A Medical Laboratory Scientist specializes in collecting and analyzing body fluids using complex chemical and microscopic tests. Workplaces include clinical laboratories at hospitals, references labs, biotech labs and non-clinical industrial labs.
Medical Laboratory Scientist McLaren Health Care - 3.2 Mount Clemens, MI Job Details Full-time 9 hours ago Qualifications Microscopic analysis Laboratory inventory control Medical Technology System troubleshooting Laboratory equipment routine checks Medical Technologist Microbiological culture and identification Blood bank and transfusion medicine testing Equipment troubleshooting Mid-level Laboratory equipment calibration Medical diagnostic testing Laboratory reports Biochemical laboratory techniques Laboratory quality control Laboratory preventive maintenance Order placement Clinical chemistry analyzers Spectrophotometry Microbiological analysis Medical lab results review Cell counting Chemical testing Associate's degree Blood work assessment
Full Job Description Position Summary:
Provides information for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease by conducting medical laboratory tests, procedures, experiments, and analyses following established accreditation guidelines and quality control standards.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
1. Determines normal and abnormal components of body fluids by conducting chemical analyses of blood, urine, spinal fluids, and gastric juices. 2. Analyzes blood cells by counting and identifying cells, using microscopic techniques and procedures. 3. Prepares blood, plasma, and platelets for transfusions by conducting blood group, type, and compatibility tests. 4. Processes, reads, and reports cultures from various sources as well as antibiotic sensitivities and other microbiology procedures. 5. Ensures operation of analyzers, spectrophotometers, colorimeters, flame photometers, and other laboratory equipment by calibrating; completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques. 6. Maintains laboratory supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.
Required:
Bachelor's degree in medical technology or related field, or an associate degree in medical technology or related field. MT certification or certified within 18 months of hire or transfer.
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans Additional Information Schedule:
Full-time Requisition ID:
26004774
Daily Work Times:
11:00p - 7:30a
Hours Per Pay Period:
80
On Call:
No Weekends:
Yes About Us McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan's largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.
