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Clinical Laboratory Scientist

SSM Health · Waupun, WI · Full time

Posted Aug 27, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you had to explain a test result or problem to a physician.

What they are checking: Whether they can communicate clearly and confidently with providers about what results mean.

Evening and night shifts often have fewer people in the lab. Tell me about a time you had to solve a problem on your own.

What they are checking: Whether they can work independently and make sound decisions when no one is around to ask.

This PRN role asks for four shifts of availability a month and 48 weekend hours a year. How would you manage that?

What they are checking: Whether they can reliably meet the stated minimums and are flexible about evening and night shifts.

What would you do

How do you prioritize when stat samples from the ED arrive while you're running a big batch of routine work?

What they are checking: Whether they handle urgent samples first without losing track of the routine work.

What would you do if you realized you had already released a wrong result?

What they are checking: Whether they report and correct it right away, since patient care may already depend on it.

About the work

You get a critical value, like a very high potassium, during a night shift. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they verify the result, check for errors like hemolysis and call it to the right person on time.

Walk me through what you do when a quality control run fails on an analyzer.

What they are checking: Whether they stop reporting, troubleshoot and document correctly instead of rerunning until it passes.

A result doesn't make sense with the patient's earlier values. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they do delta checks and investigate specimen problems before releasing questionable results.

This is a core lab role. Which areas, like chemistry, hematology, blood bank or micro, are you strongest in, and where do you need more practice?

What they are checking: Whether they are honest about their skills across the full range of tests a core lab runs.

How do you keep up with maintenance and calibration on your instruments?

What they are checking: Whether they treat equipment care as a routine part of accuracy, not something to put off.

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The full job description

As published by SSM Health.

It's more than a career, it's a calling WI-Waupun Memorial Hospital Worker Type: Regular Job Highlights: Department: Laboratory Schedule: 36 hours per week on the evening shift Location: Waupun Memorial Hospital Job Summary: Under general direction, interpret and report test results. Perform routine and complex technical laboratory analyses using established procedures and protocols. Perform chemical, microscopic, and bacteriologic tests to obtain data for use in diagnosis and treatment of patients. Job Responsibilities and Requirements: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES • Performs a full range of laboratory tests from simple blood tests to more complex tests. • Interprets test reports and communicates findings to physicians. • Escalates unusual, critical or abnormal results. • Operates complex electronic equipment, computers and precision instruments. • Maintains accuracy of equipment and reagents by performing established preventive maintenance procedures. • Assists providers in choosing appropriate lab test. • Performs and evaluates quality control procedures. • Operates, maintains, calibrates and troubleshoots instruments. • Assists with the proper storage of hazardous materials. • Reviews current literature and attends meetings and seminars to keep informed of new developments in field. • Assists in the proficiency testing program in the lab. • Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. • Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION • Associate's degree or equivalent years of experience and education EXPERIENCE • No experience required PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. • Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. • Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. • Frequent keyboard use/data entry. • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping. • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. • Rare climbing. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin • Blood Bank Technologist (BB) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) • Or • Chemistry Technologist (C) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) • Or • Clinical Chemist - California Department of Public Health • Or • Clinical Chemist Scientist - California Department of Public Health • Or • Clinical Hematologist Scientist - California Department of Public Health • Or • Clinical Laboratory Personnel - Florida Department of Health • Or • Clinical Laboratory Practitioners - West Virginia Department of Health • Or • Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) • Or • Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Generalist) - California Department of Public Health • Or • Clinical Laboratory Specialist - ND Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice • Or • Clinical Laboratory Specialist - State of Hawaii Department of Health • Or • Clinical Laboratory Technician (CLT) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) • Or • Clinical Laboratory Technician - New York State Education Department • Or • Clinical Microbiologist - California Department of Public Health • Or • Clinical Microbiologist Scientist - California Department of Public Health • Or • CLS – Clinical Laboratory Scientist License - Montana Department of Labor & Industry • Or • CLS – Clinical Laboratory Scientist - New York State Education Department • Or • CLS – Clinical Laboratory Specialist License - Montana Department of Labor & Industry • Or • CLS – Clinical Laboratory Technician License - Montana Department of Labor & Industry • Or • CLS - Generalist - Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners • Or • CLS - Specialist - Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners • Or • CLS - Technician - Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners • Or • Cytogenetics Technologist (CG) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) • Or • Hematology Technologist (H) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) • Or • Laboratory Personnel - TN Department of Health • Or • Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) • Or • Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT)/Clinical Laboratory Technician (CLT) - ND Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice • Or • Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) • Or • Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) - American Association for Bioanalysts (AAB) • Or • Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) - American Medical Technologists (AMT) • Or • Medical Laboratory Technician - California Department of Public Health • Or • Medical Laboratory Technician - State of Hawaii, Department of Health • Or • Medical Lab Personnel - Department of Health and Human Services Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) • Or • Medical Lab Scientist (MLS) - American Medical Technologists (AMT) • Or • Medical Technologist (MT)/Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) - ND Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice • Or • Medical Technologist (MT) - American Association for Bioanalysts (AAB) • Or • Medical Technologist (MT) - American Medical Technologists (AMT) • Or • Medical Technologist (MT) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) • Or • Medical Technologist - State of Hawaii, Department of Health • Or • Microbiology Technologist (M) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) • Or • Molecular Biology Technologist (MB) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) • Or • Specialist in Blood Banking (SBB) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) • Or • Specialist in Chemistry (SC) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) • Or • Specialist in Cytology (SCT) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) • Or • Specialist in Cytometry (SCYM) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) • Or • Specialist in Microbiology (SM) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) • Or • Specialist in Molecular Biology (SMB) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Work Shift: Evening Shift (United States of America) Job Type: Employee Department: 3432000197 Lab Waupun Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36 SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Click here to learn more.

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