Medical Laboratory Technician / Clinical Laboratory Scientist - Laboratory MFH-Tyler

Responsibilities

• Obtains blood specimens via venipuncture and/or fingerstick, accurately identifies and labels appropriately; answers pneumatic tube system.
• Fulfills duties necessary for accurate and timely results including quality control, performance improvement, proficiency testing, and preventative maintenance of equipment.
• Recognizes abnormal critical values and follows proper guidelines for notifying medical team members of results.
• Performs clerical, general, and phlebotomy duties related to daily operations in the laboratory.
• Provides/dispenses blood products as requested by medical staff.

Requirements

• Associate degree or higher in clinical laboratory science or medical laboratory technology from an accredited institution or equivalent laboratory training and experience meeting the requirements defined in the CLIA regulation 42CFR493.1489.
• Successfully completed an official U.S. military medical laboratory procedures training course of at least 50 weeks duration and currently hold the military enlisted occupational specialty of medical laboratory specialist (laboratory technician).
• Laboratory training that includes either completion of a clinical laboratory training program approved or accredited by the ABHES, NAACLS, or other organization approved by HHS, or at least three months documented laboratory training in each specialty in which the individual performs high complexity testing.
• Six Months of approved clinical laboratory experience, which must include a clinical rotation through the following sections of the laboratory: Blood Banking, Microbiology, Chemistry, and Hematology, Immunology, and Urinalysis/Body Fluids in the U.S. or with an accredited laboratory within the last 5 years.
• Less than 5 years of experience as a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT).

Qualifications

• Education/Skills: Associate degree or higher in clinical laboratory science or medical laboratory technology from an accredited institution or equivalent laboratory training and experience meeting the requirements defined in the CLIA regulation 42CFR493.1489.
• Licensed Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) from ASCP, AMT, AAB or HEW/HHS required.
• If certified with an expiration date, the certification must be maintained and kept current.

Skills

• Leadership skills
• Quality control
• Performance improvement
• Proficiency testing
• Preventative maintenance
• Specimen collection and handling
• Result reporting
• Phlebotomy
• Training

Benefits

• Professional growth and continued education opportunities
• Training of new associates and students in Laboratory practices
• Compliance with CAP, AABB, Compliance, CLIA, JCAHO, and OSHA standards
• Use of LIS and HIS computer systems
• Annual competency assessment

Pay

• Salary commensurate with experience

Schedule

• Shifts are flexible