Medical Lab Scientist / Blood Bank

Job Title

Medical Lab Scientist / Medical Technologist with a Blood Bank background

Job Description

Emory Medical Laboratory's mission is to transform health and healing by providing high quality, cost-effective, innovative laboratory services which enhance patient health.

Shifts Available:

• 2:30pm - 1:00am, rotating weekends & holidays (differential eligible)
• 8pm - 6:30am, rotating weekends & holidays (differential eligible)

Job Duties:

• Performs various laboratory tests and procedures while adhering to standard operating procedures on patient specimens to assist in the diagnosis, study and treatment, or prevention of disease.
• May perform tests including but not limited to standardized and semi-routine biological, chemical, hematological, immunological, immunohematological, microbiological, and serological tests in a research or clinical laboratory.
• May serve as key operator for implementation of new equipment and procedures.
• In complex cases, evaluates all information and determines whether test results should be released, repeated, or referred to a pathologist. Refers abnormal or unexpected results to the appropriate individual(s).
• May serve on laboratory's safety committee; write and maintain safety and infection control policies and procedures, and ensure correct Safety Data Sheets are maintained.
• May teach medical technology theory and techniques while providing guidance to lower level technologists; develop teaching plans and student assessment tools; prepare written examinations.
• May perform venipuncture or capillary puncture to obtain blood specimen.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Blood Bank specific experience
• Bachelor's degree in Medical Laboratory Science or Medical Technology, or a chemical, physical or biological science.
• Other bachelor's degree will be accepted if graduated from an accredited school and science and math coursework meet requirements of certifying agency.
• Bachelor's degree may be waived for a medical technologist who was ASCP certified in the years prior to the bachelor's degree requirement by ASCP and a HEW/HHS technologist certified by Health and Human Services.
• Certified by one of the following accreditation agencies: MT (ASCP), MLS (ASCP), MT (AMT), MT (HHS or HEW), MT (AAB), generalist or categorical if applicable.
• Two years experience required.