Medical Lab Scientist

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At Emory Healthcare we fuel your professional journey with better benefits, valuable resources, ongoing mentorship and leadership programs for all types of jobs, and a supportive environment that enables you to reach new heights in your career and be what you want to be. We provide: 

• Sign-On & Relocation Bonuses when applicable
• Comprehensive health benefits that start day 1 
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance & Reimbursement Programs 
• Family-focused benefits  
• Wellness incentives 
• Ongoing mentorship, development, and leadership programs  
• And more

All levels of experience and education will be considered for this posting. 

Emory Medical Laboratory's mission is to transform health and healing by providing high quality, cost-effective, innovative laboratory services which enhance patient health. We're seeking an experienced Medical Lab Scientist / Medical Technologist with a background in Core Lab specialties. 

Shifts Available (varied by location and lab specialty):

• Day
• Evening
• Night
• Weekends

Locations Available (specialties varied by location):

• Emory University Hospital (core lab, blood bank, microbiology, HLA)
• Emory Hopsital Midtown (core lab, blood bank)
• Emory Winship Midtown (core lab, blood bank)
• Emory Decatur Hospital (core lab, blood bank)
• Emory Hillandale Hospital (core lab, blood bank)

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:

• 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.

JOIN OUR TEAM TODAY Emory Healthcare (EHC), part of Emory University (EUV), is the most comprehensive academic health system in Georgia and the first and only in Georgia with a Magnet designated ambulatory practice. We are made up of 11 hospitals-4 Magnet designated, the Emory Clinic, and more than 425 provider locations. The Emory Healthcare Network, established in 2011, is the largest clinically integrated network in Georgia, with more than 3,450 physicians concentrating in 70 different subspecialties. 

Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

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