Job Description

About Texas Children's Hospital

Texas Childrens Hospital The Woodlands is north Houstons first true, free-standing pediatric hospital designed, equipped and staffed exclusively to provide care in more than 25 areas of specialty care for children and adolescents. Hospital facilities include 24 emergency center rooms, outpatient exam rooms, radiology rooms, operating rooms and acute care beds, as well as a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). To join our community of 14,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. You can also learn more about our amazing culture at infinitepassion.org. Texas Childrens is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

Summary:

We are searching for a Medical Technologist someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, youll perform routine and special procedures to obtain data and/or prepare products for the diagnosis and treatment of disease and the provision of quality patient care.

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Responsibilities :

* Determine the suitability of specimens and orders by verifying patient demographic information and receipt documentation, as well as recognize and troubleshoot erroneous orders
* Organize and prioritize the workload so that services are provided as needed by the medical staff
* Perform routine and special procedures accurately, evaluate the results for correctness, and recognize abnormal test results and use problem-solving procedures in a timely manner
* Respond to emergency situations and STATs quickly and work collaboratively with your team
* Communicate any quality control problems as they occur and maintain proper documentation along the way
* Order supplies as needed to maintain set inventory levels and complete patient orders
* Determine the suitability of supplies from receipt to final disposition and handle unsuitable supplies
* Perform and document quality control procedures and instrument regular maintenance
* Record the temperature and function of refrigerators and freezers
* Participate in continuing education and in-service programs by attending section meetings, workshops, vendor-sponsored workshops, and seminars
* Train new employees and other staff
* Perform the assignments of in-charge technologist in the absence of the supervisor or technical specialist
* Analyze specimens in proficiency testing programs to validate procedural competencies by obtaining accurate results

Qualifications:

* Bachelors degree in medical technology, laboratory science, chemical, physical, or biology science required
* MT-STATE, MT-AAB, MT-AMT, CLSP, IMLS, BB-ASCP, C-ASCP, H-ASCP, MLS-ASCP, MT-ASCP, M-ASCP, MB-ASCP, or MP-ASCP license required
* Ability to operate a PC, cell washers, blood analyzers, gamma cell irradiator, microscopes, centrifuges, water baths, and agglutination viewers