Medical Technologist Lead

Medical Technologist Lead

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

The Lead Technologist is responsible for assisting with technical and scientific oversight of the department. Is also responsible for both performing tests and day-to-day supervision of the laboratory operations in the absence of the Lab Supervisor or Manager. He/She will assist staff to develop their potential and comply with Gulf Coast Division Standards of Behavior. He/She will assure the quality and timeliness of the testing.

What You Will Do In This Role:

• Provide day-to-day supervision of testing personnel in the absence of the Department Supervisor or Manager.
• Assure the workflow provides results of stats and priority tests within prescribed times.
• Ensure that reports are accurate, legible and within the acceptable criteria and reported appropriately for abnormal and critical values.
• Evaluate technical problems and report to the Departmental Supervisor or Manager. Assure that all remedial actions are taken whenever the test systems deviate from the department's established performance specifications.
• Ensure that patient test results are not reported until all corrective actions from out-of-control Quality Control or improperly functioning instruments have been taken and the test system is properly functioning
• Assist with interviews for prospective new employees.
• Ensure there is appropriate orientation for all testing personnel and medical technology students.
• Assist in evaluating the competency of all testing personnel and assure the staff maintains their competency to perform testing and report results accurately and promptly.
• Maintain professional interactions with staff, peers, supervisors and other hospital personnel. Actively model the Power of One Gulf Coast Division Standards of Behavior.
• Assist in evaluating equipment and procedures. Review and revise procedures and maintenance protocols as needed.
• Assist in managing supply inventory.
• Assist to assure compliance with proficiency testing and other regulatory standards. (JCAHO, CAP, CLIA, AABB).
• Assure employees follow safety standards and practices
• Provide daily feedback to staff concerning their job performance.
• Provide documentation to assist the Supervisor or Manager when they meet with each staff member semi-annually.
• Assist with scheduling staff including shortages as needed.
• Communicates with hospital personnel, administration, other departments and supervisors.

What Qualifications You Will Need:

Experience: Two years' recent experience in the department for which they are working.

Education: Bachelor's degree in medical technology.

Special Qualifications: MT-MLS certification. Must be detail oriented and able to operate mechanical, electrical and computer-controlled instrumentation. Must possess good communication skills and be able to supervise Technologists and other staff.

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, 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

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake is a 530+ bed hospital where sophisticated, world-class medicine meets the comfort, care and convenience of a community hospital. For more than 40 years, we have proudly been providing high quality, cost-effective, comprehensive healthcare to the Houston Bay Area. We opened our doors in 1972 and now employ 2,000+ staff members and 900+ physicians in a wide range of specialties. Our specialists offer more talent and experience than any other hospital in the region. We are a Level II Trauma Center and the only exclusive heart hospital south of Houston. Our accredited center provides nationally-recognized care in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and recovery of cardiovascular diseases. HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake offers a variety of other services, including Woman Services, Pediatric Care, Breast Diagnostic Center, ACR-accredited Imaging Center, Wound Care Treatment Center featuring Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, and much more. 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.

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Medical Technologist Lead opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

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.