Laboratory Technician - CORE (Chemistry)

Join MD Anderson’s CORE (Chemistry) department as a Laboratory Technician and play an important role in the laboratory processes that support timely and accurate patient results. You’ll work in a fast-paced clinical laboratory environment where specimen integrity, quality, accuracy, and attention to detail are essential to supporting patient care.

What’s in it for you? This role offers the opportunity to build and apply your laboratory expertise across a broad range of operational responsibilities. You’ll receive and process specimens, evaluate specimen integrity, maintain quality control and regulatory documentation, support inventory and purchasing activities, and develop proficiency with laboratory systems and processes. You’ll also gain valuable experience with CAP/CLIA regulatory audits and compliance, providing exposure to the quality standards that help ensure a high-performing laboratory.

You’ll be an important part of keeping daily operations running efficiently, prioritizing workflow to meet productivity goals while troubleshooting issues and communicating effectively with coworkers, customers, and vendors. With opportunities to take ownership of responsibilities such as Kronos timekeeping, purchasing, regulatory documentation, and vendor follow-up, you’ll contribute beyond routine specimen processing and become a valuable resource to the team.

At MD Anderson, you’ll also enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive pay, an annual merit increase program, annual incentive opportunities, an employer-funded pension contribution, medical/dental/vision coverage, generous paid time off, and opportunities for professional growth and development.

If you’re a detail-oriented laboratory professional who enjoys a combination of technical work, problem-solving, quality, and teamwork, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact supporting patient care at MD Anderson.

The hours for this position are 7:30am - 4:30pm

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

Technical and Administrative Skills. 
- Performs assigned tasks in accordance with established policies and procedures. 
- Correctly receives, accessions, processes, and assures proper identification of specimen 
- Evaluates specimen integrity and notifies appropriate personnel of unacceptable specimens in accordance with departmental procedure 
- Acquires and maintains proficiency in computer functions 
- Independently performs work without undue reliance on others and assists co-workers as time permits 
- Keeps abreast of new procedures and policies 
- Performs and documents all required quality control/quality assurance 
- Maintains neat, accurate and complete records according to established policies and procedures 
- Serves as departmental purchaser as needed by using the institutional Resource One system 
- Submits requests for new office supply orders or equipment orders when necessary and appropriate

Productivity and Communication/Teamwork 
- Maintains organized processes to provide optimal and timely patient results. 
- Prioritizes and organizes workflow to meet productivity goals of the section 
- Remains knowledgeable of processes and pre-analytical procedures enabling efficient trouble shooting and problem solving 
- Assists with monitoring and documenting of the sections inventory control system while assuring effective use of supplies. 
- Serves as Kronos timekeeper 
- Communicates effectively

Quality Commitment and Enhancement 
- Performs laboratory internal regulatory (CAP/CLIA) audits with sections and reports finding to laboratory management 
- Manages laboratory regulatory documentation (i.e. competency, instrument logs, job aides, etc.) for compliance 
- Complies with section's telephone/customer service courtesy policies and procedures 
- Reports results of problem resolutions to callers in accordance with section's policies 
- Demonstrates cooperation when working with both internal and external customers 
- Demonstrates calmness under varying environmental circumstances; remains willing and capable of assisting with crisis situations 
- Effectively follows up with vendors to resolve pending laboratory supply/equipment orders

Other duties as assigned