Technical Specialist

2 weeks ago

Houston, United States Texas Children's Hospital Full time
Job Summary

We are searching for a Technical Specialist - someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will oversee workflow and perform quality assurance duties in the laboratory section of your responsibility. You may also serve as team leader, scheduler, and primary trainer for the section.

Think you've got what it takes?

Responsibilities

• Performs specimen testing, quality control, instrument maintenance and troubleshooting and of the associated specimen testing processes, procedures, and documentation

• Validates specimen identification per hospital and departmental policies and procedures and appropriateness of sample type and size; processes according to specimen handling protocols defined in standard operating procedures

• Manages special projects and performs tests

• Manages projects in collaboration with medical staff and other personnel as negotiated by Medical Director

• Performs and documents quality control procedures

• Assists with the performance of proficiency studies and surveys, ensuring that materials are processed, tested, and reported accurately; investigates problems or unacceptable results and completes necessary documentation

• Performs instrument function checks, calibration, maintenance, and evaluation

• Performs or supervises performance and documentation of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on the instruments and equipment in the section; maintains record keeping system

• Participates in the teaching of other personnel; MT and MLT internship programs; participates in continuing education

• Demonstrates theoretical and practical knowledge of procedures and instrumentation, maintains expertise in specialty area, and exhibits enthusiasm while teaching students, new employees, and others in a clear communication style

• Takes inventory and orders supplies in Material Management's system; monitors expiration dates. Assists with troubleshooting backorders and related problems

• Performs other essential job-related functions

• Performs laboratory in-charge duties on weekends and holidays in the absence of supervisorial or administrative personnel

Qualifications

Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including any booster dose(s) of the COVID-19 vaccine recommended by the Centers for Disease Control when eligible, is required for all employees at Texas Children's, unless approved for a medical or religious exemption

• Bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory science, chemical, physical, or biological science required

• Master's degree (or higher) in biological, chemistry, or laboratory science may substitute for one year of the required experience

• BB-ASCP, C-ASP, CLSP-NCA, G-ASCP, HT-ASCP, HTL-ASCP, M-ASCP, MB-ASCP, MLS-ASCP, MP-ASCP, MT-AMT, MT-ASCP, MT-NCA, or MT-STATE certification preferred

• One of the above certifications may substitute for one year of the required experience

• 3 years' experience in a laboratory setting applicable to their area of responsibility required

Company Profile

Texas Children's Hospital West Campus is Houston's first community hospital designed, built and equipped exclusively for children in one of the city's most rapidly growing communities in the area from Sugar Land to Bryan-College Station, Texas. Located at I-10 and Barker Cypress, our 515,007-square-foot hospital houses the only 24/7 pediatric emergency room in the Greater West Houston area, four operating rooms, 16-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 46 acute care beds, advanced imaging services including MRI and CT scans, a neurophysiology sleep lab, a pathology lab and a full-scale pharmacy.

To join our community of 14,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. You can also learn more about our amazing culture at infinitepassion.org.

Texas Children's is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

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