Medical Laboratory Scientist - General Lab/Blood Bank

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.

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

Requirements

• 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, C-ASCP Tech in Chemistry, H-ASCP Technologist of Hematology, M-ASCP Technician Microbiology, MB-ASCP Technician Molecular Biology, MLS-ASCP Medical Lab Scientist, MP-ASCP Technician Molecular Pathology, MT-AAB Medical Technologist (American Association of Bioanalysts), MT-ASCP Medical Technologist, IMLS International Medical Laboratory Certification, SM-ASCP Specialist in Microbiology, HTL-ASCP Histotechnologist, MT-AMT Medical Technologist (American Medical Technologist), HT-ASCP Certified Histology Technician, MT-STATE Medical Technologist (Any State), MT-NCA Medical Technologist (National Certification Agency), or CT-ASCP Cytotechnologist

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