Medical Laboratory Technician

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Pensacola (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

401(k) plan with match

Education support

Dependent scholarships

Job summary

HCA Florida West Hospital is seeking a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) to join our team in Pensacola. You will perform accurate and timely laboratory testing, and you will work with medical technologists and supervisors to review data and ensure patient results are documented properly.

The ideal candidate holds a 2-year/associate degree, a Florida technician license (or ability to obtain during the interview process), and ASCP or similar certification is helpful.

Qualifications

• A 2-Year/Associate Degree in Science is required.
• A State of Florida Technician License OR the ability to obtain a license during the interview process.
• ASCP or similar certification is very helpful

Responsibilities

• Perform accurate and timely laboratory testing
• Seek guidance from medical technologists, supervisors, department head, and medical director in the review and interpretation of clinical laboratory data
• Complete all required records/documentation pertaining to patient results
• Perform stat procedures, timed studies, and routine tests within established turnaround time targets
• Review pending logs (OSR) and result logs; resolve any outstanding workload or communicates to staff relief
• Perform quality control procedures per protocol and completes necessary documentation
• Take pertinent corrective action when the patient, control, standard, calibration and/or proficiency results are not within appropriate guidelines
• Assist supervisor in meeting department regulatory agency requirements (CAP, etc.)

Skills

Florida Technician License

ASCP Certification

Laboratory testing procedures

Education

Associate degree in Science

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Medical Laboratory Technician with HCA Florida West Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Seeking a Medical Laboratory Technician / Medical Lab Technician / MLT to provide expertise and champion results. We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels the patient experience is as meaningful as we do.

What you will do in this role:

• **Perform accurate and timely laboratory testing**

• **Seek guidance from medical technologists, supervisors, department head, and medical director in the review and interpretation of clinical laboratory data**

• **Complete all required records/documentation pertaining to patient results**

• **Perform stat procedures, timed studies, and routine tests within established turnaround time targets**

• **Review pending logs (OSR) and result logs; resolve any outstanding workload or communicates to staff relief**

• **Perform quality control procedures per protocol and completes necessary documentation**

• **Take pertinent corrective action when the patient, control, standard, calibration and/or proficiency results are not within appropriate guidelines**

• **Assist supervisor in meeting department regulatory agency requirements (CAP, etc.)**

What Qualifications you will need:

• **A 2-Year/Associate Degree in Science is required**

• **A State of Florida Technician License OR the ability to obtain a license during the interview process**

• **ASCP or similar certification is very helpful**

Benefits

HCA Florida West Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

• Time away from work programs 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 support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

• Additional benefits for 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 (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Florida West Hospital is a 515-bed facility. We are proud to be the area's leading health care facility in quality outcomes performance. We are the area's first Accredited Chest Pain Center and Breast Imaging Center of Excellence. Our hospital is the first in the state of Florida to have earned Atrial Fibrillation with Electrophysiology Services Accreditation. We have an Advanced Primary Stroke Center. We provide a specialized Emergency Department tailored to the needs of seniors and children. We have a Kid’s ER dedicated to our youngest patients. We are the area’s only comprehensive CARF-accredited physical rehabilitation hospital. Our facility has a behavioral health facility. We offer services including cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, oncology, and orthopedics. Other services that we offer include robotic-assisted surgery, critical care, and neurology/neurosurgery. We also offer urology, gastroenterology, obstetrics, and pulmonary and rehabilitative medicine.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s 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

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.