Clinical Laboratory Scientist / Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist

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Job Description

The Nevada State Public Health Laboratory (NSPHL) is Nevada's official public health, environmental, and investigative analytical laboratory for the state of Nevada and is recruiting for a Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist.

Clinical Laboratory Scientist – B

The Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) uses extensive knowledge to independently perform high complexity laboratory analytical procedures on blood, body fluids, and samples related to public safety and/or public health investigations. The Clinical Laboratory Scientist is responsible for the technical accuracy, instrument operation, quality control, and result reporting per established policies and procedures. The Clinical Laboratory Scientist is accountable to ensure timely and accurate results are reported to the appropriate public health staff and physicians in a courteous and professional manner. Some support tasks will be required to maintain laboratory operations. CLS positions are assigned to one departmental specialty and receiving training in other departmental specialties.

Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist – C

The Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist (SCLS), in addition to the lower level, SCLS bring greater experience, independence/autonomy and are proficient in multiple departmental specialties. In the newborn screening area, multiple specialties are offset by the follow-up requirement.

Required Qualifications

Clinical Laboratory Scientist – B

A bachelor’s degree and two (2) years of related professional work experience OR a master’s degree and two (2) years of related professional work experience or a doctorate and one (1) year of related professional experience.

Related Experience: Performing highly complex laboratory testing of human samples and clinical regulatory lab requirements; chemical, physical, biological or clinical laboratory science or medical technology.

Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist – C

A bachelor’s degree and four (4) years of related professional work experience OR a master’s degree and two (2) year of related professional work experience or a doctorate and one (1) year of related professional experience.

Related Experience: Performing highly complex laboratory testing of human samples and clinical regulatory lab requirements; chemical, physical, biological or clinical laboratory science or medical technology.

Certification and Licensure

State of Nevada laboratory personnel certification as either a Clinical Laboratory Technologist or as a General Supervisor; or, the ability to obtain such certification within three months of hire

Schedule or Travel Requirements

Weekend and Holiday work is required on a rotation schedule if job assignment warrants.

After hour or call-in work may be required in response to public health emergencies or significant events.

Scheduling of hours may be changed, as necessary.

Occasional travel

Preferred Qualifications

Certification by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) as a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) or Medical Technologist (MT), or certification by the American Medical Technologists (AMT)

Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish.

Compensation Grade

Clinical Laboratory Scientist – Administrative Faculty B

Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist – Administrative Faculty C

To view the salary schedule for this position, please visit: Salary Schedules and select Administrative Faculty by Grade. Salary is competitive and commensurate with related education and experience.

Remarkable Retirement

Our retirement plan is beyond compare. Your 19.25% contribution is generously matched by the University. With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested your first day. Sit back and watch your retirement dollars grow! All permanent employees on an annual "A" or "B" contract who are employed at least 50% full-time are eligible to participate in the NSHE retirement program unless they are members of PERS of Nevada.

Perks of Working at UNR

Health insurance options including dental and vision - Health Insurance

Generous annual, sick leave, long term disability and life insurance – Faculty Benefits

E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers annual or semester memberships and spouse/domestic partner membership options. E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center

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No state income tax!

Grants-in-Aid for Faculty Employees

The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee’s spouse or domestic partner. Faculty Grants-in-Aid

Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program

The University of Nevada, Reno recognizes the importance of addressing dual-career couples’ professional needs. We offer a dual career assistance program to newly hired faculty spouses/partners that provides resources and assists them to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada. Dual Career Assistance Program

Department Information

The Nevada State Public Health Laboratory (NSPHL) is Nevada's official public health, environmental, and investigative analytical laboratory for the state of Nevada. It operates as a key component of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Public Health. The laboratory plays a critical role in protecting and improving community health through newborn screening, disease detection and surveillance, environmental and clinical testing, outbreak response, and emergency preparedness activities that support local, state, and national public health systems.

https://www.unr.edu/nevada-state-public-health-laboratory

Exempt

Yes

Full-Time Equivalent

100.0%

Required Attachment(s)

Please note, once you submit your application the only attachment/s viewable to you will be the attachment/s to the resume/CV section of the application. Any additional required attachment/s to the cover letter, references, additional documents sections of the application, will not be viewable to you after you submit your application. All uploaded attachment/s will be on the application for the committee to review. To request updates to attachments, prior to the committee review of applications, please contact the candidate helpdesk at jobs@unr.edu .

Please attach the following documents to your application

1) Resume/CV

2) Cover Letter

3) Contact Information for three professional references

This posting is open until filled

Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. This search will close without notice when a sufficient number of applications are received, or a hiring decision has been made.

Posting Close Date

Note to Applicant

A background check will be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

HR will attempt to verify academic credentials upon receipt of hiring documents. If the academic credentials