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HealthTrackRx · 1 day ago

Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Clarksville, IN, US

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

1+ years exp

HealthTrackRx is seeking a Clinical Laboratory Scientist I who will handle all infectious disease testing with a goal of providing 100% accuracy when processing samples. The role involves performing essential functions related to laboratory safety, specimen processing, and effective communication with laboratory management and team members.

Health CareHealth DiagnosticsHospital

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Performing sample prep, DNA extraction and PCR

Running KingFisher Flex, Accufill, VeritiPro, QuantStudio 12K and 5

Performing accurate manual and electronic pipetting of small sample volumes

Adhere to laboratory’s quality control policies, quality control activities and SOP’s

Review all SOP’s and workflow updates in a timely manner and ensure all SOP updates are implemented in real time for workflow processes

Perform preventive maintenance checks and decontamination of equipment and workspaces

Follow the laboratory’s established polices and procedures for notifying appropriate supervisors when test systems are not within the laboratory’s established acceptable levels of performance

Facilitate and ensure appropriate individual work output is completed based on current company metrics

Identify problems that may adversely affect testing performance or reporting of test results by immediately notifying the General Supervisor and/or Technical Supervisor

Participate in processing proficiency testing samples, as applicable

Successfully complete all CEU credits as required by the company

Responsible for staying informed of all incident reports and compliance related issues by attending all team meetings

Ability to perform basic accession in pre-analytical operations: requirements for Patient Identifiers (PID), auditing and communicating client manifest issues, identifying specimens categorized as non-compliant, acceptance/rejection of patient specimens, and creating cases for exceptions and sent out orders

Qualification

Clinical laboratory licenseMolecular laboratory techniquesPCRInstrument maintenanceAttention to detailMultitaskingSterile techniqueContamination controlUnidirectional workflowMicropipetteLaboratory PracticeVerbal communicationWritten communicationAdaptabilityDocumentation Practice

Required

Clinical testing personnel must possess a current license issued by the state in which the laboratory is located, if such licensing is required

60 semester hours or equivalent from an accredited institution that, at a minimum, includes either 24 semester hours of medical laboratory technology courses, OR 24 semester hours of science courses that include six semester hours of chemistry, six semester hours of biology, and 12 semester hours of chemistry, biology, or medical laboratory technology in any combination

Completion of a clinical laboratory training program approved or accredited by the ABHES, NAACLS, or other organization approved by HHS (note that this training may be included in the 60 semester hours above)

Strong attention to detail

Ability to multitask

Ability to adapt quickly to new changes

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Broad understanding of sterile technique, contamination control, and unidirectional workflow necessary for a PCR lab

Prior knowledge of molecular laboratory techniques and processes, including but not limited to micropipette

Basic understanding of instrument maintenance and troubleshooting

Preferred

1-year high complexity clinical laboratory experience preferred, unless required by the state in which the laboratory is located

Certifications/Licenses - ASCP, AMT, or other organizations preferred unless required by the state in which the laboratory is located

Company

HealthTrackRx

HealthTrackRx provides next-morning infectious disease results, empowering providers with faster answers and better patient outcomes.

Founded in 2010

Denton, Texas, USA

201-500 employees

http://healthtrackrx.com

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