with the day to day operations of the department, responsible for quality control and regulatory readiness of department.
This position may be eligible for a sign on incentive, relocation, and tuition loan repayment.
Essential Job Functions
•Supports and models behaviors consistent with Billings
Clinic’s mission, vision, values, code of business conduct and service
expectations. Meets all mandatory organizational and departmental requirements.
Maintains competency in all organizational, departmental and outside agency
standards as it relates to the environment, employee, patient safety or job
performance.
•Collects and prepares test samples according to
established procedures and policies. (Patient Care, Lab, Specimen Collection)
•Performs waived, moderate and high complexity test
specimen analysis according to established policies and procedures. (Patient
Care, Lab, Specimen Analysis)
•Evaluates, interprets and validates test data prior to
reporting. Be capable of identifying problems that may adversely affect test
performance or reporting of test results and either correct the problem or
immediately notify leadership. Responsible to adhere to and follow the
laboratory’s established policies and procedures whenever testing systems are
not within the laboratory’s defined acceptable levels of performance. (Patient
Care, Lab, Evaluates Data )
•Maintains daily operations of the laboratory/department
to include, but not limited to calibration and maintenance of equipment;
maintains adequate working inventory. Adheres to quality control policies,
documents all quality control activities, instrument and procedural
calibrations and maintenance performed. Document all corrective actions taken
when test systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance
specifications. (Patient Care, Lab, Lab Equipment )
•Utilizes performance improvement principles to assess
and improve quality. core
•Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the
needs of the department/organization.