Position Overview
**Job Family** **:**
Medical Technologist
**Travel Required** **:**
None
**Clearance Required** **:**
Ability to Obtain Public Trust
We are currently searching for a Clinical Laboratory Scientist to provide support to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Laboratory Medicine (DLM). This is a full-time, on-site opportunity based in Bethesda, MD.
**What You Will Do** **:**
+ Perform laboratory procedures for microbiology specimen handling and processing, test analyses; report and maintain records of patient test results.
+ Work with staff on specimen processing and test performance of moderate to high complexity tests, such as VRE PCR, Carba-R real time PCR, Maldi Tof-MS and antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
+ Check controls before reporting stained smears to ensure that the stain quality is appropriate.
+ Monitor, troubleshoot, and initiate or take corrective action to maintain stai...