{"id":6276,"date":"2024-05-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/?page_id=6276"},"modified":"2026-06-27T19:07:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T02:07:54","slug":"medical-laboratory-scientist-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/medical-laboratory-scientist-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Laboratory Scientist 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n
Representative group<\/th>\nJob codes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
SEIU LOCAL 925 HEALTHCARE PROF\/LAB TECH<\/td>\n18403 (E S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT)
\n17878 (NE S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT)
\n22594 (NE H NI SEIU 925 HCP\/LT)\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SEIU 1199NW UWMC NORTHWEST PROFESSIONAL<\/td>\n25553 (NE H SEIU 1199NW UWMC Northwest Professional)
\n25554 (NE H NI SEIU 1199NW UWMC Northwest Professional)\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

BASIC FUNCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Perform and or provide high level support for the performance of moderate to high complexity procedures and interpretations. Provide direction to laboratory staff and students; and\/or exercise expertise in development\/evaluation\/performance of new or specialty procedures; and\/or organize staff and student teaching programs; and\/or perform administrative functions.<\/p>\n

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Senior-level class of the series.<\/p>\n

Under general direction, perform two or more of the following:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • Exercise independent decision making with designated authority providing advice and expertise to Medical Laboratory Scientist 1 employees and Medical Laboratory Scientist Trainees;<\/li>\n
  • Assist Supervisor, Manager or Medical Laboratory Scientist Lead in coordinating educational programs for staff and students and provide feedback on performance;<\/li>\n
  • Develop and\/or evaluate new procedures; perform all defined specialty procedures requiring in-depth knowledge and expertise;<\/li>\n
  • Spend twenty-five percent (25%) or more of time performing administrative duties for assigned unit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    TYPICAL WORK<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Perform defined specialty procedures or provide specialty skills requiring in-depth knowledge and experience;<\/p>\n

    Organize and schedule in-service for staff; maintain records of staff training;<\/p>\n

    Act as resource to Medical Laboratory Scientist 1 employees and Medical Laboratory Scientist Trainees in quality control and troubleshooting of instruments and procedures;<\/p>\n

    Schedule orientation and training of new employees, post-doctoral fellows, residents, students, and other health care professionals; prepare teaching materials; submit written evaluation of students;<\/p>\n

    Prepare work schedules including coverage for vacations, evenings, weekends, and on-call of a laboratory shift, section, or division; responsible for timekeeping activities for payroll purposes;<\/p>\n

    Develop and evaluate new procedures and instruments;<\/p>\n

    Revise and submit updated clinical laboratory test procedures for approval;<\/p>\n

    Inventory laboratory reagents and consumable items; submit supply orders for approval;<\/p>\n

    Utilize statistical software;<\/p>\n

    Perform duties of Medical Laboratory Scientist 1 or equivalent experience;<\/p>\n

    Continuing education: keep ASCP or other certification up to date per guidelines of National Organization; and<\/p>\n

    Perform related duties as required.<\/p>\n

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Accredited Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Laboratory OR equivalent education\/experience<\/p>\n

    AND<\/p>\n

    Current Medical Laboratory Scientist certification with the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or equivalent certifying organization; or certification with specialty organization appropriate to the laboratory division<\/p>\n

    AND<\/p>\n

    Two years of experience as a Medical Laboratory Scientist 1 or equivalent experience.<\/p>\n

    Equivalent education and\/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and\/or registration.<\/p>\n

    CLASSIFICATION HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n

    04\/18\/1988: New Class
    \n07\/02\/1990: Revise MQ
    \n05\/14\/2004: Revise MQ
    \n06\/01\/2005: Civil Service Reform (CSR) Class Conversion
    \n01\/01\/2014: Revise Class, including title change from Clinical Technologist 2 to Medical Laboratory Scientist 2
    \n05\/01\/2022: Revise basic function and distinguishing characteristics
    \n01\/16\/2026: Added UWMC Northwest job codes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP Representative group Job codes SEIU LOCAL 925 HEALTHCARE PROF\/LAB TECH 18403 (E S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT) 17878 (NE S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT) 22594 (NE H NI SEIU 925 HCP\/LT) SEIU 1199NW UWMC NORTHWEST PROFESSIONAL 25553 (NE H SEIU 1199NW UWMC Northwest Professional) 25554 (NE H NI SEIU 1199NW UWMC Northwest Professional) BASIC FUNCTION Perform and or provide high level support for the performance of moderate to high complexity procedures and interpretations. Provide direction to laboratory…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","slim_seo":{"title":"Medical Laboratory Scientist 2 - Compensation","description":"UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP Representative group Job codes SEIU LOCAL 925 HEALTHCARE PROF\/LAB TECH 18403 (E S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT) 17878 (NE S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT)"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-6276","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6276"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11958,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6276\/revisions\/11958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}