Clinical Laboratory Scientist III

Description

Methodist Texsan Hospital

Clinical Laboratory Scientist III

Laboratory Department

Full Time - Non-Exempt

Day Shift - Rotating Weekends

Do you have a passion for healthcare and helping others? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced, patient-centered environment?

Jump-start your career in our Laboratory Department. Submit your application today!

Benefits :

We offer you an excellent total compensation package, including competitive salary, excellent benefit package and growth opportunities.

We believe in our team and your ability to do excellent work with us. Your benefits include 401k, PTO medical, dental, flex spending, life, disability, tuition reimbursement, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program, and student loan repayment.

We would love to talk to you about this fantastic opportunity.

As a Clinical Laboratory Scientist III, you will be responsible for : performing complex medical laboratory tests for diagnosis and treatment of disease, analyzing and assuming accountability for accurate test results, maintenance of complicated instruments, monitoring quality control and quality assurance programs, assuring compliance with regulations and standards of regulatory agencies, and managing special projects.

What you will do In This Role :

Performs specimen processing and testing independently to include moderate and high complexity testing. Analyzes test results and assumes accountability for accuracy.

Anticipates and evaluates need for new methods, instrumentation, and technology in terms of customer need, cost benefit and revenue generation, and informs management about findings.

Assures compliance with accrediting agencies. Acts as a resource to customers both within the department and outside the department.

Manages assigned projects to include developing a plan, coordinating necessary resources, setting project timelines, keeping Manager informed of progress, and completing project within established time limits.

Understands, performs, and practices quality control management to include running controls, evaluating data, documentation of data, and taking corrective action as required.

Communicates any relevant QC information to Supervisor or Manager.

Understands, performs, and practices preventive maintenance on equipment; troubleshoots and takes corrective action. Demonstrates pro-active problem solving skills to include identifying a problem and taking appropriate action;

knows when to seek guidance to complete troubleshooting protocol.

What Qualifications You Will Need :

Minimum Education and Experience : Associates degree required and Bachelor’s degree is preferred.

5 years experience in Clinical Laboratory setting is require

License and Certificates Required :

MT(ASCP), MLS(ASCP), MT(AMT), MT(AAB), CLS(NCA), MT(HEW), MLT(ASCP), MLT(HEW).Certification is waived for those with 10 + years of lab experience.

Methodist Hospital Texsan is a full service 120 bed acute care hospital specializing as one of South Texas’s premier heart and orthopedic hospitals.

As an advanced center for cardiac care, we are certified in chest pain and heart failure with comprehensive cardiac services including research and clinical trials.

Using state-of-the-art technology such as our robotics program, our orthopedic services, including the Joint Replacement Academy and the Center for Spine, boast some of the best clinical results in the industry.

Methodist Hospital Texsan is the first hospital in San Antonio to receive the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Chest Pain Certification.

We have also received the Heart Care Center National Distinction of Excellence award the highest recognition a hospital can receive.

Our excellence extends to our ICU which was awarded the Silver Beacon Award for Excellence. Our Level IV trauma emergency service is a leader in San Antonio in patient experience and efficiency.

Our 30 bed Inpatient Rehab Unit has received the Rehabilitation Stroke Certification from the Joint Commission. Methodist Hospital Texsan has also been recognized by Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare for 3 years in a row and was a recipient of the 2019 Guardian of Excellence Award® by Press Ganey.

For more information please visit our website at (url removed) and select Methodist Hospital Texsan under Locations.

Be a part of an organization that invests in you. We are actively reviewing applications. Qualified candidates will be promptly contacted by our hiring managers for interviews.

Submit your application today and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability