Clinical Laboratory Scientist III (Medical Technologist)
Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Baltimore, MD
- Training
- Full-time
Our friendly and knowledgeable staff teams provide support throughout our many specialty departments and centers, from primary visits to emergency care.What Awaits You?
- Career growth and development
- Tuition Assistance
- Diverse and collaborative working environment
- Affordable and comprehensive benefits package
- Demonstrating an advanced level of laboratory experience, the Clinical Lab Scientist 3 (Medical Technologist or Medical Lab Scientist) reports to Pathology Lab Manager, Supervisor or Lead (or assigned Charge). Performs a variety of both routine and complex clinical laboratory tests and records and reports results following standard operating procedures, policies and regulatory guidelines. These require a professional level of knowledge to properly execute and analyze results, especially where results are abnormal or atypical.
- Supports needs of the laboratory including both pre-analytical and analytical areas as assigned.
- Provides training of both new hires, current colleagues, students, residents/fellow, and others assigned in the laboratory. Sets up and maintains equipment; monitors quality control standards.
- Assigned tasks in bringing online new testing and programs, validation, QA, and research support.
- Responsible for resolving problems, provides expertise in operating equipment or testing protocols, as well as the workflow of specimens.
- Where assigned reviews lab requisitions and collects pertinent clinical and medical chart data.
- May perform data entry, pre-analytical set up, routine clerical and service duties as required.
- May support the laboratory inventory/ordering, and back-up to other tasks as assigned.
- The CLS3 may serve as “charge” in the absence of Lead, Supervisor, or Manager and are appointed to committees and project teams as needed. The CLS 3 may also be assigned to perform competency testing of others.
- BS degree in Medical Lab Sciences, Medical Technology, or Clinical Lab Science related field, required.
- May consider BS degree in Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology or categorical related field where education included clinical laboratory internship/clinical rotations and degree/experience with an approved Med Tech certification.
- Minimum 2 years of direct clinical laboratory experience is required.
- For this level, verified certification as a Medical Technologist (MT, MLS) from ASCP or other department approved agency is required and must be maintained at all times by employee.