Medical Laboratory Scientist II, Core Lab, Days

Job Summary

*$5,000.00 Sign-On Bonus Offered!*

Baptist Health is looking to add a highly motivated and skilled Medical Laboratory Scientist II to join our team working in the Core Lab at Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville. This is a full-time, day shift opportunity with weekends and holiday rotation.

This candidate must be trained in the areas of chemistry, coagulation, urinalysis, hematology and some serology. This candidate will have the opportunity to work with Beckman Instruments and our automation line for all chemistry, hematology and coagulation instruments. This candidate must be comfortable working closely with a team of 7-8 Medical Technologists and four Specimen Processors. 

As a Medical Lab Scientist in the Core Lab, your duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Maintaining expertise and performing technical, specimen collection/processing, LIS, general department, and clerical functions in laboratory areas where applicable.
• Maintaining records of performance as defined in the SOP manuals
• Supervision by Director and Section Supervisors; can perform all responsibilities without on-site supervision. 
• Supervising MLTs as General Supervisor and serving as Charge Technologist in the abscense of other lab supervisors or MTs. 
• May instruct new employees and students. 

This candidate is required to be licensed as a Medical Technologist in the State of Florida and in the areas of Chemistry and Hematology. 

• License note: Candidates licensed prior to 1997 are not required to have certification per the State of Florida Licensure Rules. 

This Medical Laboratory Scientist II position will be located in our Core Lab at Baptist Downtown. If you are interested in this full-time opportunity, please apply now!

Education Required

Associate's Degree

Education Preferred

Bachelor's Degree

Experience

• 2 years Medical Technologist Experience

License and Certification

• Certified Medical Technologist (MT) Preferred Or
• Certified Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) Preferred Or
• Licensed Medical Technologist Required Or
• Licensed Clinical Laboratory Technician Required Or

Location

Location Overview

For more than 20 years, health care consumers have named Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville the "most preferred healthcare provider" in the region. As the central hub of the Baptist Health system, Baptist Jacksonville provides the highest level of medical and surgical care using the latest technologies, such as the robotic-assisted da Vinci™ Surgical System. Centrally located on the beautiful St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville is Baptist Health's flagship tertiary-care hospital. Designated as a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in patient care, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville has repeatedly been named among U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals.” The hospital has also been ranked as high performing in more than 10 specialties from neurology and neurosurgery to gynecology, diabetes, endocrinology,oncology and more.  Baptist Health also has a new Stroke & Cerebrovascular Center, which is a regional epicenter for advanced treatment of strokes, aneurysms and other brain conditions.  As one of 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare in the U.S. by Modern Healthcare, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville is located close to sports, theater and music venues, museums, shopping and dining.