Lead Medical Lab Scientist or Technician

Ardent Health Services•Harker Heights, TX

5h•Onsite

About The Position

Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Lead Medical Lab Scientist or Technician in Harker Heights, TX. Why Join Us? Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being. People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for. Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care. Get to Know Your Team Seton Medical Center Harker Heights is an 83-bed acute care hospital offering services such as Cardiology, Emergency Services and a Level IV Trauma Designated ER, General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Total Joint Replacement, Gastroenterology, Diagnostic Services, and more. Explore Career Pathways for Laboratory Professionals:

Requirements

Baccalaureate Degree OR Associates Degree in Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Science, or a chemical, physical, or biological science.
Current knowledge of clinical laboratory techniques and principles
ASCP or AMT certification. Certification within a specific area, i.e. M(ASCP), H(ASCP), C(ASCP) qualifies.
Three (3) years of clinical laboratory experience as a Medical Technologist, Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Medical Laboratory Scientist, or Medical Lab Tech within a clinical laboratory.
Blood Bank experience

Nice To Haves

Five years clinical laboratory experience

Responsibilities

Promotes professionalism and interacts with colleagues in a way that promotes a cooperative working environment.
Displays technical expertise necessary to ensure timely and accurate results of laboratory procedures.
Ensure specimens are obtained and processed in accordance with laboratory guidelines.
Demonstrate proper communication skills to relate pertinent data or information about the patient or laboratory sample to appropriate care provider.
Supports organizational priorities to maintain compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.
Attains required competency and demonstrates the ability to follow procedural directions and protocols.
Exhibits problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and evaluate critical laboratory results.
Participates in the training/mentoring of new employees, students or interns including lectures and bench techniques.
Able to prioritize and organize workload and assist other coworkers to maintain productivity.
Demonstrates proper infection control practices, proper patient identification, performs proper prompt specimen transport.
Responsible for other duties as assigned.
Engages in self-evaluation of practice and takes action to improve knowledge and skills.
Promotes consensus building and applies techniques of conflict resolution and conduct improvement.
Retains accountability for quality of care given to the patient.
Promotes service excellence and growth of the laboratory.
Performs laboratory testing that pertains to patient care and diagnosis.
Assists with hiring and training new staff members
Ensures department documentation is complaint with hospital and regulatory guidelines.
Ensures the department is in working order as assigned.
Performs routine and special laboratory procedures, quality control, preventative maintenance, minor equipment repairs, inventory control, and statistical compilation.
Leads and participates in quality assurance, performance improvement, laboratory education, new employee training, proficiency testing and staff scheduling when assigned.