Medical Laboratory Technician

St Luke's Brazosport; Lake Jackson (TX); On-site; USD 56,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's Health-Brazosport Hospital is actively seeking a Medical Lab Technologist to perform vital laboratory procedures that support disease diagnosis and treatment.

You will conduct waived and moderate tests, ensuring accuracy under leadership direction while leveraging your knowledge across microbiology, hematology, and chemistry. The role emphasizes safe handling of samples, operation of lab instruments, and timely reporting of results.

Qualifications

• Must have foundational knowledge of laboratory principles across disciplines (microbiology, hematology, chemistry).
• Familiarity with sample processing and result interpretation.
• Awareness of chemical/biological safety and equipment operation.

Responsibilities

• Align lab procedures with SOPs to ensure accurate, timely reporting.
• Provide patient care through clinical correlation of results and rapid notification of critical values.
• Maintain major automated equipment with calibration and troubleshooting; contact vendors as needed.
• Perform calibration and quality control procedures and keep records of parameters.
• Participate in proficiency testing and review results with laboratory leaders.
• Assist in evaluating and validating new procedures and equipment for current use by physicians.

Skills

Clinical lab procedures

Quality control

Instrumentation operation

Patient care

Education

AS in Biological or Chemical Science

Military Medical Laboratory Specialist training

High School Diploma or GED

High School GED with Military Lab Course

High School Graduate with Military Lab Course

Military Medical Laboratory Course

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Medical Lab Technologist, you will perform vital clinical laboratory procedures to detect, identify, measure, and report data crucial for disease diagnosis and treatment.

Every day, you will expertly conduct waived and moderate procedures using technical skills, instrumentation, and information systems, providing essential clinical laboratory support while ensuring the quality and accuracy of all tests under leadership direction.

To be successful in this role, you will possess comprehensive knowledge of laboratory principles across various disciplines (microbiology, hematology, chemistry, etc.), understand sample processing and result interpretation, prioritize chemical and biological safety, and be adept at operating and maintaining lab equipment.

• Aligning with local and state requirements performs lab test procedures on patient specimens adhering to the Section’s Standard Operating Procedures to ensure accurate, timely reporting.
• Provides excellent patient care through clinical correlation of results, identification of patterns of bias, rapid notification of appropriate caregivers of critical values, and completion of testing within established turn-around-time limits
• Ensures that major automated equipment is operational by performing required maintenance, calibration and troubleshooting procedures; including contacting of instrument vendor for assistance or repair
• Performs required calibration and quality control procedures and maintains records to ensure tests are being performed within established parameters
• Performs proficiency testing as assigned and review results with laboratory clinical leaders
• Assists in evaluation and generation of compliant documentation for the validation of new procedures and equipment to provide the physician with the most current laboratory technology

Job Requirements

Required

• Associates Of Science in a biological or chemical science as defined by CLIA., upon hire or
• High School GED General Studies completed an official military medical laboratory course and held the military enlisted occupational speciality of Medical Laboratory Specialist (Lab Technician), upon hire or
• High School Graduate General Studies completed an official military medical laboratory course and held the military enlisted occupational speciality of Medical Laboratory Specialist (Lab Technician), upon hire

Preferred

• Medical Laboratory Technician AMT, upon hire or
• Medical Laboratory Technician ASCP, upon hire or
• Medical Lab Tech AAB, upon hire

Where You'll Work

St. Luke's Health-Brazosport Hospital is located on a beautiful, 25-acre campus in Lake Jackson, Texas. Offering state-of-the-art diagnostic and comprehensive treatment services, our hospital is home to a 154-bed patient tower, level III trauma center, advanced cardiac care center, and full-service, multidisciplinary cancer center. Our team consists of over 100 board-certified physicians and nearly 600 highly skilled employees to meet our patients’ medical needs. South Brazoria County’s premier healthcare system, St. Luke's Health-Brazosport Hospital is dedicated to providing quality care with compassion for the communities we serve.