Medical Lab Scientist / MLS

Overview Join our team as a night shift, full-time, Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) in Pittsburg, TX. Why Join Us? Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better * Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being. * People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for. * Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care. Get to Know Your Team: * UT Health Pittsburg offers 25 private rooms, a 24-hour Level IV trauma center and Level III stroke center, surgical suites, advanced diagnostics, a sleep lab, swing bed care, 16 physician offices, and a UT Health East Texas Olympic Center fitness facility. Explore Career Pathways for Laboratory Professionals: Responsibilities * The Medical Laboratory Scientist 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 participate in the quality assurance and performance improvement tasks, new employee training and proficiency testing as assigned. Qualifications Job Requirements: * Baccalaureate Degree in Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Science, or a chemical, physical or biological science. * ASCP or equivalent. * Certification within a specific area, i.e. M(ASCP), H(ASCP), C(ASCP) qualifies. * Certification must be maintained without lapse during employment. * If certification does lapse, job will be downgraded to Medical Laboratory Scientist (non-certified) until certification is reinstated. * 5+ years of clinical laboratory experience as a Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Laboratory Scientist within a clinical laboratory. * Current knowledge of clinical laboratory techniques and principles.

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