Medical Lab Technician

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off (PTO)

Retirement plan options

Tuition assistance and education

Additional family and life coverage

Job summary

TriStar Centennial Medical Center, part of HCA Healthcare, is seeking a Medical Laboratory Technician to perform tests on blood, urine and other body fluids to support diagnoses.

Join a team dedicated to quality improvement, patient care, and collaborative work in a high-volume clinical setting. Candidates must meet one of several established education paths and CLIA high-complexity requirements.

Qualifications

• Must qualify by one of the listed educational pathways for Medical Laboratory Technician roles.
• Accredited training or military laboratory experience accepted.
• CLIA high-complexity testing qualification or prior equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs tests on blood, urine and other body fluids to aid diagnosis.
• Participates in Performance Improvement activities to ensure quality.
• Maintains awareness when interacting with patients, visitors and coworkers.
• Fulfills departmental responsibilities aligned with the center's mission and values.

Skills

Quality improvement

Patient interaction

Teamwork

Performance improvement

Laboratory testing

Education

Associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technology

Military medical laboratory course (50 weeks)

ABHES/CAAHEP accredited clinical lab training (3 months)

CLIA high complexity testing qualification (as of 2024-12-28)

Documentation on file with the Laboratory (GHR)

Job description

Do you have the career opportunities as a Medical Lab Technician you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join TriStar Centennial Medical Center which is part of the nations leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

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 appropriate awareness when dealing with patients, visitors, co-workers and all other customers. Promotes a supportive, team-work oriented environment. Fulfills departmental responsibilities with the long-range plan, mission, vision and values of Centennial Medical Center.

Must qualify by one of the

• Associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technology, or
• Completion of a medical laboratory military course of at least 50 weeks and have held the position of Medical Laboratory Specialist, or
• Completion of a clinical laboratory training program approved or accredited by the ABHES or the CAAHEP and have at least 3 months documented laboratory training in each specialty in which the individual performs high complexity testing, or
• Documentation that the individual was qualified and serving as a high complexity testing personnel in a CLIA-certified laboratory as of December 28th 2024, and done so continuously since December 28th 2024.
• Documentation of Education and or experience must be on file with the Laboratory and uploaded into GHR

Benefits

TriStar Centennial 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

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 740+ bed comprehensive facility. We offer medical and surgical programs. These include behavioral health and 24-hour emergency. These also include heart and vascular and imaging. These also include neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation, sleep disorder, and womens services. We are an affiliate of TriStar Health. TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 43-acre campus. We are home to TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center. We are home to TriStar Centennial Womens Hospital. Our campus includes The Childrens Hospital at TriStar Centennial, Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at TriStar Centennial Medical Center, TriStar Centennial Advanced Joint Replacement Institute and TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion.

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.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."
- 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.