Perform professional laboratory work including chemical and biological tests on patient specimens for medical diagnoses. Responsibilities include operating automated blood culture instruments and rotating between Microbiology and Molecular Pathology sections.
Requirements summary
Requires 2-4 years of experience in Microbiology and Molecular Pathology along with a valid Florida Medical Technologist license. An Associate's degree is required, while a Bachelor's degree and MT/MLT certifications are preferred.
About Baptist Health Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as “most preferred” for more than 30 years.
We’re Jacksonville's only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals.
Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children's Hospital.
Baptist Medical Center is currently looking for a Microbiology Medical Lab Scientist II to join our Infectious Diagnostics department at Baptist Medical Center located in Jacksonville, Florida.
This is a PRN opportunity working primarily day shifts with occasional as needed various shifts as needed.
As a Medical Lab Scientist II at Baptist Health, you can expect to perform professional laboratory work following established clinic procedures and perform chemical and biological tests on patient specimens for medical diagnoses.
Our Medical Technologists are skilled scientists whose main purpose is to perform tests to aid healthcare providers in both the diagnosis and treatments for disorders and diseases.
This Medical Lab Scientist II will be responsible for running all laboratory instruments including the automated blood culture instruments.
Rotation in areas of Microbiology and Molecular Pathology weekly is required within this position.
This Medical Technologist will be receiving and processing specimens and will have the opportunity to work with an automated specimen processor and will be processing gram stains, performing stat molecular, susceptibility, and quality control testing as well as mycobacteria and fungus testing.
This Medical Technologist must be comfortable working within a large team.
This position requires extensive microbiology experience and a 4-6 week training period is required before operating independently.
This candidate must have at least 2 - 4 years of experience in Microbiology as well as Molecular Pathology.
As a Microbiology Medical Lab Scientist II, you will be responsible for: Maintaining expertise and performing technical, specimen collection/processing, LIS, general department, and clerical functions in one or more laboratory sections Maintaining records of performance as defined in the laboratory's general and sectional policy and procedure manuals Maintaining records of performance as defined in the SOP manuals.
Instructing new employees and students.
Supervision by Director and Section Supervisors, however, can perform all responsibilities of this job description without on-site supervision Experience Requirements: 2 years Medical Technologist Experience Education & Credential Requirements: Associate's Degree Required Bachelor's Degree Preferred Certified Medical Technologist (MT) Preferred Or Certified Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) Preferred Or Licensed Medical Technologist Required Or Licensed Clinical Laboratory Technician Required Or This candidate must have a license or be able to obtain a license within the State of Florida as a Medical Technologist in order to apply.
This Microbiology Medical Lab Scientist II position will be located at Baptist Jacksonville.
If you are interested in this PRN days opportunity, please apply now!
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