Medical Lab Scientist
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center

Medical Lab Scientist (Laboratory, Travel/Contract)

Location: Winston Salem, North Carolina

Assignment Details

• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Day, 5x8 hours, 8:00 to 16:30, Monday to Friday
• Hours: 40 hours per week can be offered
• Target ratio: 1:5
• Patient populations: Neonates, adults, geriatrics
• Scrubs: Caribbean Blue
• Systems used on unit: Epic
• Local candidates: Accepted
• Time off: Requests are reviewed by the unit. Returning to work (RTO) after booking is not allowed, and working onsite during RTO is not allowed. Call-offs or additional RTO on the unit could result in cancellation and do-not-return (DNR).
• Orientation: 2 weeks of unit training. Hospital orientation in week one, and the traveler must attend classes each day.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience as a Medical Lab Scientist, with experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• Experience in a hospital setting
• Experience in the blood bank
• ABO/Rh/Antibody Screen & ID
• AHG Crossmatch
• Antibody Typing: Tube Method
• Antigen Typing
• Crossmatch-Immediate Spin/IgG
• Direct Coombs (DAT)
• Electronic Crossmatch
• Indirect Coombs Test
• Experience with Epic

Compliance and Onboarding

• Background check: Required within 90 days of start, covering all locations lived in the last 7 years (county, federal court, national criminal database, DOJ sex offender search)
• Education verification: Required for the highest degree specific to the profession. Official transcript or diploma must be provided.
• Exclusion checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG, within 90 days of start
• North Carolina searches: Division of Medical Assistance (Medicaid excluded providers) and NC Health Care Personnel Registry, both within 90 days prior to start
• Drug screen: 10-panel negative drug screen within 30 days of start
• Physical exam: Within 1 year of start
• TB screening: PPD, QuantiFERON (Qgold), or T-SPOT within 1 year of start. A positive result requires a clear chest X-ray within the last 5 years, a physician-signed physical within 30 days of start, and a TB questionnaire.
• Immunizations: Rubeola (measles), mumps, rubella, and varicella titers, or 2 vaccines. Negative or equivocal titers require 2 boosters 28 days apart. Declinations are not accepted.
• Hepatitis B: Titer, vaccine series, or facility Hepatitis B declination. A negative or equivocal titer requires signing the facility declination.
• Flu vaccination: Required. Intranasal vaccines are accepted. Exemption requests are reviewed case by case, and approved exemptions require wearing a mask at all times on campus.
• Fit testing: Required, with any N95 mask within 1 year of start, or completion of PAPR training
• References: 2 professional references within 3 years of start
• Employment application: Must be uploaded
• Training: Annual compliance training (40 minutes), non-Novant clinical education checklist (8 to 10 hours for acute care), education roster (2 hours 45 minutes), confidentiality agreement, tobacco-free campus acknowledgement, and hospital policies acknowledgement
• Account setup: Facility account and employee ID setup, with proof of login before start