Medical Laboratory Scientist
Shreveport, Louisiana
CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center

Job Opportunity: Scientist - Lab (Travel)

Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Employment Type: Travel
Contract Length: 13 weeks (approximately 3 months)
Shift: 7 days on / 7 days off, Wednesday to Tuesday, 2:00 PM – 10:30 PM (with flexibility and potential to change)
Work Type: Full Time
Temp to Perm: Possibility

Job Summary

Perform routine and complex laboratory procedures including specimen processing, testing patient specimens, quality control, instrument operation and maintenance, and assisting with new procedure development. May perform phlebotomy and other patient-oriented tasks.

Responsibilities

• Perform all routine and complicated laboratory procedures in assigned sections, considering age- and sex-specific values.
• Operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and perform minor repairs on laboratory instruments; notify Bio-med if needed.
• Cross-train in other laboratory sections as required.
• Follow the laboratory’s quality control program.
• Calculate, enter, and verify laboratory results.
• Use the Laboratory Information System.
• Notify and document critical laboratory values.
• Process patient specimens with attention to minimal pediatric specimen volumes when applicable.
• Participate in evaluation, development, and implementation of new or updated testing procedures and protocols.
• Demonstrate competence in patient care responsibilities tailored to population-specific and developmental needs.
• Adapt patient assessment and care methods to accommodate physical, psychosocial, cultural, age-specific, and developmental needs.
• Adhere to organizational core values and complete all required compliance and regulatory tasks.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science or medical technology from an accredited institution, OR
• Equivalent laboratory training and experience meeting CLIA regulation 42CFR493.1489 (including U.S. Military laboratory training courses of at least 50 weeks), OR
• Education evaluated by an acceptable credentialing agency as equivalent to a U.S. Bachelor’s degree in the relevant field.

Experience

• No experience required for graduates of an approved clinical laboratory training program (NAACLS or other HHS-approved organizations), OR
• One year of approved clinical laboratory experience including clinical rotations through Blood Banking, Microbiology, Chemistry, Hematology, Immunology, and Urinalysis/Body Fluids within the last 5 years.

Licenses and Certifications

• Certification as MT, MLS, CLS, or MLT from ASCP, AMT, AAB, or HEW/HHS. Certification must be current and maintained if it has an expiration date.
• Louisiana State Licensure is required.
• New graduates must be board certified or eligible (must complete board certification within 1 year of hire; Louisiana excluded).

Additional Information

• No on-call requirement.
• Prior travel experience is not required.
• Must be able to work the specified shift with flexibility.