Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Summary

About the Position: This position is located at Keesler Medical Group at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

• Perform a full range of laboratory testing to include the most difficult requested tests which requires specialized knowledge and includes a complex network of steps and variables.
• Recognize when test values are positive or exceed a defined decision limit, based on the results determines the need for additional testing.
• Perform various tests that may stand alone or in an algorithm of other laboratory testing to diagnosis and assess the prognosis of patients.
• Resolve technical problems and ensure remedial actions are taken whenever test results deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specifications.
• Establish parameters for correlation of test results and pre-set troubleshooting, e.g., evaluates new test systems, reagent kits, and equipment.
• Ensure established policies and procedures as well as safety practices are effectively followed.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.