Medical Laboratory Technician/Medical Laboratory Scientist

External Brand•Kyle, TX

About The Position

Austin Regional Clinic is hiring a Medical Laboratory Technician or Medical Laboratory Scientist. Under general supervision and in accordance with established laboratory procedures, the role performs routine medical laboratory tests used to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease. The position may also perform phlebotomy functions. All duties must be performed while maintaining compliance and confidentiality and promoting the organization’s mission and philosophy. The role is responsible for specimen processing, testing, and reporting results; maintaining quality-control and proficiency-testing documentation; and ensuring instruments and procedures are calibrated and maintained. The technician or scientist identifies factors affecting test results, responds to critical results, communicates laboratory information to authorized sources, and ensures corrective actions are completed before results are reported when test systems deviate from performance specifications. The role may demonstrate laboratory skills to students and new employees and may assist the Lab Supervisor with reviews and staff scheduling-related tasks. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Holiday shifts are worked as required by company policy.

Requirements

For the Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) track: an associate degree in Clinical Laboratory Science or MLT, with completion of school laboratory training.
For the Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS/MT) track, 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 plus at least four years of clinical laboratory experience.
MLS/MT candidates must be eligible for ASCP or AMT certification.
Must 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 working toward 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 is preferred for Medical Laboratory Technician candidates.

Responsibilities

Process specimens, perform tests, and report test results.
Arrange pickup or delivery of specimens sent to reference or outside laboratories.
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, correct problems when possible, or refer them to appropriate personnel.
Recognize alert or critical test results, notify appropriate personnel, and document the notification.
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 work holiday shifts as required by company policy.
Follow the core competencies established by the company.
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.