Clinical Lab Support Technician: Specimens & QA

UT Health San Antonio; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

UT Health San Antonio is seeking a Laboratory Support role in the Pathology Department/Clinical Laboratory. The incumbent will receive clinical specimens, accession, enter orders, and ensure results are reported to clients accurately.

The position emphasizes adherence to SOPs, quality control, and collaboration with medical technologists to maintain high standards of specimen handling and documentation.

Qualifications

• Two (2) years of related experience is required.
• High School diploma or GED equivalent is required.
• This position may require the ability to maintain the security and integrity of UT San Antonio and its infrastructure per Texas EO-GA-48.

Responsibilities

• Assist with day-to-day processes in the Pathology Department/Clinical Laboratory.
• Follow the laboratory's procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting and maintaining records of test examinations.
• Maintain records that demonstrate that proficiency-testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens.
• Adhere to the laboratory's quality control policies, document all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations and maintenance performed.
• Follow the laboratory's established policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance.
• Identify problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and either must correct the problems or immediately notify the supervisor, manager or director.
• Ordering and maintaining supplies and consumables inventory
• Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratories established performance specifications.

Skills

Two years experience

Independent & team worker

Strong communication

Computer & organizational skills

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

UT Health San Antonio is seeking a Laboratory Support role in the Pathology Department/Clinical Laboratory. The incumbent will receive clinical specimens, accession, enter orders, and ensure results are reported to clients accurately.

The position emphasizes adherence to SOPs, quality control, and collaboration with medical technologists to maintain high standards of specimen handling and documentation.