Medical Laboratory Technician

St. Lukes Health - Patients Medical Center provides inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services to residents of Pasadena Deer Park La Porte Baytown and Clear Lake. The facility includes 53 medical/surgical beds eight ICU beds and three endoscopy rooms and offers a range of primary and specialized serviceswound care general surgery gastroenterology occupational health heart and vascular womens services diagnostic imaging outpatient rehab services and sleep disorders.

As our Medical Lab Technologist you will perform vital clinical laboratory procedures to detect identify measure and report data crucial for disease diagnosis and treatment.

Every day you will expertly conduct waived and moderate procedures using technical skills instrumentation and information systems providing essential clinical laboratory support while ensuring the quality and accuracy of all tests under leadership direction.

To be successful in this role you will possess comprehensive knowledge of laboratory principles across various disciplines (microbiology hematology chemistry etc.) understand sample processing and result interpretation prioritize chemical and biological safety and be adept at operating and maintaining lab equipment.

Responsibilites:

• Aligning with local and state requirements performs lab test procedures on patient specimens adhering to the Sections Standard Operating Procedures to ensure accurate timely reporting.
• Provides excellent patient care through clinical correlation of results identification of patterns of bias rapid notification of appropriate caregivers of critical values and completion of testing within established turn-around-time limits
• Ensures that major automated equipment is operational by performing required maintenance calibration and troubleshooting procedures; including contacting of instrument vendor for assistance or repair
• Performs required calibration and quality control procedures and maintains records to ensure tests are being performed within established parameters
• Performs proficiency testing as assigned and review results with laboratory clinical leaders
• Assists in evaluation and generation of compliant documentation for the validation of new procedures and equipment to provide the physician with the most current laboratory technology
  

• Associates Of Science in a biological or chemical science as defined by CLIA. upon hire or
• High School GED General Studies completed an official military medical laboratory course and held the military enlisted occupational speciality of Medical Laboratory Specialist (Lab Technician) upon hire or
• High School Graduate General Studies completed an official military medical laboratory course and held the military enlisted occupational speciality of Medical Laboratory Specialist (Lab Technician) upon hire

Preferred

• Medical Laboratory Technician AMT upon hire or
• Medical Laboratory Technician ASCP upon hire or
• Medical Lab Tech AAB upon hire