Medical Lab Technician / MLT
UT Health East Texas · Jacksonville, TX · Today
On-siteResearchFull-time
Overview
Join our team as an evening shift, full-time, Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) in Jacksonville, TX.
Why Join Us?
- Thrives in a People-First Environment and Makes Healthcare Better
- Prioritizes Your Well-being with Paid Time Off, Comprehensive Health Benefits, and a Supportive, Inclusive Culture Where You Are Valued and Cared For
- Uses Advanced Technology to Support Our Team and Enhance Patient Care
- Features 33 Operational Beds, an ICU, a 24-hour ED designated as a Level IV trauma center and acute stroke ready facility, a maternity unit, advanced diagnostic technology, surgical suites, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, a wound healing center, and a UT Health East Texas Olympic Center fitness and rehabilitation facility
Responsibilities
- Functions as a professional who assumes responsibility and accountability for the performance of clinical laboratory testing that pertains to patient care and diagnosis
- Performs routine and special laboratory procedures, quality control, preventative maintenance, minor equipment repairs, inventory control, and statistical compilation
- Participates in quality assurance and performance improvement tasks
- Participates in new employee training
- Participates in proficiency testing as assigned
Qualifications
- 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