Job Title: Medical Laboratory Scientist
Job Location: Shelton, CT
Job Duration: 2+ months (Possibility of Extension)
Shift: Tue – Sat, 09:00 AM – 05:30 PM EST.
Pay Rate: $30 – $40.00/hr. on W2 – All inclusive.
Department: Flow-Cytometry
Job Description:
- Follow the laboratory’s procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting and maintaining records of patient test result.
- Maintain records that demonstrate that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens.
- Analyze specimens using approved testing procedures.
- Review and release test results.
- Follow CLIA, HIPAA, OSHA, and safety guidelines as described in their respective guidelines.
- Follow the laboratory’s established policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory’s established acceptable levels of performance.
- Identify problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results, correct the problems encountered or immediately notify the senior technologist or supervisor.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree required, degree in Chemistry or Biochemistry strongly preferred
- Transcripts will be requested for review throughout consideration process
Work Experience:
- 1 year Clinical experience (high complexity testing) preferred
- Experience with LC-MS or ICP-MS strongly preferred
Physical and Mental Requirements:
- The normal performance of duties may require lifting and carrying objects: Objects 1 to 10 pounds are lifted and carried frequently; objects 11 to 25 pounds are lifted and carried occasionally; objects 36 to 50 pounds are seldom lifted or carried and objects over 50 pounds are not to be lifted or carried without assistance.
- Ability to stand and work at the bench for long periods of time.
- Frequent walking and/or standing.
- May be required to use a wide variety of manual and automated pipettes and laboratory instruments and apparatuses all of which demand significant manual dexterity.