Medical Laboratory Technician/Medical Laboratory Scientist

Austin Regional Clinic: ARC•Austin, TX

22h

About The Position

Under general supervision and following established laboratory procedures, the Medical Laboratory Technician/Medical Laboratory Scientist performs routine medical laboratory tests to support the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. The role may also include phlebotomy. All duties are performed in compliance with applicable requirements and confidentiality standards while promoting the organization’s mission and philosophy. The position processes specimens, performs and reports tests, maintains quality-control documentation, recognizes and addresses factors affecting test results, communicates critical results to appropriate personnel, and ensures patient results are not reported until required corrective actions are complete and the test system is functioning properly. The role may include demonstrating laboratory skills to students and new employees and supporting the Lab Supervisor with assessment reviews and staff scheduling-related tasks. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Holiday shifts are worked as required by company policy. Austin Regional Clinic describes itself as one of Central Texas’ largest professional medical groups, with more than 35 locations, and states that it has been voted a top Central Texas employer by its employees for over 15 years.

Requirements

For the Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) qualification: Associate degree in Clinical Laboratory Science or MLT, with completion of school laboratory training.
For the Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS/MT) qualification, one of the following is required: a bachelor’s degree in a science-related field and completion of an accredited clinical laboratory science or medical technology program, plus at least one year of clinical laboratory experience (which may include school laboratory training); or a bachelor’s degree in a science-related field and at least four years of clinical laboratory experience.
MLS/MT candidates must be certification eligible through ASCP or AMT.
Be qualified as Testing Personnel as defined under CLIA.
Phlebotomy may be required.
Knowledge of laboratory policies and procedures and CLIA regulations.
Strong attention to detail and ability to handle competing priorities.
Ability to work in a team environment, analyze problems, manage conflict, and multitask.
Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, and customer service skills.
Ability to engage others, listen, and adapt responses to meet others’ needs.
Ability to align individual actions with those of team members committed to common goals.
Excellent computer and keyboarding skills, including familiarity with Windows.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to perform job duties professionally, understand, recall, and communicate factual information, and understand, recall, and apply oral or written instructions.
Ability to organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology and apply common sense in performing the job.

Nice To Haves

ASCP or AMT certification preferred for MLT candidates.
Plate-reading experience preferred.
Parasitology experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Process specimens, perform tests, and report test results.
Arrange pickup or delivery of specimens sent to a reference or outside laboratory.
Maintain records demonstrating that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient samples.
Follow laboratory quality-control policies and document quality-control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations, and maintenance.
Recognize factors that affect measurements and results, correcting problems or referring them to appropriate personnel.
Recognize alert or critical test results, inform appropriate personnel, and document the communication.
Communicate test results, normal ranges, and specimen requirements to authorized sources.
Demonstrate technical laboratory skills to students and new employees.
Ensure remedial actions are taken when test systems deviate from established performance specifications.
Ensure patient test results are not reported until corrective actions are complete and the test system is functioning properly.
Administer testing according to policies and procedures.
Apply Total Quality Management (TQM) guidelines to laboratory processes.
Follow company policies, including OSHA, HIPAA, compliance, and Code of Conduct requirements.
Maintain regular and dependable attendance and follow company core competencies.
Work holiday shifts as required by company policy.
May perform phlebotomy functions.
May conduct or assist the Lab Supervisor with assessment reviews.
If qualified, perform high-complexity testing only under the onsite, direct supervision of a supervisor.
May assist the Lab Supervisor with scheduling, timekeeping, and approving time off for laboratory staff.
Perform other duties as assigned.