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 2 Inova Health System parental leave, paid time off United States, Virginia, Fairfax Aug 03, 2026 Medical Laboratory Scientist 2 Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is looking for a dedicated Medical Laboratory Scientist 2 to join their Core Lab team! This position will be part-time day shift. Inova is consistently ranked as national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:
Committed to
Team Member Health:
offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
Retirement:
Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
Tuition and Student Loan Assistance:
offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
Mental Health Support:
offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
Work/Life Balance:
offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules and more. Medical Laboratory Scientist 2
Job Responsibilities:
Reviews technical activities for quality assurance per facility requirements.
Participates and helps prepare Laboratory for self and onsite inspections. Follows site specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and instructions; Annually reads SOP and documents knowledge of contents. Performs required Quality Control (QC) measures, including corrective action and documentation, for all procedures and instrumentation; Recognizes QC problems or discrepancies and attempts to determine cause of problems prior to notification. Notifies appropriate individual(s) regarding QC problems or discrepancies according to the established procedures.
Acts as a resource person/key operator for coworkers, customers and patients for technical questions; Demonstrates an expanded knowledge of technical and administrative tasks beyond normal technical operations.
Reports accurate results while minimizing the number of corrected reports not attributed to auto-verification or specimen conditions beyond technical control.
Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
Education-Bachelor's degree in science from a college/university recognized by regional or national accreditation agency. Degree in Medical Laboratory Science or Medical Technology preferred. Other acceptable forms of education will follow the guidelines of
ASCP/AMT
Board certification. Experience- 1 yr. Clinical. Successful completion of a NAACLS accredited MLS program, NAACLS or ABHES accredited MSL program, or a foreign medical laboratory science clinical training program within the last five years can be used in lieu of one year of full time acceptable clinical experience.
Certification Upon Start:
ASCP or AMT Board certification consistent with scope of responsibility to include MT, MLS, MLT, BB, SBB, C, H, M, SH, SCT, MB, SMB, SM, SC, and HEW.
