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Join our UT Health Jacksonville team as a PRN Medical Lab Tech / Medical Lab Scientist today!
Why UT Health East Texas?
Our People. Our people truly are our greatest strength. They make a massive difference in the amazing care we provide every day. We work closely together to create a positive experience for our patients and each other.
Our Purpose. We will build on your experience and provide meaningful and purposeful career growth for your future. You will have the opportunity every day to make a difference in someone's life and change the course of healthcare.
Our Place. Jacksonville, TX is a small town with a huge heart where you will have the privilege of caring for your neighbors. Everybody is somebody here.
Representing the very best in healthcare, UT Health East Texas is comprised of 10 hospitals and more than 50 clinics across east Texas. With nearly 7,500 employees and over 1,000 licensed in-patient beds, UT Health East Texas provides healthcare services to thousands of patients annually through our hospitals, clinics, Level 1 trauma facility, air emergency fleet and EMS service in a metropolitan service area of a quarter-million people.
Responsibilities
POSITION SUMMARY
The Medical Laboratory Technician I (MLT I) 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 participates in quality assurance, performance improvement, laboratory education, new employee training and proficiency testing when assigned.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Required: Associates degree in Medical Laboratory Technician studies, or a chemical, physical or biological science degree.
Certification:
Required: ASCP or equivalent required. Certification must be maintained without lapse during employment.
Experience:
Required: Current knowledge of clinical laboratory techniques and principles.
Preferred: Previous clinical laboratory experience as a Medical Laboratory Technician, Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Laboratory Scientist within a clinical laboratory.
PHYSICIAL REQUIREMENTS
Join our UT Health Jacksonville team as a PRN Medical Lab Tech / Medical Lab Scientist today!
Why UT Health East Texas?
Our People. Our people truly are our greatest strength. They make a massive difference in the amazing care we provide every day. We work closely together to create a positive experience for our patients and each other.
Our Purpose. We will build on your experience and provide meaningful and purposeful career growth for your future. You will have the opportunity every day to make a difference in someone's life and change the course of healthcare.
Our Place. Jacksonville, TX is a small town with a huge heart where you will have the privilege of caring for your neighbors. Everybody is somebody here.
Representing the very best in healthcare, UT Health East Texas is comprised of 10 hospitals and more than 50 clinics across east Texas. With nearly 7,500 employees and over 1,000 licensed in-patient beds, UT Health East Texas provides healthcare services to thousands of patients annually through our hospitals, clinics, Level 1 trauma facility, air emergency fleet and EMS service in a metropolitan service area of a quarter-million people.
Responsibilities
POSITION SUMMARY
The Medical Laboratory Technician I (MLT I) 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 participates in quality assurance, performance improvement, laboratory education, new employee training and proficiency testing when assigned.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Required: Associates degree in Medical Laboratory Technician studies, or a chemical, physical or biological science degree.
- Current knowledge of clinical laboratory techniques and principles
- Will consider students graduating in the current semester with MLT degree
Certification:
Required: ASCP or equivalent required. 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.
Experience:
Required: Current knowledge of clinical laboratory techniques and principles.
Preferred: Previous clinical laboratory experience as a Medical Laboratory Technician, Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Laboratory Scientist within a clinical laboratory.
PHYSICIAL REQUIREMENTS
- Use written (verbal/visual) sources of information, e.g. read reports, procedural documentation, and reference materials.
- Use non-verbal visual sources of information, e.g. reference graphs, tables, charts.
- Use verbal auditory sources of information, e.g. interviews, group meetings, presentations
- Perform actives requiring sustained concentration, e.g. designing, accurate data entry, work planning, scheduling.
