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LCMC Health · 2 days ago

Clinical Laboratory Scientist Core Lab FT Nights

New Orleans, LA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

LCMC Health is a community-oriented healthcare provider dedicated to delivering quality care. The Clinical Laboratory Scientist will ensure specimen integrity, operate laboratory instrumentation, and perform various laboratory procedures while maintaining safety and quality standards.

Health CareHealth DiagnosticsHospitalMedical

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Ensures specimens received by the laboratory are acceptable for testing by applying the appropriate criteria

Changes or prepares reagents, controls as necessary and records such in log

Labels, accessions and distributes specimens so that integrity of patient identification is maintained throughout processing

Inoculates specimens from all areas of the body on appropriate media

Initiates orders for blood and/or blood components from the appropriate blood supplier

Follows hospital/laboratory safety and infection control policies and reports variances to section supervisors as they occur

Operates both primary and secondary instrumentation proficiently

Determines appropriateness of manual methods, micro-methods, back-up procedures and initiates such procedures

Through use of the computer system, compares patient results to previous results during the same encounter and investigates discrepancies

Reports test results within established departmental turn-around times after verifying documentation is complete and accurate

Prepares and interprets gram stains and other wet and dry preparations for bacteriology and parasitology

Performs all routine procedures including, but not limited to, ABORH typing and retesting, antibody detection and identification, compatibility testing and serology procedures

Prepares blood components while maintaining aseptic technique and proper storage

Evaluates serological reactivity to assist with antibody identification and crossmatch incompatibilities

Follows universal precautions at all times when dealing with blood or body fluids

Disinfects counter tops at the end of the shift with appropriate cleaner

Operates, calibrates, conducts performance checks and maintains any clinical laboratory instrument or equipment after orientation

Troubleshoots basic instrument malfunctions and documents in the appropriate action log

Determines when an instrument’s service representative should be contacted for assistance

Analyzes quality control material for each procedure, records values according to section policy and reports to technical Supervisor when results are outside established limits

Performs comparison studies of precision, accuracy and linearity on new or existing procedures and reports results by established deadlines

Performs and accurately records proficiency surveys, properly routes form and copies within the specified time frame

Performs all aspects of reagent quality control as specified in the quality control manuals

Assists in the clinical orientation of new or less skilled laboratory personnel as requested by the section Supervisor

Assures proper packaging and disposal of waste chemicals

Maintains proper documentation (log) of generated waste

Performs order or result entry (manual or computerized) and reviews information for accuracy before verification

Documents Critical Call Value notification, duplicate checking, date and time of performance, technologist initials and expected age related 'normal' values on all down-time reports as appropriate

Checks instruments and benches assigned for appropriate reagent and supply levels and replenishes when necessary

Notifies appropriate person of low inventory items or of any out-of-date reagents contaminated or otherwise unacceptable

Records receipt of supplies and reagents, properly initialing and dating the inventory items at receipt, time put into use and expiration

Ensures adequate inventory levels are available for incoming shifts

Receives tissue specimens from surgery, autopsy and the nursing floors

Performs proper processing and preservation of tissue specimens

Complies with proper specimen storage and preservation of all other non-tissue specimens for non-core laboratory

Prepares necessary reagents and collection supplies for assisting with bone marrow aspirations according to physician orders

Assists physicians in the procurement of bone marrow specimens in accordance with departmental and Hospital policies

Performs special stains and follows protocols as appropriate

Qualification

Clinical Lab Generalist LicenseSpecimen ProcessingInstrumentation ProficiencyQuality Control AnalysisBlood Component PreparationAseptic TechniqueDocumentation SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

Clinical Lab Generalist licensed by Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners as CLG or CLS

Company

LCMC Health

LCMC Health is a provider of hospitals, medical centers & health centers for healthcare, medical diagnostics and treatment.

Founded in 2009

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.lcmchealth.org/

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