Medical Lab Technologist

Medical Lab Technologist (Healthcare)

Step into a role where your expertise directly fuels hope. At our leading private oncology clinic, Highlands Oncology, we are searching for a skilled Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLT, MLS, MT) who is driven by precision, compassion, and a passion for advancing patient care. Join a team where every test result contributes to life‑changing treatment decisions—and where your work truly matters.

Job Summary: Responsible for the performance and reporting of various technical, chemical, and microscopic testing, stocking supplies, maintaining a clean work environment and necessary logs and paperwork applicable to job duties assigned.

• Represents the laboratory as a model of the behavioral standards of the institution; supports the Mission and goals of the organization; promotes a respectful work environment.
• Adheres to established Company and Departmental policies and procedures.
• Comply with all laboratory policies and CAP regulations related to safety, cleanliness and infection control.
• Responsible for the performance of various technical, chemical, and microscopic tests to provide information for diagnosis and treatment of patients.
• Responsible for routine equipment operation, maintenance/repair (learning maintenance and repair is mandatory), quality control, calibration, and workload.
• Recognizes normal, abnormal and critical results and takes appropriate action as required.
• Capable of identifying problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and either must correct the problems or immediately notifying a supervisor.
• Resolves technical problems and ensures that remedial action is taken whenever test systems deviate from established performance specifications.
• Follows the laboratory's procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting and maintaining records of patient test results.
• Performs testing in a timely manner to ensure established turn‑around‑time goals are met.
• Performs and assists with patient lookbacks (remediation) when necessary.
• Adheres to the laboratory's quality control policies, documents all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations and maintenance performed.
• Follow the laboratory's established corrective action policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance.
• Maintains laboratory equipment and supplies.
• Works closely with patients, staff, and physicians.
• Actively participates in the Laboratory Quality Assurance program.
• Actively participates in the Laboratory Proficiency Testing (PT) program. Ensures correct handling of the PT specimens and enters results before the due date.
• Assists with orienting, training, and completing orientation checklists for new employees if necessary.
• Performs competency assessments if necessary.
• Maintains inventory and notifies a supervisor when supplies are needed.
• Displays flexibility to cover the lab in emergencies and difficult staffing situations.
• Willingness to take on new tasks and additional responsibilities.
• Maintains professional growth and development with Continuing Education or other tools.
• Attends company and department meetings as necessary.
• Additional duties as requested by management.