Medical Lab Technician / MLT

Hillcrest Healthcare System • Henryetta, OK

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Lab Technician (MLT) functions as a professional who assumes responsibility and accountability for the performance of clinical laboratory testing that pertains to patient care and diagnosis. This position performs routine and special laboratory procedures, quality control, preventative maintenance, minor equipment repairs, inventory control, and statistical compilation. Will additionally participate in quality assurance, performance improvement, laboratory education, new employee training, and proficiency testing when assigned.

Requirements

• Associates degree in Medical Laboratory Technician studies, or a chemical, physical or biological science associates degree.
• ASCP or equivalent.
• Certification must be maintained without lapse during employment.
• Current knowledge of clinical laboratory techniques and principles.
• Previous clinical laboratory experience as a Medical Laboratory Technician, Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Laboratory Scientist within a clinical laboratory.

Nice To Haves

• If certification does lapse, job will be downgraded to Medical Laboratory Technician (non-certified) until certification is reinstated.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine and special laboratory procedures.
• Performs quality control.
• Performs preventative maintenance.
• Performs minor equipment repairs.
• Performs inventory control.
• Performs statistical compilation.
• Participates in quality assurance.
• Participates in performance improvement.
• Participates in laboratory education.
• Participates in new employee training.
• Participates in proficiency testing when assigned.

Benefits

• Tuition assistance
• Paid time off
• Health benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree