What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas' resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That's where you come in.
The Medical Laboratory Scientist provides advanced technical expertise in performing, analyzing, and validating clinical laboratory tests used in patient diagnosis and treatment. This role conducts routine and specialized assays, ensures quality control and regulatory compliance, supports test development and improvement, maintains laboratory equipment and supplies, and responds to emergency testing needs. The position also supports research activities, maintains laboratory operations, and participates in ongoing competency and proficiency testing.
Once you join us you won't want to leave. It's because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you'd expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:
• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees • Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time - all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year) • The longer you stay, the more vacation you'll accrue! • Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service) • Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees' wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as:
• Free financial and legal counseling • Free mental health counseling services • Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs • Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc. • Resources for child and elder care • Plus many more!
Position Summary: Provides advanced technical skills in performing and analyzing various clinical laboratory tests and procedures used in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
Position Key Accountabilities:
• Performs requested tests on patients enabling physicians to clinically evaluate patients. • Performs routine and special laboratory assays on patient specimens, exercising independent judgment when evaluating the validity of test results. • Recommends and implements new and revised testing procedures to provide accurate and informative test results. • Performs quality control checks on all tests and equipment to guarantee accurate test results. • Maintains inventory of all necessary supplies and reagents. • Reviews products, reagents, and new market kits. Tests procedures in journals for accuracy and reproducibility. Develops new tests, improves old test procedures, plots data, and logs test results in the area of research. • General duties such as maintaining lab cleanliness, maintaining inventory, washing lab ware. • Maintains competency and participating in proficiency testing as appropriate. • Responds to emergency situations. • Performs other duties as assigned.
Certification/Skills:
• Certified Medical Lab Scientist (MLS(ASCP)) by American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) within 6 months of hire required • Minimum Education: Bachelors Degree in Biology, Chemistry, Medical or Clinical Laboratory Science, or related field required • Minimum Experience: 1 year experience as a Medical Technologist required • May substitute required experience with equivalent years of education beyond the minimum education requirement.
Physical Requirements:
• Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
• This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094.
Residency Requirement:
• Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.