UTHealth Houston

Health sciences university in Houston, TX

Senior Medical Laboratory Scientist - Specialty Coagulation

Diagnostics & Laboratory ProfessionalsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSan Antonio, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Advanced technical skills in performing and analyzing various clinical laboratory tests and procedures.
Knowledge of general laboratory, safety, and quality control principles, techniques, and terminology.
Excellent customer service skills for internal and external customers.
Ability to work in a Laboratory Information System.
Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Ability to keep accurate, detailed records and use complex medical equipment.
Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

Independently apply clinical laboratory techniques in performing test procedures and provide data used in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
Assist in the daily operations of the laboratory and exercise judgment and responsibility in all areas of testing.
Troubleshoot highly complex technical and non-technical problems.
Review and document quality control data and perform corrective action on failed tests.
Review quality assurance data and generate appropriate reports for review.
Provide supervision to entry-level staff and manage the laboratory in the Chief Technologist's absence.
Assign duties to laboratory staff.
Secure media and supplies for clinical testing and research studies and manage supply requests.
Assist in reviewing and revising laboratory policies and procedures.
Assist in preparing for laboratory inspections by regulatory and accrediting agencies.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Under limited supervision, responsible for independently applying clinical laboratory techniques in the performance of test procedures to provide data used in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.

Position requires advanced, technical skills in performing and analyzing various clinical laboratory tests and procedures.
Knowledge of general laboratory, safety and quality control, principles, techniques, and terminology.
Excellent customer service skills, for both internal and external customers.
Ability to work in a Laboratory Information System.
Strong computer skills including MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
Excellent written and oral communication skills; able to follow written and verbal instructions.
Ability to keep accurate, detailed records; use complex medical equipment.

Assists in the daily operations of the laboratory, exercising good judgement and responsibility in all areas of testing. Troubleshoots technical/non-technical problems of a highly complex nature.
Reviews and documents quality control data and performs corrective action on failed tests. Reviews all quality assurance data and generates the appropriate reports for review.
Provides supervision to entry level staff and manages the laboratory in the Chief Technologist's absence. Assigns duties to laboratory staff.
Secures media and supplies for clinical testing and research studies and manages supply requests.
Assists in the review and revision of laboratory policies and procedures and in the preparation for laboratory inspections by various regulatory/accrediting agencies.
Performs all other duties as assigned.

About the Company

UTHealth Houston

Health sciences university in Houston, TX

UTHealth Houston is a public academic health university in Houston, Texas. Its schools educate health professionals and researchers across medicine, nursing, dentistry, public health, biomedical sciences, informatics, and behavioral sciences.

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