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Position Summary:

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A Brief Overview

The Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS), Sr. evaluates, analyzes, and performs automated and complex laboratory procedures, monitors workflow and ensures regulatory compliance in the assigned area of responsibility.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains active participation in the corporate technical committee for assigned area to include assisting with:
• Policy development and revisions including quality control and maintenance
• Instrument evaluation and selection and impact on laboratory operations
• Defining competency requirements
• Creation of student education plans
• Input into quality management plans
• Input into process improvement plans
• Ensuring regulatory compliance
• Maintaining test menus based on organizational needs
• Requires a comprehensive understanding of a range of processes, procedures, systems and concepts.
• Resolves problems and identifies the most appropriate solution to ensure the lab is able to meet its objectives.
• Routinely monitors and participates in daily departmental operations.
• Addresses customer concerns and follows up in a timely manner.
• Serves as a resource to other team members in the department.
• Performs audits to ensure compliance as needed.
• Assists with resolving issues in the absence of the supervisor.
• Makes recommendations for alternative methodology of current procedures as indicated and coordinates changes as required including clinical trials.
• Recommends skill mix based on technical complexity.
• Supports the supervisor and manager in maintaining the operational budget within projected constraints.
• Monitors appropriate test utilization.
• Responsible for appropriately training new team members at the request of the Supervisor.
• Responsible for completing competency documentation for team members in their area of responsibility.
• Ensures that the Orlando Health Clinical Laboratory is inspection ready.
• Maintains good communication with all Laboratory team members and customers including team members, leaders, Pathologists, Physicians and other customers served by the Laboratory.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
• Participates in identified value improvement task forces (inter and intra departmental) and implements identified areas of improvement as indicated.
• Understands the functions of all laboratory areas and is able to fulfill team leader responsibilities in another area as required.
• Practices infection control and safety policies.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient record, hospital, and departmental matters at all times.
• Mentors technologists in their assigned tasks.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree Required
• Successful completion of an approved clinical laboratory training internship.
• 3 Years Medical laboratory science experience Required
• Based on area of assignment department specific competencies may be Required
• Maintains current Florida license as a Medical Technologist certified in the specialty/specialties required by the laboratory section assigned required. Supervisor License Preferred
• ASCP - Medical Technologist certification Preferred or
• Certified Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT)-AMT Preferred or
• (AAB) American Association of Bioanalysts certification Preferred