Medical Lab Technician

TriStar Health; Kenilworth Estates (TN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

401(k) Plan with matching

Education support

Job summary

HCA Healthcare, Inc. is seeking a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) to join TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center’s laboratory team in Tennessee.

The role involves processing specimens and performing tests to aid diagnosis and patient care, with responsibilities for quality control and instrument troubleshooting. The candidate should have an associate degree or NCCLS-accredited Medical Technician program and hospital laboratory experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or NCCLS accredited Medical Technician program completion.
• Hospital laboratory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Handle specimen processing with preanalytic inspection for identification and integrity.
• Perform laboratory tests on patient specimens and evaluate results.
• Enter and verify test results in Laboratory Information System (LIS).
• Perform and evaluate periodic quality control per policy and procedure.
• Evaluate new or modified procedures, reagents and instruments as directed by Section Coordinator.
• Troubleshoot instruments as directed by Section Coordinator.
• Participate in hospital initiatives and department goals set by Laboratory Director and Manager.

Skills

Medical Laboratory Technician

Quality control

Specimen handling

Education

Associate degree

NCCLS accredited Medical Technician program

Tools

Laboratory Information System (LIS)

Quality control instruments

Job description

Job Summary and Qualifications

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.

The Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) utilizes skills and training to perform test of samples of blood, urine and other body fluids to obtain information utilized in diagnosis and evaluation of patient medical status. Participates in Performance Improvement activities to assure continuous Quality Improvement. Maintains cultural awareness when dealing with patients, visitors, coworkers and all other customers. Promotes a supportive, team-work oriented environment. Fulfills departmental responsibilities with the long-range plan, mission, vision and values of the facility.

• You will handle specimen processing, preanalytic inspection of specimens for identification and integrity.
• You will perform various types of laboratory test(s) on patient specimens, evaluates test results, and report/enter/verify test results in Laboratory Information System.
• You will perform and evaluates periodic quality control per policy and procedure.
• You will evaluate new and/or modified procedures, reagents and instruments as directed by Section Coordinator.
• Troubleshoots all instruments as directed by Section Coordinator.
• Participates in hospital initiatives and in department goals set by the Laboratory Director and Manager

What qualifications you will need:

• Associate degree; Graduate from a NCCLS accredited Medical Technician program.
• Hospital laboratory experience preferred.

Benefits

TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms 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 supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor 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.

A four-time Tennessean Top Workplace, TriStar Southern Hills is a recognized leader in healthcare, providing exceptional care across emergency services, cardiology, orthopedics, rehabilitation and more. Our rehabilitation program ranks among the top 50 in the nation, and TriStar Southern Hills is one of the few hospitals in Tennessee to earn a 4-star CMS rating. We are also an Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI and a Primary Stroke Center. More than 300 board-certified physicians represent over 20 specialties—but what truly sets us apart is our people. Our highly engaged, tenured team creates an environment where new colleagues are supported from day one, with meaningful opportunities for clinical growth, leadership development and long-term career advancement.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the Worlds 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

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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.