Medical Lab Technician / MLT
UT Health East Texas
- Location
- Onsite (Pittsburg, Texas)
- Employment
- Per Diem
- Level
- Senior Level
Posted 3 weeks ago
About the role
UT Health East Texas is seeking a Medical Lab Technician to perform routine and special clinical laboratory procedures in Pittsburg, TX. The role supports patient care and diagnosis through quality control, equipment maintenance, and staff training within a Level IV trauma center.
Skills
Clinical laboratory testing
Quality control
Preventative maintenance
Equipment repair
Inventory control
Statistical compilation
Quality assurance
Performance improvement
Employee training
Proficiency testing
Full job details
Overview
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Join our team as a PRN, Medical Lab Technician in Pittsburg, TX.
Why Join Us?
Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better
- Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
- People-First: We prioritize your well-being with a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
- Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.
Get to Know Your Team:
- 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.
Explore Career Pathways for Laboratory Professionals:
Responsibilities
- The Medical Lab Technician (MLT) functions as a professional who assumes responsibility and accountability for the performance of clinical laboratory testing that pertains to patient care and diagnosis.
- This position 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.
Qualifications
Job 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.