Medical Laboratory Technician

Medical Laboratory Technician HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. We are seeking a(an) Medical Laboratory Technician for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply!

The Medical Laboratory Technician/ Medical Technologist/ Histology Student is responsible for prompt and accurate performance of routine, complex and specialized clinical laboratory procedures as assigned by the Laboratory Supervisor. The Medical Laboratory Technician Student demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide age-appropriate care to patients including neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.

What you will do in this role:

• Performs assigned diagnostic test procedures accurately in accordance with the written policies and procedures.
• Adheres to quality control protocols. Performs and document proscribed maintenance procedures as instructed.
• Recognizes errors and reports them to a technologist.
• Reports work accurately, legibly and in accordance with the criteria for abnormal and critical values.
• Works efficiently and respond to stats and other priority tests to provide optimum patient care.
• Interacts professionally with Laboratory personnel and with other Hospital departments.
• Assists with evaluation of equipment and procedures.
• May be assigned to other tasks and/or required to vary schedule to meet the needs of the laboratory and the patients.
• Will comply with universal precautions and adhere to safety standards and practices.
• Will use the Laboratory Computer System and will be assigned to the security level appropriate to the job.

What qualifications you will need:

• Associate Degree in Medical Laboratory Technology/Clinical Laboratory Technology (MLT/CLT) from an accredited institution.
• Or be qualified under CLIA guidelines for MLT/CLT.
• MLT (ASCP) or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of Blood Bank clinical experience
• Must meet competency expectations to independently cover Blood Bank
• Must have a documented Blood Bank clinical rotation

At HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe, superior healthcare meets the comfort and convenience of a comprehensive hospital, close to home, in Conroe, Texas. We have been providing high-quality healthcare to the Montgomery County region for more than 80 years. During that time we have grown to become a full-service 330+ bed medical center and a tertiary referral center – all while remaining true to our mission of providing care, above all else. As a regional, tertiary referral center, other hospitals rely on us when higher levels of acute care are necessary. HCA Houston Conroe was the first hospital in Montgomery County to achieve the designation of a Level II Trauma Center. We are also a Certified Primary Stroke Center, an Accredited Chest Pain Center, and a designated Level III Neonatal ICU in order to treat for the most vulnerable patients of all ages. 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

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Medical Laboratory Technician opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - apply today!

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.