Medical Laboratory Scientist

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Medical Laboratory Scientists at Henry Ford West Bloomfield function as generalists, rotating weekly through four core departments to maintain competency across all areas. The lab operates with a strong focus on quality and process improvement, encouraging team members to contribute ideas for positive change. With a consistently high testing volume, MLS professionals focus entirely on bench work while actively collaborating with nurses and healthcare teams to ensure timely communication of critical results. The laboratory is undergoing significant advancements, including a new automation line and updated instrumentation in 2025, providing opportunities for learning and growth. Employees benefit from a close-knit team, flexible scheduling, and a supportive work environment in a modern hospital setting with easy parking and scenic walking areas.

Role Overview:

As a Medical Laboratory Scientist, you'll be the detective behind the scenes—performing routine and complex analytic procedures on blood and other body fluids using both manual techniques and cutting-edge laboratory instruments. Your work is the foundation for accurate diagnoses and treatment plans, making you a true hero in delivering exceptional patient care. This position is essential to ensuring the precision and reliability of laboratory results that guide clinical decisions across Henry Ford Health.

What You Will Do:

• Master routine and complex analytic procedures on blood and other body fluids—combining hands-on manual techniques with state-of-the-art laboratory instruments to get it right every time.
• Become a pro at utilizing laboratory information systems to record and analyze data with accuracy and confidence.
• Bring your technical expertise and theoretical knowledge to the table, keeping our laboratory functions running smoothly and reliably.
• Team up with healthcare colleagues to support patient diagnosis and treatment—knowing your work makes a real difference in people's lives.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with coursework aligned to Medical Laboratory discipline
  • OR Certification as a BB, C, CG, CT, M, MB
  • OR meets AAB/AMT certification requirements.
• Six months of experience in a medical laboratory setting.
• Demonstrated technical proficiency and theoretical knowledge sufficient to perform laboratory functions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification at the technologist or medical/clinical lab scientist level from ASCP, AMT, ASM, AAB, AABB, ACS, or HEW.