Clinical Laboratory Scientist; Medical Technologist

Overview

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements.

• A. A Bachelor’s or graduate/higher level degree from a regionally accredited college/university including courses in biological science, chemistry and mathematics,
  AND successful completion of a Medical Laboratory Scientist/Clinical Laboratory Scientist program accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.
• OR B. A full 4‑year course of study that included 12 months in a college or hospital‑based medical technology program or medical technology school approved by a recognized accrediting organization. The professional medical technology curriculum may have consisted of a 1‑year post‑bachelor’s certificate program or the last 1 or 2 years of a 4‑year program of study culminating in a bachelor’s in medical technology.
• OR C. A Bachelor’s or graduate/higher level degree from an accredited college/university, including 16 semester hours (24 quarter hours) of biological science (with one semester in microbiology), 16 semester hours (24 quarter hours) of chemistry (with one semester in organic or biochemistry), one semester (one quarter) of mathematics,
  AND five years of full‑time acceptable clinical laboratory experience in Blood Banking, Chemistry, Hematology, microbiology, Immunology and Urinalysis/Body Fluids. This combination of education and experience must have provided knowledge of the theories, principles, and practices of medical technology equivalent to that provided by the full 4‑year course of study described in A or B above. All science and mathematics courses must have been acceptable for credit toward meeting the requirements for a science major at an accredited college or university.
  
  Acceptable experience is responsible professional or technician experience in a hospital laboratory, health agency, industrial medical laboratory, or pharmaceutical house; or teaching, test development, or medical research program experience that provided an understanding of the methods and techniques applied in performing professional clinical laboratory work. Certification/licensure as a medical technologist (generalist) obtained through written examination by a nationally recognized credentialing agency or State licensing body is a good indication that the quality of experience is acceptable.

• GL-07: One year of graduate‑level education or superior academic achievement.
• GL-09: Two years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree.

GL-07 and GL-09: You must have at least 1 year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

• Experience in aspects of clinical laboratory sciences as they relate to the performance of laboratory analysis on human blood, tissues, and body fluids.
• Experience in consulting with physicians and other medical staff on a daily basis regarding patient laboratory result status.
• Experience in performing external proficiency testing programs to maintain accreditation of the laboratory.

• Thorough knowledge of all disciplines and sub‑disciplines of the clinical laboratory to include specimen collection, hematology, coagulation, immunohematology, serology, chemistry, microbiology, immunoassay, histology and urinalysis.
• Experience in conducting quality control procedures on equipment, reagents and products by implementing instrument, reagent, and product testing systems.
• Experience in writing and establishing procedures in the field of…