Laboratory Technical Coordinator
About the role
As a Lab Tech Professional, 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.
Responsibilities
- Coaches laboratory personnel to train for adherence to relevant policies and ethics
- Oversees most laboratory day-to-day operations and exercises authority over operational decisions
- Analyzes and interprets laboratory results in accordance with established laboratory work processes
- Administers laboratory inventories such as supplies, equipment and consumables
- Assists with selection of test methodology that is appropriate for the laboratory use of the test results
- Verification of the test procedures performed and establishment of the laboratory's test performance characteristics, including the precision and accuracy of each test and test system
Requirements
Required: Bachelors Of Science in a chemical or biological science as defined by CLIA, and 2 years clinical lab experience in the designed lab area/speciality, upon hire.
Preferred certifications include: International Medical Laboratory Scientist, Blood Banking, Chemistry - ASCP, Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Clinical Laboratory Technologist, Technologist in Molecular Biology, Medical Laboratory Scientist - Med Technologist, Medical Technologist AAB, Technologist in Microbiology, Medical Technologist AMT, Med Technologist - ASCP, Specialist in Hematology, Specialist in Microbiobiology, or Histotechnologist.
About the organization
St. Luke’s Health – Memorial Lufkin is a 279 bed facility and member of CommonSpirit Health, a national nonprofit health system. Serving East Texas, St. Luke's Health-Memorial Lufkin provides more than a quarter of a million patient services annually and contributes millions of dollars in local charity care and community support.
Pay
The pay range for this position is $28.67 - $42.64 per hour.