Medical Laboratory Technician; Full time, Nights

Texas Health Resources•Plano, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) position at Texas Health Plano is a full-time role focused on nights, working a 7 on/7 off schedule from Wednesday to Tuesday, 8:30 PM to 7:00 AM. The Lab Department offers opportunities for educational and career growth, excellent camaraderie and teamwork, and attentive executive leadership. Technicians will have the chance to work on projects or committees if desired and utilize hands-on knowledge from theory.

Requirements

Associate degree Medical Technology, Clinical Lab Science or Chemical, Physical or Biological science preferred; must be attained within 3 months of hire required
Other Education equivalent to an associate degree in a laboratory science or medical technology Must include at least 60 hours or equivalent from an accredited institution that include at a minimum either 24 semester hours of medical laboratory technology courses or 24 semester hours of science courses that include at least 6 semester hours of chemistry, 6 semester hours of biology and 12 semester hours of chemistry, biology or medical laboratory technology in any combination required
Internship in an approved Medical Technology training program required
MLT(ASCP) - Medical Lab Technician MLT(ASCP) or equivalent (AMT, AAB, HHS, NCA, HEW, CLS- CA, FL, NY state license, Philippine Board of Technical Technology) Registry must be attained within 3 months of hire date. Prefer MLT(ASCP) 90 Days Req

Nice To Haves

Two years’ experience in a Medical Laboratory preferred
Blood bank experience preferred

Responsibilities

Evaluating and solving problems related to collection and/or processing of specimens, maintaining specimen integrity throughout the testing process
Facilitates workflow process
Checks outstanding tests list in a timely manner
Troubleshoots and follows through on outstanding tests which appear to have not been collected/received when expected
Knows and uses computer downtime procedures as needed when computer is not available
Helps other hospital and laboratory coworkers to provide timely patient care