Medical Laboratory Scientist - Evening Shift Job at Urology America, MSO, Austin, TX

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  • Urology America, MSO
  • Austin, TX

Job Description

At Urology Austin , our mission is committed to improving the lives of patients and their families through compassionate, quality, and ethical care.

In choosing a career with Urology Austin , you are choosing to improve the lives of patients and their families through a collaborative team-driven approach in an innovative, quality-driven, community-based setting. Better Medicine. Better Care.

Position Summary: The Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) assists with the maintenance of policies, procedures, and quality control practices to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. This role requires meticulous and organized record control, excellent attention to detail, ability to multi-task while remaining agile with duties and scheduled timelines. The MLS will perform routine medical laboratory test, low to high complexity, and assist with training, verifications/validations, as needed.   Must be authorized to work in the United States. 

Job Relationships: This position reports to the Laboratory Supervisor and Laboratory Director

Essential Job Responsibilities:  The following are intended to be examples of the accountabilities for which the person in this position is responsible. This position description is not intended to be complete or all-inclusive and does not preclude management from assigning other or related functions for which the individual has demonstrated competency through performance.
  • Perform technical laboratory functions including chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, and molecular testing while maintaining turnaround time (TAT).
  • Report test results following clinic protocols alerting providers, nurses, or staff, as needed.
  • Follow laboratory procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting, and maintaining records of patient test results.
  • Maintain records that demonstrate that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens.
  • Adhere to laboratory’s quality control policies, document all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations and maintenance performed.
  • Be capable of identifying problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and either must correct the problems or immediately notify the general supervisor, technical supervisor, clinical consultant, or director.
  • Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specifications.
  • Assist with the creation, implementation, and maintenance of departmental protocols, methods, policies, and procedures.
  • Maintain laboratory equipment and supplies. Set up, maintain, calibrate, and clean medical laboratory equipment as required.
  • Assist with training of new laboratory personnel.
  • Ensures training content, safety practices, and role development align with CLIA, OSHA, HIPAA, and other regulatory standards applicable to clinical operations.
  • Comply with all federal, state, and local regulations. Includes but is not limited to FDA, OSHA, CLIA, and CAP agencies.
  • Other duties, as assigned.
Essential Skills and Experiences
  • Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biomedical Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Cell Biology, or Clinical Laboratory Science from an accredited institution.
  • Active and in good standing American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or American Medical Technologists (AMT) Certification required .
  • Minimum of 1-year related Generalist (Chemistry, Hematology, Urinalysis, Coagulation) clinical laboratory experience in and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience is required .
  • Demonstrated proficiency in computer skills, such as word processing and laboratory information systems.
  • Strong understanding of good laboratory practices and regulatory compliance.

Working Conditions:  The working conditions the individual is subject to are as follows (checked boxes):

  • Works alone

  • Works with others

  • Works around others

  • Extended day

  • Inside work

  • Noise

  • Pressurized equipment

  • Gases

  • Hazardous materials

  • Travel

  • Verbal contact with others

  • Face to face contact

  • Confined areas

  • Extreme heat

  • Mechanical equipment

  • Shift work

Physical Requirements:  Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards. The physical requirements to perform the daily tasks and job duties are as follows (checked boxes). These may be performed on a frequent or extended period of time:

  • Seeing – general

  • Close vision

  • Color perception

  • Hearing/listening

  • Clear speech – simple

  • Dexterity

  • Hand

  • Fingering

  • Stooping

  • Walking

  • Bending

  • Pushing

  • Pulling

  • Climbing

  • Kneeling

  • Squatting

  • Flexibility

  • Upper body

  • Touching

  • Smelling

  • Sitting

  • Driving

  • Standing

Lifting requirement:

  • Medium – up to 50 lbs

Mental Requirements:  The mental requirements are as follows (checked boxes):

  • Reading – complex

  • Writing – complex

  • Verbal – complex

  • Memorization

  • Analyzing

  • Decision making

  • Job content/knowledge

  • Math skills

  • Judgment

  • Clerical

  • Comprehension

Job Tags

Full time, Local area, Immediate start, Work alone, Shift work, Afternoon shift,

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