Medical Technologist

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time away from work

401(k) Plan with 100% match on 3% to 9

Education support

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest is seeking a Medical Technologist to join our Laboratory team. The role emphasizes accurate patient testing, reliable report generation, and adherence to lab protocols.

You will operate and troubleshoot instrumentation, manage specimens, and uphold privacy and ethical standards under supervision as needed. Qualified candidates should have clinical lab experience and a Bachelor's degree in a chemical/biological science or medical laboratory technology; MT (ASCP)

Qualifications

• One year of experience in a clinical laboratory.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a chemical or biological science or medical laboratory technology.
• MT (ASCP) or equivalent preferred or Registry eligible as a Medical Technologist.

Responsibilities

• Provides outstanding service to patients, physicians, fellow employees, and guests.
• Maintains awareness of own limitations and seeks guidance as needed.
• Operates and maintains laboratory instrumentation with troubleshooting as needed.
• Performs manual and automated test procedures and reports results timely.
• Ensures specimen requirements, processing, handling, and rejection criteria are followed.
• Adheres to hospital policies including infection control and ethics.

Skills

Patient-focused service

Attention to detail

Ethics and confidentiality

Problem-solving

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemical or biological sciences or medical laboratory technology

MT (ASCP) eligible or registry eligible

Tools

Laboratory instrumentation

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Medical Technologist with HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary and Qualifications

What you will do in this role:

• Consistently provides outstanding service to all patients, physicians, fellow employees, and guests.
• Displays initiative to see processes through to completion and offers assistance without being asked.
• Maintains awareness of own limitations and seeks guidance from appropriate personnel as needed.
• Prioritizes activities of self based on demands for service.
• Remains alert to the detection of errors in own work and the work of others with appropriate corrective actions initiated.
• Demonstrates an understanding of patient rights, including those pertaining to confidentiality, informed decision-making, and privacy.
• Is aware of resources available for ethical concerns and makes appropriate referrals.
• Practices cost-efficiently.
• Performs technical skills proficiently in accordance with established standards, as evidenced by annual validation processes.
• Utilizes specialized knowledge and skill to perform job requirements.
• Demonstrates the ability to operate and maintain laboratory instrumentation, including minor troubleshooting.
• Demonstrates ability to perform manual and automated test procedures.
• Demonstrates knowledge of specimen requirements, processing, handling, and rejection criteria.
• Maintains ability to report laboratory results, including special calculated, critical values and quality control in a timely manner.
• Knowledgeable of all laboratory forms, and logs.
• Demonstrates understanding of hospital policies and procedures, i.e. technical safety, infection control and disaster policies.

What qualifications you will need:

• One year experience in a clinical laboratory
• MT (ASCP) or equivalent preferred or Registry eligible as a Medical Technologist
• Bachelor’s degreein a chemical or biological science or medical laboratory technology from an accredited institution, or equivalent laboratory training and experience required.

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest, 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

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest is a 415+ bed acute care hospital that has been serving the north Houston communities for more than 40 years, providing a wide range of medical services including cardiology, maternity care, Level III NICU, pediatrics, bariatrics and neurology. We comprehensively serve our community by employing expert physicians, specialists, nurses and support staff who work together as a unified team to offer a range of diagnostic treatment and support services. From our 24-hour emergency department with Level II Trauma capabilities, to women’s services, to cardiology, we are dedicated to improving the health of our community by delivering exceptional, personalized healthcare. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

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.