Medical Lab Technician / MLT

UT Health East Texas; Pittsburg (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Part time

Job summary

Ardent Health Services in Pittsburg, TX seeks a PRN Medical Lab Technician to support patient care with accurate laboratory testing and timely results.

You will perform routine and special lab procedures, quality control, maintenance, and inventory control, and participate in quality assurance, staff training, and proficiency testing.

This role requires an Associate degree in MLT or related science and ASCP certification, with 5+ years of clinical lab experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in Medical Laboratory Technician studies or in a chemical, physical or biological science field.
• Certification must be maintained without lapse during employment.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine and special laboratory procedures, quality control, preventative maintenance, minor equipment repairs, inventory control, and statistical compilation.
• Participates in quality assurance, performance improvement, new employee training, and proficiency testing as assigned.

Skills

Clinical laboratory testing

Quality control

Proficiency testing

Inventory management

Education

Associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technician

ASCP certification or equivalent

Tools

ASCP certification

Job description

Overview

Join our team as a PRN, Medical Lab Technician in Pittsburg, TX.

Why Join Us?

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better

• Thrive:We empower our team with career growth opportunities and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.

• People-First:We prioritize your well-being with a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.

• Make Healthcare Better:We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.

Get to Know Your Team:

• UT Health Pittsburg offers 25 private rooms, a 24-hour Level IV trauma center and Level III stroke center, surgical suites, advanced diagnostics, a sleep lab, wound healing center, swing bed care, 16 physician offices and a UT Health East Texas Olympic Center fitness facility.

Explore Career Pathways for Laboratory Professionals:

Responsibilities

• The Medical Lab Technician (MLT) functions as a professional who assumes responsibility and accountability for the performance of clinical laboratory testing that pertains to patient care and diagnosis.
• This position performs routine and special laboratory procedures, quality control, preventative maintenance, minor equipment repairs, inventory control, and statistical compilation.
• Will additionally participate in the quality assurance and performance improvement tasks, new employee training, and proficiency testing as assigned.

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• Associates degree in Medical Laboratory Technician studies or a chemical, physical or biological science associates degree.
• ASCP or equivalent.
  • Certification must be maintained without lapse during employment
  • If certification does lapse, job will be downgraded to Medical Laboratory Technician (non-certified) until certification is reinstated.
• 5+ years’ of clinical laboratory experience as a Medical Laboratory Technician within a clinical laboratory.
• Current knowledge of clinical laboratory techniques and principles.