Medical Laboratory Scientist III - DOE

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) is a non‑profit Tribal health organization designed to meet the unique health needs of Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Alaska. In partnership with more than 171,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people that we serve and the Tribal health organizations of the Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC provides world‑class health services, which include comprehensive medical services at the Alaska Native Medical Center, wellness programs, disease research and prevention, rural provider training and rural water and sanitation systems construction.

ANTHC is the largest, most comprehensive Tribal health organization in the United States, and Alaska’s second‑largest health employer with more than 3,100 employees offering an array of health services to people around the nation’s largest state.

Our vision:
Alaska Native people are the healthiest people in the world.

• Medical insurance provided through the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program as a Tribal Employee, with over 20 plans and tiers.
• Cost‑share dental and vision insurances.
• Discounted pet insurance.
• Retirement contributions with pre‑tax or Roth options into a 403(b).
• 401(a) ANTHC Retirement Plan with matching contributions of up to 5% of eligible pay after one year of employment and an annual discretionary contribution of up to 3% from the employer.
• Paid time off starts immediately, earning up to 6 hours per pay period, increasing with years of service.
• Eleven paid holidays.
• Paid parental leave or miscarriage/stillbirth eligibility after six months of employment.
• Basic short and long‑term disability premiums, AD&D insurance, and basic life insurance covered 100 % by ANTHC, with additional options for short‑term disability buy‑up coverage and voluntary life for yourself and your family members.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care.
• Ancillary cash benefits for accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness.
• On‑site child care facility with expert‑designed classrooms for early child development and preschool.
• Employee assistance program with support for grief, financial counseling, mental/emotional health, and discounted legal advice.
• Tuition discounts for you and your eligible dependents at Alaska Pacific University.
• On‑site training courses and professional development opportunities.
• License and certification reimbursements and occupational insurance for medical staff.
• Gym access to Alaska Pacific University, including a salt‑water pool, rock climbing, workout gym, and steep discounts for outdoor equipment rentals.
• Emergency travel assistance.
• Education assistance or education leave eligibility.
• Discount program for travel, gym memberships, amusement parks, and more.

Contact Recruitment directly at HR Recruiting.

Under close supervision or general direction, depending on the job title, applies technical skills to competently provide a full range of sample test analyses and laboratory services.

• Train in and perform a full range of simple‑to‑complex sample testing and laboratory services.
• Train in and perform patient specimen testing. Ensure sample suitability. Evaluate, judge, and interpret test results and ensure accuracy.
• Accept and process samples for on‑site testing or forward to contracted reference laboratories.
• Identify and resolve inconsistencies in patient results.
• Maintain laboratory equipment and instruments. Ensure quality control and functionality of instruments.
• Prepare laboratory for inspection from regulatory institutions.
• Provide customer service for questions directed at the laboratory. Answer questions from patient providers regarding test processes, patient results, or sample collection techniques.
• Participate in continuing education programs.
• Monitor, maintain, order, and stock laboratory supplies.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required.

• Assess competencies of MLTs and MLSs and provide specialized expertise in microbiology, transfusion medicine, molecular biology, and infectious disease safety.

• Knowledge of clinical processes and medical terminology.
• Knowl…