Medical Lab Technician - MLT

Medical Laboratory Technician

• Work location: Texas Health Denton, 3000 I-35, Denton, TX 76201
• Work Hours: Full Time (36 hours weekly); Friday Saturday Sunday 6:00pm - 6:30am; Rotating On-Call Weekends; Rotating Holidays
• Work environment: Lab

We are Texas Health Resources and 2023 FORTUNE Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For®" (9th year in a row), 2023 FORTUNE Magazine's "Best Workplaces for Women®", and 2023 FORTUNE Magazine's "20 Great Places to work in Health Care". You really do belong here.

Texas Health Denton

Texas Health Denton is a 255-bed, full-service hospital providing convenient care to people across North Texas and Southern Oklahoma since 1987. With more than 1,100 employees and 450 physicians on our medical staff we're one of Denton County's largest employers.

We specialize in Cancer Care, Neck & Back Program, Critical Care, Neonatology, CT Cardiac Imaging, Neurology, Electrophysiology, Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, Emergency Care, Robotic Surgery, Endovascular Surgery, Stroke Care, General Surgery, Weight Loss Surgery, Heart & Vascular Services, Women & Infants Care, Interventional Radiology and Wound Care & Hyperbaric Treatment.

Texas Health Denton is a Joint Commission-accredited Primary (Level II) Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center, a Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence and a Magnet® designated hospital.

Our four-story specialty center for women and infants features 12 labor and delivery beds, 2 C-section suites along with 6 antepartum and 24 postpartum beds. Texas Health Denton is the city's only provider of obstetrical and neonatal intensive care services and is the largest provider of obstetrical services in Denton County. The ground floor houses a breast imaging center, outpatient physical therapy, cardiac rehabilitation and an internal medicine residency program.

What You'll Need

• Associate's Degree Medical Technology, Clinical Lab Science or Chemical, Physical or Biological science preferred; must be attained within 3 months of hire as required.
• Or another education equivalent to an associate's degree in a laboratory science or medical technology (must include at least 60 hours or equivalent from an accredited institution that include at a minimum either 24 semester hours of medical laboratory technology courses or 24 semester hours of science courses that include at least 6 semester hours of chemistry, 6 semester hours of biology and 12 semester hours of chemistry, biology or medical laboratory technology in any combination is required prior to hire.
• Associate's Degree Medical Technology, Clinical Lab Science or Chemical, Physical or Biological science is preferred upon hire and must be attained within 3 months of hire.
• Internship in an approved Medical Technology training program is required.
• Two (2) years of experience in a Medical Laboratory is preferred.
• MLT(ASCP) - Medical Lab Technician MLT(ASCP) or equivalent (AMT, AAB, HHS, NCA, HEW, CLS- CA, FL, NY state license, Philippine Board of Technical Technology) Registry must be attained within 6 months of hire date. MLT(ASCP) is preferred and required within 6 months of hire.

What You'll Do

• Specimen Integrity
• Laboratory Operations
• Professional Accountability
• Test Procedures
• Quality Control/Documentation
• Safety

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Nurse

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student Loan forgiveness as well as several other benefits.
• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

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Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org.