Hourly Pay Range:

Position Highlights:

• Position: Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS)
• Location: Swedish Hospital
• Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
• Hours: Monday-Friday, 7am-3:30pm, rotating weekends and holidays

What you will do:

• Performs various bacteriological, molecular, immunological, and parasitological tests to provide data on cause and progress of disease.
• Performs gram stains and routine kit testing.
• Reviews test results for accuracy and notifies appropriate clinical personnel of all critical results. Documents this notification per established protocols.
• Recognizes abnormal or unusual test results and makes appropriate decision about releasing those results. Notifies supervisor or pathologist if necessary.
• Performs routine and advanced maintenance procedures on all instrumentation they operate, according to schedule and procedure and documents appropriately.
• Assists with the education and training of MT/MLT students, Fellows or Residents when assigned by Supervisor/Manager or Director.
• Maintains adequate level of supplies, restocks as needed, and notifies supervisor of inventory needs; checks in and documents use of new reagents as needed.
• Performs all Quality Control, Quality Assurance and instrument function checks.

What you will need:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory/Biological science or Associates Degree in Medical Technology Required
• 2 Years experience in a comparable healthcare setting of moderate to high complexity testing beyond POC/Waived testing with an achieved competency level of a Laboratory Associate preferred.
• Certified Medical Technologist, Medical Laboratory Scientist, or Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) -ASCP or AMT preferred