Medical Laboratory Scientist or Tech / MLS or MLT

BSA HOSPITAL, LLC; Amarillo (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a leading healthcare provider in Amarillo as a full-time Medical Laboratory Scientist or Technician. In this role, you will play a crucial part in delivering quality healthcare by performing vital laboratory tests and ensuring accurate results. With a focus on professional growth and a supportive environment, you will thrive in a people-first culture that values your contributions. This position offers a unique opportunity to enhance patient care using advanced technology while enjoying comprehensive benefits, including a sign-on bonus. Make a difference in healthcare and advance your career in a respected institution that has served the community for over 120 years.

Benefits

Sign-on bonus up to $20,000

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Comprehensive health benefits

Supportive and inclusive culture

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Associate's degree in medical technology or related field required.
• ASCP certification preferred along with clinical lab experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform clinical laboratory testing for patient care and diagnosis.
• Ensure timely and accurate results while maintaining compliance.

Skills

Clinical Laboratory Testing

Quality Control

Problem-Solving Skills

Communication Skills

Infection Control Practices

Education

Baccalaureate Degree in Medical Technology

Associates Degree in Medical Technology

Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

Degree in Biological Science

Job description

Overview

You may be eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $20,000.

Join our team as a night shift, full-time, Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) or Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) in Amarillo, TX.

Why Join Us?

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better

• Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
• People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and 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:

• BSA Hospital is a 445-bed hospital serving the Amarillo area for over 120 years and continues to be Amarillo’s preferred healthcare provider. At BSA, the focus is to provide quality healthcare in Christian love, service and dignity.

Responsibilities

• Functions as a professional who assumes responsibility and accountability for the performance of clinical laboratory testing that pertains to patient care and diagnosis.
• Performs routine and special laboratory procedures, quality control, preventative maintenance, minor equipment repairs, inventory control, and statistical compilation.
• Participates in quality assurance, performance improvement, laboratory education, new employee training and proficiency testing when assigned.
• Displays technical expertise necessary to ensure timely and accurate results of laboratory procedures.
• Ensure specimens are obtained and processed in accordance with laboratory guidelines.
• Demonstrate proper communication skills to relate pertinent data or information about the patient or laboratory sample to appropriate care provider.
• Supports organizational priorities to maintain compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Exhibits problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and evaluate critical laboratory results.
• Participates in the training/mentoring of new employees, students or interns including lectures and bench techniques.
• Able to prioritize and organize workload and assist other coworkers to maintain productivity.
• Demonstrates proper infection control practices, proper patient identification, performs proper prompt specimen transport.

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• Baccalaureate Degree or Associates Degree in Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Science, Medical Laboratory Technician, or a chemical, physical or biological science degree.

Preferred Job Requirements:

• ASCP or equivalent. Certification within a specific area, i.e. M(ASCP), H(ASCP), C(ASCP) qualifies.
• Previous clinical laboratory experience as a Medical Laboratory Technician, Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Laboratory Scientist within a clinical laboratory