Job Description INOVA Alexandria Hospital-Oakville is looking for a dedicated Medical Laboratory Scientist 1 (MLS 1) to join their team! This role will be PRN Night Shift: Days will vary, Hours: will vary
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits: - Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
- Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
- Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
- Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.
Job Responsibilities - Follows standard protocol for patient/donor identification and specimen/blood product labeling.
- Participates in Laboratory clinical practice teams, Inova Health System committees and hospital teams.
- Ensures quality specimens for laboratory testing by recognizing pre-analytical factors that adversely affect patient results.
- Demonstrates an expanded knowledge of technical and administrative tasks beyond normal technical operations.
- Minimizes the number of corrected reports not attributed to auto-verification or specimen conditions beyond technical control.
- Performs required quality control (QC) procedures including corrective action and documentation for all procedures/instrumentation.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Additional Requirements: - Working Hours: This role will be PRN Night Shift: Days will vary, Hours: will vary
- Education:
- Bachelor's degree in science from a college/university recognized by regional or national accreditation agency. Degree in Medical Laboratory Science or Medical Technology preferred.
- Other acceptable forms of education/experience will follow the guidelines of ASCP/AMT Board certification.
- Experience: Successful completion of a NAACLS accredited MLS program or ABHES accredited MLT program, within the last 12 months can be used in lieu of one-year full time acceptable clinical experience.
- Certification: Must be eligible for ASCP or AMT Board certification consistent with scope of responsibility to include: MT, MLS, MLT, BB, SBB, C, H, M, SH, SCT, MB, SMB, SM, SC, HEW.
- Certification must be obtained within 2 years of hire date.
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About Us We are Inova, Northern Virginia's leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 25,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better - to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.
Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.