Medical Lab Technician / MLT

UTHealth Carthage Hospital
paid time off, tuition assistance
United States, Texas, Carthage
409 Cottage Road (Show on map)
Oct 30, 2025
Overview Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Medical Lab Technician in Carthage, TX. Why Join Us? Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being. People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for. Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care. Get to Know Your Team: UT Health Carthage boasts 23 private patient rooms featuring a 24-hour emergency department, designated as a Level IV trauma center with advanced diagnostic technology, a cardiac rehabilitation program, a GI lab, outpatient clinics and a sleep lab. Explore Career Pathways for Laboratory Professionals: Responsibilities The Medical Lab Technician I (MLT I) functions as a professional who assumes responsibility and accountability for the performance of clinical laboratory testing that pertains to patient care and diagnosis. This position performs routine and special laboratory procedures, quality control, preventative maintenance, minor equipment repairs, inventory control, and statistical compilation. Will additionally participates in quality assurance, performance improvement, laboratory education, new employee training, and proficiency testing when assigned. Qualifications Job Requirements: Associates degree in Medical Laboratory Technician studies, or a chemical, physical or biological science associates degree. ASCP or equivalent. o Certification must be maintained without lapse during employment. If certification does lapse, job will be downgraded to Medical Laboratory Technician (non-certified) until certification is reinstated. Current knowledge of clinical laboratory techniques and principles. Previous clinical laboratory experience as a Medical Laboratory Technician, Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Laboratory Scientist within a clinical laboratory.