HCA - Austin, TX
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About the position
As a Medical Technologist, you will be responsible for performing moderate and high complexity testing. You will analyze, review, and report test results and quality control results, and ensure specimen integrity by adhering to laboratory procedures for specimen handling and processing. You will complete moderate and high complexity testing and follow laboratory procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analysis, reporting, and maintaining patient result records. You will correctly receive specimens, print labels, and enter and verify patient data without errors. You will operate and troubleshoot test systems. You will identify problems which may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results. You will ensure that test selection and reference ranges are age-appropriate. You will ensure timely availability of laboratory results. You will perform quality control activities appropriate to each assay performed and respond appropriately to outlier results. You will participate in proficiency testing activities in each applicable technical area.
Responsibilities
- Perform moderate and high complexity testing.
- Analyze, review, and report test results and quality control results.
- Ensure specimen integrity by adhering to laboratory procedures for specimen handling and processing.
- Complete moderate and high complexity testing and follow laboratory procedures for specimen handling and processing.
- Correctly receive specimens, print labels, and enter and verify patient data without errors.
- Operate and troubleshoot test systems.
- Identify problems which may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results.
- Ensure that test selection and reference ranges are age-appropriate.
- Ensure timely availability of laboratory results.
- Perform quality control activities appropriate to each assay performed and respond appropriately to outlier results.
- Participate in proficiency testing activities in each applicable technical area.
Requirements
- 2 years of generalist and blood bank experience in acute care setting - preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or a related field.
- Graduation from a clinical rotation or internship from an accredited medical technology program OR, 50-week military training course or acceptable equivalent which results in eligibility to take registry exam in medical technology (Clinical Laboratory Science).
- Registration as a Medical Technologist (MT) by American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), National Credentialing Agency (NCA), or American Medical Technologists (AMT) OR, evidence of a passing registry exam score within 1 year of hire.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay.
- Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
- Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing.
- 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service).
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
- Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
- Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more.
- Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts.
- Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships.
- Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships).
- Colleague recognition program.
- Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence).
- Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
