Medical Laboratory Scientist - Blood Bank/General Lab
About the role
We’re looking for a Medical Laboratory Scientist, someone who’s ready to grow with our company. In this position, you'll perform routine and special procedures to obtain data or prepare products for the diagnosis and treatment of disease and the provision of quality patient care. At Texas Children’s Hospital, our mission starts with our people. Guided by our HEART values—Humility, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Trust—we strive to create a workplace where teammates feel valued, supported, and empowered to do their best work every day.
Responsibilities
- Determines suitability of specimens and orders by verifying patient information and troubleshooting erroneous or inconsistent orders
- Organizes and prioritizes workload to meet the needs of medical staff without repetition of work
- Performs routine and special testing procedures accurately, evaluates results, and troubleshoots abnormal findings in a timely manner
- Responds quickly to emergency situations and STAT requests, providing services without delay
- Assists other staff with specimen troubleshooting and workload to meet turnaround times
- Communicates quality control issues to the appropriate supervisor and maintains accurate documentation
- Orders supplies to maintain inventory levels and quarantines or discards unsuitable stock
- Performs and documents quality control procedures and routine maintenance on instruments
- Records and monitors temperatures and functions of refrigerators and freezers per protocol
- Assists with troubleshooting instrument issues and evaluating new procedures and instruments
- Maintains and demonstrates competency in procedures through ongoing performance and continuing education
- Trains new employees and communicates clearly to support workflow and quality testing
- Serves as in-charge technologist in the supervisor's absence, prioritizing workflow and documenting issues
- Adheres to safety policies and maintains a clean work area
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in a chemical, biological, clinical or medical laboratory science, or medical technology required
One of the following certifications required:
- CLSP-NCA Clinical Lab Spec, National Credentialing Agency
- BB-ASCP Tech Blood Bank, American Society for Clinical Pathology
- C-ASCP Tech in Chemistry, American Society for Clinical Pathology
- H-ASCP Technologist of Hematology, American Society for Clinical Pathology
- M-ASCP Technician Microbiology, American Society for Clinical Pathology
- MB-ASCP Technician Molecular Biology, American Society for Clinical Pathology
- MLS-ASCP Medical Lab Scientist, American Society for Clinical Pathology
- MP-ASCP Technician Molecular Pathology, American Society for Clinical Pathology
- MT-AAB Medical Technologist, American Association of Bioanalysts
- MT-ASCP Medical Technologist, American Society for Clinical Pathology
- IMLS International Medical Laboratory Certification, American Society for Clinical Pathology
- SM-ASCP Specialist in Microbiology, American Society for Clinical Pathology
- HTL-ASCP Histotechnologist, American Society for Clinical Pathology
- MT-AMT Medical Technologist, American Medical Technologist
- HT-ASCP Certified Histology Technician, American Society for Clinical Pathology
- MT-STATE Medical Technologist, Any State
- MT-NCA Medical Technologist, National Certification Agency
- CT-ASCP Cytotechnologist, American Society for Clinical Pathology
About Us
Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus is Houston’s first community hospital designed, built and equipped exclusively for children in one of the city’s most rapidly growing communities in the area from Sugar Land to Bryan-College Station, Texas. Located at I-10 and Barker Cypress, our 515,007-square-foot hospital houses the only 24/7 pediatric emergency room in the Greater West Houston area, four operating rooms, 16-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 46 acute care beds, advanced imaging services including MRI and CT scans, a neurophysiology sleep lab, a pathology lab and a full-scale pharmacy.