Medical Lab Technician / MLT

UT Health East Texas•Pittsburg, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Join our team as a PRN, Medical Lab Technician in Pittsburg, TX. Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better. We empower our team with career growth opportunities and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being. We prioritize your well-being with a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for. We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care. UT Health Pittsburg offers 25 private rooms, a 24-hour Level IV trauma center and Level III stroke center, surgical suites, advanced diagnostics, a sleep lab, wound healing center, swing bed care, 16 physician offices and a UT Health East Texas Olympic Center fitness facility.

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
If certification does lapse, job will be downgraded to Medical Laboratory Technician (non-certified) until certification is reinstated.
5+ years’ of clinical laboratory experience as a Medical Laboratory Technician within a clinical laboratory.
Current knowledge of clinical laboratory techniques and principles.

Responsibilities

Functions as a professional who assumes responsibility and accountability for the performance of clinical laboratory testing that pertains to patient care and diagnosis.
Performs routine and special laboratory procedures, quality control, preventative maintenance, minor equipment repairs, inventory control, and statistical compilation.
Will additionally participate in the quality assurance and performance improvement tasks, new employee training, and proficiency testing as assigned.