Medical Lab Cl

Join MD Anderson's Point of Care Testing (POCT) Laboratory as a part-time Medical Laboratory Scientist and help ensure accurate, reliable testing wherever patients receive care. Based at our Main Campus, you'll support point-of-care testing operations across the institution, including our Missouri City and Northwest locations as needed. Your technical expertise will help maintain testing quality, support clinical teams, and ensure timely results that inform patient care at one of the world's leading cancer centers.

This part-time opportunity of 20 hours per week offers the chance to apply your laboratory expertise in a specialized role that combines technical testing, quality assurance, troubleshooting, and education. You'll monitor point-of-care testing operations, review quality control data, address testing exceptions, troubleshoot equipment, and help validate new tests, methodologies, devices, and software. You'll also work with laboratory systems, Excel, and point-of-care middleware to support accurate reporting, reliable connectivity, and effective management of patient testing data.

You'll serve as an important technical resource for healthcare professionals across multiple clinical areas. You'll train and assess the competency of nurses, physicians, operating room staff, respiratory technicians, and other personnel performing point-of-care testing. From maintaining training records and delivering supplies and reagents to clinical units to performing quality checks, supporting IQCP requirements, and conducting routine reviews of testing operations, you'll help ensure testing practices meet established quality and regulatory standards. You'll also participate in process improvement initiatives, mentor colleagues, and perform operating room laboratory testing when needed.

This role is ideal for a detail-oriented laboratory professional who enjoys working independently, solving technical challenges, and partnering with clinical teams to maintain high standards of testing quality. With a part-time schedule and the opportunity to support multiple locations, you'll contribute to an essential laboratory service while expanding your technical and training expertise. MD Anderson offers competitive pay, an annual merit increase program, annual incentive opportunities, an employer-funded pension contribution, medical, dental and vision coverage, generous paid time off, and opportunities for professional growth and development.

Bring your laboratory expertise, problem-solving skills, and commitment to quality to a team that helps deliver accurate point-of-care results and supports exceptional cancer care across MD Anderson.

This position will be located out of our main location but will travel to support our Missouri City & Northwest locations, as needed

Performs all laboratory testing specific to the assigned section.

Remains knowledgeable and competent for all policies, procedures and protocols.

Ensures and verifies quality control data is appropriate for the complexity of the reported tests and prepare corrective actions as required.

Troubleshoots and maintains laboratory equipment.

sets up connectivity with the help of technical support.

Follows section's inventory control system to assure effective use of supplies and reagents.

Demonstrates ability to perform all duties of the technical consultant including but not limited to initial training and competency on new medical laboratory scientists and health care providers on POC Testing according to the guidelines in procedure, maintaining training records according to CAP, CLIA and The Joint Commission guidelines, maintain supplies and deliver POC reagents to the units, etc.

Completes, verifies and reports testing in a timely manner

Complies with safety guidelines and procedures and adheres to regulatory mandates. - Manages all customer service interactions with diplomacy, actively facilitating resolutions to problems and addressing the needs of clients both internal and external.

Maintains proficiency on computer functions in the lab processes including but not limited to excel and different POC middleware.

Perform OR Lab tests when needed.

Enhances productivity and laboratory lab functions by demonstrating dependability.

Monitor POC operations by daily review of the POC database and quality checks rounds to the units performing POC testing.

Adheres to attendance policy, begins work as scheduled.

Assists in the development of laboratory personnel and tests, to enhance laboratory functions.

Accurately trains and competency checks nurses, OR staff, physicians, respiratory techs and other staff requiring the need to perform Point of Care Testing. - Participates in process improvement projects.

Perform and monitor the Quality Checks required according to POC device including but not limited to IQCP requirements.

Validates database for new software or new tests implemented in the laboratory.

Associate's Degree in Laboratory Science or Medical Laboratory Technology OR

Bachelor's Degree in a related science field or Molecular Genetic Technology OR

Successful completion of a National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS) accredited Clinical Laboratory Science/Molecular Genetic Technology accredited program

2 years of clinical laboratory experience with an Associate's Degree in Laboratory Science or Medical Laboratory Technology

1 year of clinical laboratory experience with a Bachelor's Degree in a related science field

No experience required with completion of a NAACLS-accredited Clinical Laboratory Science/Molecular Genetic Technology accredited program

ASCP - American Society of Clinical Pathologist Technologist/Scientist/Specialist certification OR

MDT - Molecular Diagnostics Tech, American Medical

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, paid time off, retirement, tuition benefits, educational opportunities, and individual and team recognition.

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state, or local laws unless such distinction is required by law.

Employment Status: Part-Time Benefits Eligible

FLSA: non-exempt and eligible for overtime pay

Referral Bonus Available?: Yes

Relocation Assistance Available?: Yes

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