Clinical Lab Scientist – PRN, Impactful Diagnostics

OU Health; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Medical and dental plans

Job summary

OU Health in Oklahoma City seeks a Medical Laboratory Technician to perform routine diagnostic tests under supervision. The role involves handling specimens, maintaining records, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards in a fast-paced clinical lab.

Qualifications include an MLT degree or a bachelor’s with required science coursework, and 0–3 years of related lab experience. This PRN/as-needed position emphasizes reliability and teamwork in a regulatory setting.

Qualifications

• Must have the skills to perform required laboratory testing.
• Must be able to work as part of a team and follow instructions.
• Must be able to consistently and dependably report to work as scheduled.
• Must be able to maintain legible, accurate and organized records.

Responsibilities

• Performs waived and nonwaived laboratory patient testing in a prompt and reliable manner according to established hospital and departmental policies.
• Complies with all hospital and laboratory safety policies and procedures including the appropriate use of PPE.
• Participates in performance improvement activities and supports the hospital in meeting regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Participates in laboratory quality activities including quality monitoring and auditing, occurrence/deviation documentation and performance improvement.
• Receives, sorts, accesses the acceptability of specimens for testing and/or distributes specimens to appropriate laboratories/laboratory sections.
• Records information in the OUH lab informatics system relative to patient demographics, specimen/sample collection, identification, preservation, processing, quality control, test results and specimen referral.
• Assesses potential performance problems that may occur during testing, take appropriate action as needed.
• Prepares chemical solutions and reagent preparation with appropriate labeling.
• Performs quality control procedures following authorized laboratory policy.
• Operates, calibrates, and maintains instrumentation within scope of training and established protocols.
• Documents completion of instrument maintenance and function checks.
• Calls notification values to appropriate clinical staff and documents those notifications in the electronic medical record.
• Performs proficiency testing according to laboratory and regulatory requirements.
• Participates in inventory management and completes annual competency assessments.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Teamwork

Record keeping

Discretion

Multi-tasking

Education

Associate degree in MLT

Bachelor's with foundational MLT/science courses

Job description

OU Health in Oklahoma City seeks a Medical Laboratory Technician to perform routine diagnostic tests under supervision. The role involves handling specimens, maintaining records, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards in a fast-paced clinical lab.

Qualifications include an MLT degree or a bachelor’s with required science coursework, and 0–3 years of related lab experience. This PRN/as-needed position emphasizes reliability and teamwork in a regulatory setting.