Medical Lab Scientist / MLS

Overview Join our team as a night shift, PRN, Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) in Montclair, NJ. Fulfilling your purpose begins here: People First, Always. Here's how we take care of our people: Competitive salaries, support teams and growth opportunities. Your team is bigger than your department: Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center is an 820,000-square-foot facility that offers the latest medical programs, cutting-edge technology, and patient-focused care that includes 365 beds, 1,200+ employees and a 27-bed Emergency Room/Fast Track Unit. We believe healthcare is a team sport and every player has something to contribute. We show compassion, celebrate differences and treat one another with respect. Responsibilities Promote professionalism and interact with colleagues in a way that promotes a cooperative working environment. Display technical expertise necessary to ensure timely and accurate results of laboratory procedures. Ensure specimens are obtained and processed in accordance with laboratory guidelines. Demonstrate proper communication skills to relate pertinent data or information about the patient or laboratory sample to appropriate care provider. Support organizational priorities to maintain compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards. Attain required competency and demonstrates the ability to follow procedural directions and protocols. Exhibit problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and evaluate critical laboratory results. Participate in the training/mentoring of new employees, students or interns including lectures and bench techniques. Able to prioritize and organize workload and assist other coworkers to maintain productivity. Demonstrate proper infection control practices, proper patient identification, performs proper prompt specimen transport. Responsible for other duties as assigned. Engage in self-evaluation of practice and takes action to improve knowledge and skills. Promote consensus building and applies techniques of conflict resolution and conduct improvement. Retain accountability for quality of care given to the patient. Promote service excellence and growth of the laboratory. Qualifications Job Requirements BS in Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Science or a chemical, physical, or biological science degree ASCP or equivalent certification. Certification must be maintained without lapse during employment Preferred Job Requirements Previous clinical laboratory experience as a Medical Laboratory Technician, Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Laboratory Scientist within a clinical laboratory