Medical Lab Tech

HCA Houston Healthcare; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 56,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

401(k) with match

Education support

Fertility and family building

Life insurance

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare is seeking a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) to join our laboratory team and foster an environment of teamwork, quality and safety for our patients. We will support your growth as part of a dedicated health care team.

You will perform a broad range of manual and automated test procedures, report results accurately, and help with chemistry, hematology or microbiology workflows while answering inquiries and supporting patient care.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in MLT/CLT from an accredited institution.
• CLIA guidelines eligibility for MLT/CLT.
• MLT (ASCP) or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum 1 year of clinical laboratory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• You will perform manual and automated test procedures.
• You will accurately report laboratory results, including special calculations and critical values.
• You will perform a broad range of laboratory procedures or concentrate in chemistry, hematology, or microbiology.
• You will answer inquiries regarding tests, methodology, test specificity and sensitivity.
• You will evaluate and solve problems related to collection and processing of biological specimens for analysis.
• You will work efficiently and respond to stats and priority tests to support patient care.

Education

MLT/CLT degree

Job description

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

Job Summary And Qualifications

Seeking a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) to join our laboratory team who will foster an environment of teamwork, quality and safety for our patients. We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do.

What You Will Do In This Role

• You will perform manual and automated test procedures.
• You will accurately report laboratory results, to include special calculations and critical values.
• You will perform a broad range of laboratory procedures or concentrate your activities in one area such as chemistry, hematology, and microbiology.
• You will answer inquiries regarding tests, methodology, test specificity and sensitivity.
• You will evaluate and solve problems related to the collection and processing of biological specimens for analysis.
• You will work efficiently and respond to stats and other priority tests to provide optimum patient care.

What Qualifications You Will Need

• Associate Degree in a Chemical, Physical, Biological, or Medical Laboratory Technology/Clinical Laboratory Technology (MLT/CLT) from an accredited institution.
• Or be qualified under CLIA guidelines for MLT/CLT.
• MLT (ASCP) or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in a clinical laboratory preferred.

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast is a full-service 340+ bed acute care hospital in Pasadena, Texas.

We have been a leader of medical care in Pasadena for more than 50 years. With board-certified physicians, registered nurses and expert technicians, the community has come to rely on us for top-quality, comprehensive and compassionate healthcare. HCA Houston Southeast is the only hospital in Pasadena with both Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary PCI and Resuscitation by the American College of Cardiology and full accreditation by The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

'There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it.'- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.