Lead - Medical Lab Scientist - General Lab

Company: Ascension, B48
Location: Saginaw
Posted on: January 12, 2020

Job Description:

We Are Hiring Lead-Medical Lab Scientist - General Lab Anc 001 - FT Days - Ascension St Mary's Hospital-MedCtr - Saginaw, MI Why Join Ascension? In Michigan, Ascension operates 16 hospitals and hundreds of related healthcare facilities that together employ over 20,000 associates. Across the state, Ascension Michigan is working together to help bring patients more resources and better care. Ascension Michigan is also committed to its community; it provided over $272 million in community benefit and care of persons living in poverty in FY2018. Ascension Michigan is dedicated to spiritually centered, holistic care which sustains and improves the health of individuals and communities. Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As one of the leading non-profit and Catholic health systems in the U.S., Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, especially to those most in need. In FY2018, Ascension provided nearly $2 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs. What You Will Do As an Associate with Ascension St. Mary's Hospital, you will have the opportunity to lead the daily activities of the assigned laboratory section/staff. Responsibilities: Oversees the direction and operation of the clinical laboratory. Assigns and schedules work for assigned shifts. Prepares daily and weekly time and attendance reports. Problem solves and provides technical assistance to staff. Performs various clinical laboratory tests, analyzes and interprets test results, and ensures accuracy of same. Conducts and attends regular department meetings. Assists with data collection or special projects for difficult cases. Demonstrates in depth knowledge of the policies and procedures for patient preparation, sample requirements, specimen collection, and pre-analytical factors that affect sample quality. Oversees the documentation and submission of all required laboratory, departmental and staff statistics/reports. What You Will Need Licenses/Certifications/Registration: Required Credential(s): One or more of the following: Medical Technologist (ASCP) credentialed from the  American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP-BOC)  obtained within  18 Months (1 1/2 year) of hire date or job transfer date. Medical Lab Scientist (ASCP) credentialed from the  American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP-BOC)  obtained within  18 Months (1 1/2 year) of hire date or job transfer date. Medical Tech credentialed from the  American Medical Technologists (AMT)  obtained within  18 Months (1 1/2 year) of hire date or job transfer date. Education: Diploma  High school diploma/GED with 2 years of experience, or Associate's degree, or Technical degree required Work Experience: 1 year of experience required. Equal Employment Opportunity SMOM/SJHS provide Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. SMOM/SJHS complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.   Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

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