MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST 1, 2, or 3

State of Louisiana • Angola, LA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Performs professional clinical laboratory testing and diagnostic services to support the delivery of quality healthcare within the institution. Ensures the accuracy, reliability, and timely reporting of laboratory results through quality assurance, instrument maintenance, and compliance with accreditation and licensing standards. Provides critical laboratory information to medical staff, assists with laboratory operations and staff training, and supports continuous quality improvement to ensure safe, effective patient care. This is an opportunity to become part of a dedicated team supporting public safety, working in a correctional facility where professionalism, resilience, and teamwork are essential.

Requirements

• Possession of a current Louisiana Clinical Laboratory Scientist-Generalist or Clinical Laboratory Scientist-Specialist license
• A bachelor’s degree in medical technology or clinical laboratory science; OR A bachelor's degree in a biological, physical, or chemical science plus one year of experience as a medical technologist.

Responsibilities

• Perform Clinical Laboratory Testing: Conduct routine and specialized laboratory tests, analyze results for accuracy, recognize inconsistencies, and immediately report critical or panic results to physicians and nursing staff.
• Maintain Quality Assurance and Laboratory Standards: Perform quality control testing, analyze quality control data, document corrective actions, and ensure compliance with accreditation, regulatory, and laboratory quality standards.
• Maintain Laboratory Equipment and Operations: Perform preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and documentation for laboratory instruments to ensure reliable operation and accurate test results.
• Support Laboratory Administration and Staff Development: Maintain laboratory records, inventory, workload statistics, and purchasing documentation while providing training and guidance to laboratory personnel on procedures and best practices.
• Provide Comprehensive Laboratory Support: Collect and process patient specimens, assist with quality improvement activities, maintain a safe and organized work environment, and perform supervisory laboratory functions in the absence of the Medical Laboratory Technologist Supervisor.

Benefits

• A defined benefit pension plan
• Health insurance that is also available post retirement
• At least 10 paid holidays
• Sick and annual leave that rolls over from year to year
• Paid or time off accrued for hours worked over 40 per week
• A deferred compensation plan
• A flexible benefits plan
• Alternate work schedules (e.g., 4/10’s may be an available benefit for certain positions upon meeting the policy requirements)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level