Medical Lab Tech: Precision Diagnostics & QC

Longview Regional Medical Center; Longview (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Longview Regional Medical Center in Texas is seeking a Medical Lab Technician to perform routine and specialized diagnostic tests on blood and body fluids, maintain quality control, and ensure accurate patient results in a fast-paced lab.

You will operate and troubleshoot instruments, document results in LIS, perform phlebotomy, and support training of students and new staff while adhering to CLIA, CAP, and Joint Commission standards.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in CLS or Medical Laboratory Technology required.
• Military Medical Laboratory Procedures course completion acceptable with MOS as Medical Laboratory Specialist.
• 0-2 years acute clinical laboratory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs waived to high-complexity tests following established procedures and validates results.
• Operates, maintains, and troubleshoots laboratory equipment; performs preventive maintenance.
• Performs and documents quality control procedures; initiates corrective actions for out-of-range results.
• Documents patient test results in the LIS and follows critical result reporting procedures.
• Collects blood specimens via venipuncture and capillary techniques per phlebotomy procedures.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Patient safety

Quality control

LIS systems

Education

Associate degree in laboratory science

Military Medical Laboratory Procedures course

Tools

LIS platforms

Job description

Longview Regional Medical Center in Texas is seeking a Medical Lab Technician to perform routine and specialized diagnostic tests on blood and body fluids, maintain quality control, and ensure accurate patient results in a fast-paced lab.

You will operate and troubleshoot instruments, document results in LIS, perform phlebotomy, and support training of students and new staff while adhering to CLIA, CAP, and Joint Commission standards.