Tracking Code: 213516

Medical Laboratory Scientist (Certified) - Core Lab - Days

Location: Gettysburg Hospital, Gettysburg, PA
Schedule: Full Time

Full Time (80 hours/biweekly)

Shift: Days (6a-2:30p)

Every 3rd weekend, rotating holidays

General Summary

Performs a variety of technical and general duties at an advanced practitioner level. Functions in one or more laboratory division. Functions independently with minimal supervision. May perform charge duties.

Essential Functions:

  • Performs routine and/or specialized testing and procedures with supervision as appropriate.
  • Performs a variety of duties at progressively greater skill levels under varying degrees of supervision, records results. May operate a variety of laboratory instruments.
  • Performs quality control and instrument check procedures and maintains related records.
  • Oversees the work of other personnel by training, allocating and monitoring work. Performs work of a similar nature.
  • Performs surveys and does comparative analyses of work units; may participate in research activities and investigates new products, equipment, techniques, methodologies, and introduces, demonstrates, effects, and recommends as is appropriate.
  • Inoculates, cultivates, classifies, and identifies microorganisms found in bodily fluids, exudates, skin scrapings, autopsy and surgical specimens in order to provide data on cause, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases.
  • May group or type blood of donors and recipients. May determine compatibility of donor blood products with intended recipient.
  • May perform chemical and/or immunological tests to identify and/or quantitate substances found in blood and other body fluids.
  • Counts, describes morphology of, and performs specialized studies on blood and other body fluid cells. Performs coagulation testing.
  • May consult with medical staff and other health care providers on matters relating to laboratory services.
  • Trains other employees in day-to-day procedures.
  • Participates in department specific and/or system-wide projects of varying scope and duration.
  • Assists in implementing policies and procedures for department operation.

Common Expectations:

  • Enters or retrieves data from established computer files.
  • Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
  • Participates in educational programs and in-service meetings.
  • Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
  • Prepares solutions, reagents, etc. used for testing purposes.
  • Assists with care and maintenance of department equipment and supplies.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

  • Bachelors Degree Required and
  • College Transcript As part of CAP requirements, copy of college diploma and transcript required upon hire. Required and
  • College Diploma As part of CAP requirements, copy of college diploma and transcript required upon hire. Required

Work Experience:

  • 3 years In Medical technology or a related science. Required and
  • 5 years In Medical technology or a related science. Preferred

Licenses:

  • Certified Medical Laboratory Scientist - ASCP Upon Hire Required or
  • Certified Medical Laboratory Technician - ASCP Upon Hire Required or
  • Certified Medical Technologist - ASCP Upon Hire Required or
  • Certified Specialist in Blood Banking - ASCP Upon Hire Required or
  • Certified Specialist in Chemistry - ASCP Upon Hire Required or
  • Certified Specialist in Cytometry - ASCP Upon Hire Required or
  • Certified Specialist in Hematology - ASCP Upon Hire Required or
  • Certified Specialist in Microbiology - ASCP Upon Hire Required or
  • Certified Specialist in Molecular Biology - ASCP Upon Hire Required or
  • Certified Technologist in Blood Banking - ASCP Upon Hire Required or
  • Certified Technologist in Chemistry - ASCP Upon Hire Required or
  • Certified Technologist in Cytogenetics - ASCP Upon Hire Required or
  • Certified Technologist in Hematology - ASCP Upon Hire Required or
  • Certified Technologist in Microbiology - ASCP Upon Hire Required or
  • Certified Technologist in Molecular Biology - ASCP Upon Hire Required or
  • Certified Medical Laboratory Scientist - AMT Upon Hire Required or
  • Certified Medical Laboratory Technician - AMT Upon Hire Required or
  • Certified Molecular Diagnostics Technologist - AMT Upon Hire Required or
  • Medical Technologist - ABOR Upon Hire Required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Good communication and computer skills.

Benefits Offered:

  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Short-term disability
  • Education assistance
  • Financial education and support, including DailyPay
  • Wellness and Wellbeing programs
  • Caregiver support via Wellthy
  • Childcare referral service via Wellthy
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Employment Benefits

  • Sign-on incentives for new employees
  • Medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Life and accidental death insurance
  • Supplemental life insurance
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • PTO bridging
  • Short-term disability
  • Educational assistance
  • Forgivable loan
  • Flexible spending
  • Credit union
  • Employee recreational activities
  • Childcare
  • Complimentary medicine discounts
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Established in 1800, Adams County includes the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Home to more than 100,000 residents, the town is a mecca for Civil War history buffs and visitors who come to tour the Gettysburg National Battlefield and Gettysburg National Military Park and see the annual Civil War reenactment.

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