About this opportunity
Ardent Health Services lists this Lead Medical Lab Scientist opportunity in tyler, Texas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Overview
Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Lead Medical Laboratory Scientist in Tyler, 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 Tyler is the flagship hospital of the system serving hundreds of thousands annually. Specializing in advanced acute care medicine, our midtown location boasts a Level 1 trauma center and comprehensive stroke center, the region’s only EMCO program and a Level III NICU. Our medical staff includes more than 500 physicians and a full complement of subspecialty groups.
Explore Career Pathways for Laboratory Professionals:
Responsibilities
The Medical Lab Scientist Lead (MLS Lead) 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.
The MLS Lead also functions as a professional who assumes responsibility and accountability for leading a shift or co-leading a department.
Qualifications
Job Requirements
Baccalaureate Degree OR Associates Degree in Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Science, or a chemical, physical, or biological science.
Current knowledge of clinical laboratory techniques and principles
ASCP or equivalentCertification 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.:
Three (3) years of clinical laboratory experience as a Medical Technologist, Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Medical Laboratory Scientist, or Medical Lab Tech within a clinical laboratory.
Preferred Job Requirements
Three (3) years of chemistry experience is preferred.
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Worksite address
tyler, TX, 75701, US
Who can apply
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