What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Technologist - Molecular Microbiology position at Texas Children's Health System?
Job Description
We are searching for Medical Technologist; someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will perform routine and special procedures to obtain data or prepare products for the diagnosis and treatment of disease and the provision of quality patient care. Think you’ve got what it takes?
Qualifications:
· Bachelor’s degree required
· MT-STATE, MT-AAB, MT-AMT, CLSP, IMLS, BB-ASCP, C-ASCP, H-ASCP, MLS-ASCP, MT-ASCP, MB-ASCP, MP-ASCP or MT-NCA certification required
Responsibilities:
· Determines suitability of specimens and orders by verifying patient demographic information, receipt documentation, and recognizing and troubleshooting erroneous, inconsistent, and special orders
· Performs routine and special procedures accurately according to policy and procedure manuals; evaluates results for correctness; recognizes abnormal test results and performs appropriate problem-solving procedures in a timely manner as documented in section records
· Orders supplies as needed to maintain set inventory levels and complete patient orders
· Determines suitability of supplies at every step of handling from receipt to final disposition and immediately quarantines and/or discards unsuitable supplies
· Performs and documents results of all quality control procedures according to the written guidelines in the appropriate logs and immediately quarantines any defective reagents
· Participates in the teaching of other personnel and continuing education
· Performs assignment of "in-charge" technologist in the absence of the supervisor or technical specialist by prioritizing and expediting workflow and making decisions according to department guidelines and policies and documents problems encountered/resolved for review by supervisorv
Job Info
Job Identification: 423538
Job Category: Laboratory
Posting Date: 2026-03-08T06:00:00 00:00
Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree
Job Schedule: Full time
Job Shift: Day
Locations: 6621 Fannin St Houston TX 77030 US