MLT - Medical Laboratory

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Submit your application for the opportunity below:Medical Laboratory TechnicianHCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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. 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. The Medical Laboratory Technician is responsible for prompt and accurate performance of routine, complex and specialized clinical laboratory procedures as assigned by the Laboratory Manager. The Medical Laboratory Technician demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide age appropriate care to patients including neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.
Under the general supervision of the Laboratory Manager, the Medical Lab Technician performs routine, complex or specialized bacteriological, hematological, chemical, immunological, serological and immunoassay procedures on body fluids.
Requires no supervision for processing specimens, performing testing, or reporting results. Demonstrates accuracy for all testing performed.
Observes patient safety, risk management and infection control policies and procedures
Performs related quality control and required proficiency testing according to policy and procedure.
Fulfills the duty and responsibility to maintain competence and to continue personal and professional growth.
Identifies and assists with opportunities for performance improvement activities on the unit and with other service areas.
Demonstrates fiscal responsibility by taking ownership of time management, decreasing waste (of time and supplies) and promoting cost effectiveness while maintaining patient safety and quality of care. Demonstrates the ability to be an advocate for and strive to protect the health, safety and rights of the patient.
Communicate effectively with other care providers (physicians, nurses, business office, and medical records) to provide for continuity of patient care and to meet the needs of the customers we serve.
Behaviors and interactions demonstrate a positive attitude, personal initiative and motivation to achieve the goals of the unit, facility and organization.
Reports to: Laboratory Director/Laboratory Manager
Comprehensive knowledge of Hematology, Urinalysis, Blood Bank, Chemistry, Microbiology and related sciences.
Knowledge of the operation and maintenance of laboratory instrumentation.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Associate degree in a Chemical, Physical, Biological, or Medical Laboratory Technology/Clinical Laboratory Technology or (MLT/CLT) from an accredited institution, Or be qualified under CLIA guidelines for MLT/CLT.

Required: MLT or equivalent certification through organizations like the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or American Medical Technologists (AMT), or be currently eligible to sit for MLT or equivalent certification exam preferred.

~ One-year clinical laboratory experience or equivalent clinical lab training.

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. 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.
"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. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.