Job Description
Position Summary
The Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS), Sr. evaluates, analyzes, and performs automated and complex laboratory procedures, monitors workflow, and ensure regulatory compliance in the assigned area of responsibility.
Schedule: Monday through Friday; 1st shift
Successful candidates joining our TEAM will be eligible for: - Outstanding Benefits with a 403(B) match for full and part-time employees.
- Retirement Savings plan.
- Paid Time Off plan.
- Education Assistance programs; Tuition reimbursement, Student Loan repayment program and Preferred Education Program.
- Maternity leave; 4 weeks yearly.
- Among many other benefit programs. Benefits do kick in from day one!
Responsibilities
Essential Functions • Maintains active participation in the corporate technical committee for assigned area to include assisting with:
o Policy development and revisions including quality control and maintenance
o Instrument evaluation and selection and impact on laboratory operations
o Defining competency requirements
o Creation of student education plans
o Input into quality management plans
o Input into process improvement plans
o Ensuring regulatory compliance
o Maintaining test menus based on organizational needs
• Requires a comprehensive understanding of a range of processes, procedures, systems and concepts.
• Resolves problems and identifies the most appropriate solution to ensure the lab is able to meet its objectives.
• Routinely monitors and participates in daily departmental operations.
• Addresses customer concerns and follows up in a timely manner.
• Serves as a resource to other team members in the department
• Performs audits to ensure compliance as needed.
• Assists with resolving issues in the absence of the supervisor.
• Makes recommendations for alternative methodology of current procedures as indicated and coordinates changes as required
including clinical trials.
• Recommends skill mix based on technical complexity.
• Supports the supervisor and manager in maintaining the operational budget within projected constraints.
• Monitors appropriate test utilization.
• Responsible for appropriately training new team members at the request of the Supervisor.
• Responsible for completing competency documentation for team members in their area of responsibility.
• Ensures that the Orlando Health Clinical Laboratory is inspection ready.
• Maintains good communication with all Laboratory team members and customers including team members, leaders,
Pathologists, , Physicians and other customers served by the Laboratory.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state
and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Qualifications
Education/Training • Bachelor's degree required.
• Successful completion of an approved clinical laboratory training internship.
Licensure/Certification • Maintains current Florida license as a Medical Technologist certified in the specialty or specialties required by the laboratory
section(s) assigned.
• National Certification such as American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP), American Association of Bioanalysts (AAB), or
American Medical Technologists (AMT) preferred.
Experience • Three (3) years experience required. Based on area of assignment department specific competencies may be required.
Job Tags
Full time, Part time, Local area, Monday to Friday, Day shift,