Clinical Laboratory Scientist

NEEDED: Clinical Laboratory Scientist

LOCATION: Old Highway 75, Butner, NC 27509

SCHEDULE: 40 hours per week, 8 hours per day, Sunday through Saturday, including federal holidays.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Medical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Technologist or Clinical Laboratory Scientist.
• Provide documentary evidence of completion of a clinical laboratory training program.
• Provide documentary evidence of completion of clinical laboratory certification exam.
• Provide documentary evidence of experience within the past three (3) years in preforming clinical laboratory testing on human specimens.
• Ability to perform clinical laboratory testing on human specimens.
• Provide documentary evidence of CPR certification.

JOB DUTIES - Shall be responsible for, but not limited to the following tasks:

• Clinical Laboratory Testing
• Shall provide professional clinical laboratory testing services to inmates.
• Will function as a generalist performing testing in all disciplines of the clinical laboratory including hematology, transfusion services, coagulation, urinalysis, infectious disease, serology, and chemistry.
• The nature of the work demands an advanced thorough knowledge of clinical laboratory sciences as they relate to the performance of laboratory analysis on human blood, tissues, and body fluids.
• A specialized knowledge of clinical correlation which relates laboratory test data to human physiology, a broad knowledge of laboratory testing methodologies, laboratory equipment/instrumentation maintenance and quality assurance procedures is required.
• Experience in performing external proficiency testing programs to maintain accreditation of the laboratory.
• Experience in conducting quality control procedures on equipment, reagents, and products by implementing instrument, reagent, and product testing systems.
• Ordering laboratory studies in the Laboratory Information System.
• Drawing blood samples on ordered studies.
• Preparing samples for processing, sharps accountability.
• Maintaining logs and records, filling out appropriate laboratory request forms.
• Preparation of the call out (draw list and labels), maintenance of a waiting list.
• Restocking supplies as needed.
• Daily maintenance of laboratory equipment, including advising the Laboratory Supervisor when equipment requires professional maintenance or repair.
• Biological specimen preparation and packaging for shipment to contract laboratories.
• Processing incoming referral specimens, processing outgoing specimen containers to referral facilities.
• Maintenance of laboratory logs and other records as necessary for complying with Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) guidelines.
• Inform the Laboratory Supervisor of all information pertaining to the services rendered, i.e., specimen(s) obtained, and reporting any problems arising regarding laboratory services.
• Responsible for providing technical and clerical support to the laboratory.

BENEFITS: Competitive hourly pay rate, accrued vacation, accrued sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays, 401K opportunity, and healthcare benefits contribution.