**Overview** St. Luke’s Health–Brazosport Hospital is located on a beautiful 25-acre campus in Lake Jackson Texas. Offering state-of-the-art diagnostic and comprehensive treatment services our hospital is home to a 154-bed patient tower level III trauma center advanced cardiac care center and full-service multidisciplinary cancer center. Our team consists of over 100 board-certified physicians and nearly 600 highly skilled employees to meet our patients’ medical needs. South Brazoria County’s premier healthcare system St. Luke’s Health–Brazosport Hospital is dedicated to providing quality care with compassion for the communities we serve. **Responsibilities** **Job Summary / Purpose** Accurately analyzes and reports all tests ordered by the Medical Staff in a timely manner and according to laboratory procedures and regulatory guidelines to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. **Essential Key Job Responsibilities** + Aligning with local and state requirements performs lab test procedures on patient specimens adhering to the Section’s Standard Operating Procedures to ensure accurate, timely reporting. + Provides excellent patient care through clinical correlation of results, identification of patterns of bias, rapid notification of appropriate caregivers of critical values, and completion of testing within established turn-around-time limits + Ensures that major automated equipment is operational by performing required maintenance, calibration and troubleshooting procedures; including contacting of instrument vendor for assistance or repair + Performs required calibration and quality control procedures and maintains records to ensure tests are being performed within established parameters + Performs proficiency testing as assigned and review results with laboratory clinical leaders + Assists in evaluation and generation of compliant documentation for the validation of new procedures and equipment to provide the physician with the most current laboratory technology + Participates in opportunities for continuing education and/or teaching, training according to the Section Performance Standards to enhance technical skills of students, trainees, coworkers, and self + Responsible for inventory of supplies, including providing assistance with monitoring supplies, ordering, and placing received supplies into storage + Completes all work and resolves or appropriately passes ongoing issues to incoming staff within the scheduled shift + As a representative of CommonSpirit Health, utilizes professionalism and HumanKindness while communicating with physicians, hospital staff, patients, coworkers, other stakeholders in laboratory operations, and all members of the general public, whether in email, instant messaging, telephone, or face-to-face interactions + Adheres to all regulatory requirements **Qualifications** **Required Education and Experience** Associate’s Degree in a biological or chemical science as defined by CLIA **OR** High school diploma/GED and completed an official military medical laboratory course and held the military enlisted occupational speciality of Medical Laboratory Specialist (Lab Technician) **Required Licensure and Certifications** California: MLT:CA Nevada: MLT:NV North Dakota: MLT-L:ND Tennessee: MLT-L:TN or MLT (ASCP) or equivalent certification (per requirement sheet) GA: MLT (ASCP) or equivalent certification (per requirement sheet) Other state license not required **Preferred Certification** MLT (ASCP) or equivalent certification preferred **Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Training** Must be appropriately trained in clinical laboratory science as judged by the Director of the Clinical Laboratory **Pay Range** $21.70 - $29.84 /hour We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.