Clinical Laboratory Scientist
Company: HCA Healthcare
Location: Saint Petersburg
Posted on: January 24, 2023
Job Description:
Description New Grads Welcome! $5K SIGN ON BONUS INCLUDEDThis is
a full-time, evening shift rotating weekend positionHCA Florida St.
Petersburg Hospital 6500 38th Ave N St. Petersburg, FL 33710HCA
Florida St. Petersburg Hospital. Our full-service 215-bed acute
care facility provides a wide range of healthcare services to
communities in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County and beyond.We are
seeking a dynamic motivated hospital based Medical
Technologist/Laboratory Scientist like you to join our
organization. We are committed to providing our employees with the
support they need. We offer an array of medical, dental, and vision
packages as well as several add-on perks to make your benefits
package truly customizable to you and your family needs. Some of
our unique benefits we offer include:
-
- Paid Personal Leave
- 401k (100% annual match - 3% to 9% of pay based on years of
service)
- Identity Theft Protection discounts
- Auto, Home, and Life Insurance options
- Adoption Assistance
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) As a Medical
Technologist, you will perform stat and routine clinical laboratory
testing in technical discipline areas in which individuals and
departments are licensed under the direction of a Laboratory
Supervisor, Manager or Director. You will perform duties consistent
with written procedures and regulatory requirements and apply
theoretical concepts of laboratory medicine using independent
judgement to ensure timely and accurate results. You will also
maintain licensure, competency, and will regulatory schedule in
Blood Bank, Chemistry, and Hematology sections of the laboratory.
You will perform non-technical duties including, but not limited to
specimen collection, processing and referral testing within the
department as required. Finally, you will support the department in
achieving department goals for service, quality, regulatory
compliance, financial performance, patient satisfaction, healthy
work environment, and integration of intra and inter-departmental
activities.
You Will:
- Become proficient with information system computer functions
relative to job duties.
- Demonstrate responsibility and accountability in the
performance of accurate and timely laboratory testing.
- Work in an organized manner and perform according to section
procedure manual so that other personnel can follow workflow.
- Analyze proficiency testing samples according to instructions
and complete within the allowable time frame.
- Assume responsibility of the department as appropriate in the
absence of the supervisor.
- Consistently complete all required records/documentation
pertaining to patient results.
- Perform stat procedures within established turnaround time
targets.
- Demonstrate the ability to use good judgment and independent
thinking in the correlation and interpretation of patient results.
(including performing delta checks, etc.)
- Review pending logs (OSR) and result logs; resolve any
outstanding workload or communicate to staff relief.
- Perform quality control procedures per protocol and completes
necessary documentation.
- Assure that quality control results are within acceptable
guidelines and parameters.
- Take pertinent corrective action when the patient, control,
standard, calibration and/or proficiency results are not within
appropriate guidelines.
- Assist supervisor in meeting department regulatory agency
requirements (CAP, etc.)
- Operate all equipment correctly and perform periodic
maintenance according to schedule.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform equipment troubleshooting to
resolve basic equipment malfunctions.
- Assist in monitoring reagents and supply inventories and
utilize them appropriately.
- Maintain education and development appropriate for
position.
- Handle all problem and/or critical laboratory specimens/test
results according to established procedures and in a timely
manner.
You Should Have:
- A 2 Year/Associate Degree is required
- A 4 Year/Bachelor's Degree in Medical Technology is
preferred
- A State of Florida Technologist License is required OR the
ability to obtain a license prior to starting a new position
- A minimum of 3 years as a Medical TechnologistAdditional
Information:
- You should have availability to work during disasters
- The ability to frequently stand, bend, reach, squat, kneel,
move, and lift patients and/or equipment up to 50 poundsHCA
Healthcare ranks on Fortune's list of Most Admired Companies for
three consecutive years. In addition, HCA Healthcare has also been
named one of Ethisphere's World's Most Ethical Companies and ranks
63rd on the Fortune 500 List. Join our tradition of excellence! We
want you to join our tradition of excellence. Are you intrigued? If
you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply. We
promptly review all applications. We are actively interviewing so
apply today. We are very excited to hear from you. We are an equal
opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do
not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national
origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran
status, or disability status.
Keywords: HCA Healthcare, St. Petersburg , Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Healthcare , Saint Petersburg, Florida
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