Lead Medical Technologist

Company Overview

Shriners Children's is a family that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience defines us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties medical center. We have an opportunity for a Sr. Medical Technologist to join our Galveston, Texas team.

Job Overview

The Senior Medical Technologist leads the way for the clinical lab team. In this position, you will be responsible for assisting the Clinical Laboratory Manager with Core Lab and Blood Bank daily activities, providing technical leadership for clinical staff, supporting diagnostic activities, and ensuring patient satisfaction, quality care and regulatory/accreditation standards are achieved.

Responsibilities

• Performs pre-analytic and post-analytic procedures, exercising independent judgement and responsibility

• Provides oversight of technical laboratory operations

• Serves as the laboratory subject mattr expert for IT related training, problem solving and validation

• Develops staff and assesses performance

Hours of this position are Monday

• Friday, 2 p.m.

• 10:30 p.m., with minimal weekends (for coverage purposes) and rotating holidays.

Qualifications

Required Education

• Bachelor of Medical Technology, CLS or Science required

Required Experience

• 5 years Clinical Laboratory required AND

• 2 years Management/Supervisory required

• Blood Bank experience preferred

Required Certifications/Licensures

• MLT (ASCP), MT or Equivalent certification required

• Med. Tech license in state of Texas required