Medical Lab Scientist - Immunochemistry

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Evening Shift

Description:

See attached.

Shift: Monday - Friday 3pm-11:30pm, weekends and holidays as needed

Hours: 40 hours a week

Department: Immunochemistry

Minimum rate of pay: $30.13 per hour +

Location: Warde Lab - Ann Arbor.

Testing methodologies include:

• LCMS testing-preparation, set up, monitoring, interpretation, and resulting.
• immunoassay instrument testing such as Hepatitis, tumor markers, thyroids, and hormones
• kidney stone prep and analysis
• breath bag analysis
• eia testing requiring manual pipetting

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Receipt of samples including determination of acceptability and follow up for nonacceptable samples.
• Instrument and manual testing involving interpretation skills of result information. Includes LCMS and EIA technologies. Manual pipetting skills required. Some testing requires the collaboration of several tests/techs/shifts for a final product.
• All aspects of assay testing including calibration, qc, maintenance, problem resolution.
• Stocking of areas, inventory management, and reagent acceptability.
• Communication with other departments regarding samples and testing.  Several tests are on shared instrumentation with other departments and shifts.
• Communication with teammates regarding daily work and workflow planning

Skills include but not limited to:

• Must be capable of independent work as well as team work.
• Must be able to coordinate communication and tasks between colleagues and shifts in the department, shared departments, and for the laboratory. 
• Must be flexible in ability to organize and coordinate multiple tasks in the shift and adjust work for daily changes in volume and workflow.
• Must be able to troubleshoot and communicate sample, assay, and instrument issues and participate in resolution.
• Must be able to complete testing and related tasks in a timely manner.
• Prefer experience in manual pipetting and testing.
• Prefer experience with LCMS techniques and interpretation.
• Prefer experience in interpretation of manual testing including LCMS techniques.

Required Qualifications:

Education

• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, or university in Medical Technology or Medical Laboratory Science.
  - May consider a bachelor’s degree in science with a combination of relevant work experience in a comparable laboratory setting. Proof of educational transcripts must be submitted at time of application.

Experience

• Relevant work experience in a medical laboratory is required if MLS/MT degree is not obtained.

*Prefer clinical experience.  Immunoassay instrumentation, manual pipetting and testing, and mass spectrometry experience preferred but not required.

Certification/Licensure

• Medical Technologist (MT)/Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT), Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) – ASCP, or NCLS certification preferred.

Applicants for this position must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor an employment visa for this position.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.