Medical Lab Scientist

Pay Range: $38.93 - $54.76

SEARHC is a non‑profit health consortium which serves the health interests of the residents of Southeast Alaska. We see our employees as our strongest assets. It is our priority to further their development and our organization by aiding in their professional advancement.

Working at SEARHC is more than a job, it’s a fulfilling career. We offer generous benefits, including retirement, paid time off, paid parental leave, health, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance and long and short‑term disability, and more.

$25K Sign On and $10K Relocation for qualified hire!

Under minimal supervision, applies advanced technical skills and seasoned judgment to provide a full range of sample test analyses and laboratory services independently and competently in a hospital‑based laboratory. Shift work and night and weekend call are required to provide 24‑hour laboratory coverage in Sitka/WMC. Perform all levels of testing including CLIA defined high complexity testing. Works with infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.

The work typically involves full responsibility for all technical aspects of the laboratory and includes a wide variety of duties involving diverse and complex technical problems and considerations, i.e., procuring compatible, lifesaving units of blood for a patient with antibodies. Assignments involve such complicating factors as practical, economic, or operating problems; inadequate or discrepant information about the use and capabilities of new instruments or methodologies;

or requests for modified procedures, test alternative, or special studies to meet specific clinical situation. Decisions directly or indirectly affect the quality of patient care and can be “life or death” decisions or problems.

Writes procedures for department of responsibility using the CLSI format, and coordinates procedure manual review, updates, and distribution. Establishes a quality control program appropriate for the testing performed in department of responsibility, establishing parameters for acceptable levels of analytical performance, ensuring that these levels are maintained throughout the entire testing process from the initial receipt of specimen through sample analysis and reporting of results.

Resolves technical problems and ensures that remedial actions are taken whenever test systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specifications. Ensures that proper training is given to new employees during the orientation period and that regular training is given to all technologists when there are changes in their department. Assists the laboratory manager with evaluating the competency of all testing personnel.

Assists the laboratory manager with process improvement activities associated with their departments.

Under direction from the Laboratory Manager reviews the work of MLTs and LSTs to ensure accuracy and assigns tasks. Trains new employees, staff, and laboratory students. Participates in continuing education programs. Ensures that adequate levels of inventory are maintained.

Prepares lab for inspection from regulatory institutions.

• Perform all levels of testing including CLIA defined high complexity testing and laboratory services. Evaluate, judge, and interpret test results and ensure accuracy. Identify and resolve inconsistencies in patient results and work with MLTs and LSTs to troubleshoot problems. Provide specialized expertise in microbiology, transfusion medicine, molecular biology, and infectious disease safety. Perform patient specimen testing. Ensure sample suitability.
• Provide limited test utilization and interpretation information to medical staff and nursing and refer advanced clinical questions to Laboratory Medical Director. Provide LIS consultation to all SEARHC staff. Educate SEARHC staff in acceptable practices of laboratory medicine.
• Maintain laboratory equipment and instruments. Ensure quality control and functionality of instruments. Review LJ charts and submit data to Laboratory Manager and the peer. Work with the Laboratory Manager to ensure quality measures are…