BJC HealthCare·Des Peres, Missouri
The MLS II performs routine and complex testing on blood and other specimens while maintaining quality control and instrument maintenance. They are also responsible for training new personnel and ensuring accurate, timely reporting of patient results.
Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) II Missouri Baptist Medical Center Missouri Baptist Medical Center is seeking a full-time Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) II to join its laboratory team as a Generalist. This is an excellent opportunity for an ASCP-certified laboratory professional who enjoys working in a collaborative hospital environment and performing a broad range of laboratory testing. Schedule Full-time Dayshift 0630 -1900 (3 12-hr shifts a week) Weekend and holiday rotation required
ASCP, AMT, AAB, or equivalent certification preferred/required Strong generalist laboratory skills and commitment to quality patient care
Sign-on bonus eligible Opportunity to work in a collaborative, patient-focused hospital setting Broad laboratory experience across multiple specialties Competitive benefits and professional development opportunities
Missouri Baptist Medical Center, an acute care hospital in St.
Louis County, offers a full continuum of medical and surgical services, including heart care, cancer, women and infants, breast health, gastrointestinal, orthopedic, stroke, therapy, wound and pain management services.
The hospital has a 24-hour adult emergency department and cares for pediatric patients at a separate emergency department in collaboration with St.
Louis Children’s Hospital.
Missouri Baptist is the first and only hospital in St.
Louis County to be named a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
The prestigious designation is the highest credential a health care organization can receive for nursing excellence and quality patient care.
This recognition has been accomplished by less than nine percent of hospitals nationwide.
Additionally, U.S.
News & World Report ranked the hospital #2 in the St.
Louis metro area.
Role Purpose The Medical Technologist (MT) or Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) II performs specimen processing and routine / complex testing on blood and other specimens which requires a knowledge and understanding of quality control, basic instrument maintenance, and procedure methodologies and reference ranges. Maintains appropriate documentation of all activities as required. Demonstrates good clinical laboratory practice
Benefits: and Legal Statement
A Bachelor's degree in Physical/Life Science or a related field is required. Certification from ASCP, AMT, or AAB is preferred or required.
Market context
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