Medical Technologist/Medical Laboratory Scientist 
 

This position supports the Environmental Microscopy Laboratory within the Environmental Laboratory Services section of the Joint Pathology Center in Silver Spring, MD at the Forest Glen Annex (not at Walter Reed NMMC).

Requirements:

The candidate must be a Medical Technologist (MT) or Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) board certified by the ASCP, AMT or other comparable board or registry.

Recommendations:

• At least 1-3 years’ experience preforming high complexity testing in a clinical laboratory.
• Work experience in a hospital core laboratory or chemistry lab with prior experience with mass spectrometry or other analytical techniques that require data interpretation would be beneficial.
• At least 12 semester hours of post-secondary chemistry, which may include General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Quantitative Analysis, Biochemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and/or Physical Chemistry.

The Joint Pathology Center (JPC) provides cost-effective, high quality, multidisciplinary pathology consultation, education and research services to the Department of Defense and other federal agencies.

The Environmental Laboratories Services (ELS) section is part of the JPC. It combines expertise in pathology, chemistry and toxicology to perform consultation, education, and research in support of the US military medical and environmental missions and to support other US federal agencies. The ELS maintains analytical capabilities to address current and future demands for Environmental Pathology consultation, education, and research.

The Environmental Microscope Laboratory (EML) provides elemental and molecular analysis to identify unknown materials in tissues, fluids, and other matrices submitted by pathology departments at Department of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Treatment Facilities for interpretation by the Environmental Pathology sub-specialty. The laboratory uses scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) and Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to identify or characterize unknown chemical substances. These included plastics, metals fragments, therapeutic drugs, and inhaled particles.

The MT/MLS would be operating and maintaining the SEM-EDS and FT-IR in accordance with the published standard operating procedures (SOPs) and manufacturer guidance. Generating accurate results for use by JPC pathologists to incorporate into their consultative reports. Maintaining documentation and records to support the quality management system and laboratory accreditation (CAP and CAP ISO 15189) to include analytical notes and results, maintenance and service records, and laboratory SOPs. Participate in improvement projects to increase the efficiency of existing SOPs, incorporate new methods or analytical techniques into the laboratory, and solve problems when confronted with new analytical challenges.

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