Medical Laboratory Scientist
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Burleson St. Joseph Health Center
Caldwell, TX, US
Summary
Perform and report complex laboratory tests across various disciplines to provide critical diagnostic data for patient treatment. Maintain and calibrate automated equipment while ensuring strict adherence to quality control and regulatory standards.
Job Description
Where You’ll Work
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital is a 25-bed critical access hospital in Caldwell, Texas offering a Level IV Trauma Center, IP and OP services, therapy, emergency care, skilled nursing care, injury treatment and more.
Our hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and certified as a Level III support stroke facility by the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Medical Lab Scientist, you will be a critical diagnostic expert, performing complex laboratory tests to ensure accurate, timely results vital for patient diagnosis and treatment.Every day, you will execute a wide range of analytical procedures across various lab disciplines (hematology, chemistry, microbiology, etc.). You'll analyze specimens, operate/maintain instruments, interpret results, and conduct quality control, providing crucial data for clinical decisions.To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate a strong scientific foundation, advanced technical proficiency, exceptional problem-solving skills, and meticulous attention to detail. Your paramount commitment will be to accuracy and regulatory adherence.
- Performs and reports waived, moderately complex, and highly complex test procedures on patient specimens adhering to the Section’s Standard Operating Procedures to ensure accurate and timely reporting
- Provides excellent patient care through clinical correlation of results, identification of patterns of bias, rapid notification of appropriate caregivers of critical values, and completion of testing within established turn-around-time limits
- Ensures that major automated equipment is operational by performing required maintenance, calibration and troubleshooting procedures; including contacting of instrument vendor for assistance or repair
- Performs required calibration and quality control procedures and maintains records to ensure tests are being performed within established parameters
- Performs proficiency testing as assigned and review results with laboratory clinical leaders
- Assists in evaluation and generation of compliant documentation for the validation of new procedures and equipment to provide the physician with the most current laboratory technology
Job Requirements
Required
- Bachelors Of Science in a biological or chemical science as defined by CLIA., upon hire
Preferred
- International Medical Laboratory Scientist, upon hire or
- Blood Banking, upon hire or
- Chemistry - ASCP, upon hire or
- Clinical Laboratory Scientist, upon hire or
- Clinical Laboratory Technologist, upon hire or
- Technologist in Molecular Biology, upon hire or
- Medical Laboratory Scientist - Med Technologist, upon hire or
- Medical Technologist AAB, upon hire or
- Technologist in Microbiology, upon hire or
- Medical Technologist AMT, upon hire or
- Specialist in Hematology, upon hire or
- Specialist in Microbiobiology, upon hire or
- Med Technologist - ASCP, upon hire or
- Histotechnologist, upon hire
CHI St. Joseph Health traces its origins to 1936 when St. Joseph Regional Health Center was founded by the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania, Ohio, in response to a call from a local physician. Starting in a small 35-bed hospital, the organization has grown to 611 licensed beds in seven locations.
CHI St. Joseph Health is an integrated local healthcare system, with facilities in ten counties making up the Brazos Valley. The majority of health services are delivered at our main campus, CHI St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital, in Bryan, Texas. With Brazos Valley’s only Level II Trauma Center, the first Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center, and the first accredited Chest Pain Center, CHI St. Joseph Health is a leader in critical care and the largest provider of cardiovascular care in the region.
Our Hospitals Include:
- CHI St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital
- CHI St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital
- CHI St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital
- CHI St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital
- CHI St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital
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Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Bryan, TX
CHI St. Joseph Health traces its origins to 1936 when St. Joseph Regional Health Center was founded by the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania, Ohio, in response to a call from a local physician. Starting in a small 35-bed hospital, the organization has grown to 611 licensed beds in seven locations.
CHI St. Joseph Health is an integrated local healthcare system, with facilities in ten counties making up the Brazos Valley. The majority of health services are delivered at our main campus, CHI St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital, in Bryan, Texas. With Brazos Valley’s only Level II Trauma Center, the first Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center, and the first accredited Chest Pain Center, CHI St. Joseph Health is a leader in critical care and the largest provider of cardiovascular care in the region.
Our Hospitals Include:
- CHI St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital
- CHI St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital
- CHI St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital
- CHI St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital
- CHI St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital
Social Media Privacy Policy: http://bit.ly/2fpll4B
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Bryan, TX
