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Job overview
The Medical Technologist Lead is accountable for laboratory services in their department or prescribed shift under the Laboratory Director and Manager. The role performs laboratory procedures across specialties, works in all laboratory departments, and supports quality control, proficiency testing, compliance, and performance improvement. It also emphasizes patient safety, effective communication, fiscal responsibility, and professional growth. Five years of generalist clinical laboratory experience and relevant certification are preferred.
Skills & qualifications
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Benefits
Full job description
Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) Medical Technologist Lead? At The Woman's Hospital of Texas, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.
Job Summary and Qualifications
Under the supervision of the Laboratory Director and Laboratory Manager, responsible and held accountable for all activities related to laboratory services, either in their department or during their prescribed shift.
What you will do in this role:
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Responsible for performing routine, complex or specialized bacteriological, hematological, chemical, immunological, serological and immunoassay procedures on body fluids, and does so with accuracy. Is competent to work in all departments of the laboratory.
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Performs related quality control and CAP required proficiency testing according to policy and procedure. Identifies and assists with opportunities for performance improvement activities on the unit and with other service areas.
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Mandatory compliance with National Patient Safety goals, especially related to patient identification.
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Fulfills the duty and responsibility to maintain competence and continue personal and professional growth.
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Ensures compliance with policies, procedures and record keeping necessary for meeting standards of accreditation by the Joint Commission and CAP.
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Demonstrates fiscal responsibility by taking ownership of time management, decreasing waste (of time and supplies) and promoting cost effectiveness while maintaining patient safety and quality of care. To actively market services to increase volume and awareness.
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Demonstrates organizational ability with time and personnel.
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Demonstrates the ability to be an advocate for and strive to protect the health, safety and rights of the patient.
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Interactions with patients and colleagues demonstrate compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and uniqueness of every individual, unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status or cultural beliefs.
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Communicate effectively with other care providers (physicians, nurses, business office, and medical records) to provide for continuity of patient care and to meet the needs of the customers we serve.
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Demonstrates ability to fulfill requirements of attendance, punctuality, and timekeeping practices.
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Behaviors and interactions demonstrate a positive attitude, personal initiative and motivation to achieve the goals of the unit.
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To uphold the standards of the profession and organization and practice ethically and with integrity.
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Other duties as assigned
What qualifications you will need:
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Five continuous years of generalist experience in a clinical laboratory setting preferred
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MT/ASCP, MLT/ASCP or other certification recognized by Laboratory Certification Agencies preferred
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Bachelors Degree, or Associate Degree
No Travel Required
Benefits
The Woman's Hospital of Texas, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
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Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
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Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
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Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
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Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
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Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
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Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
At The Woman’s Hospital of Texas (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/the-womans-hospital-of-texas) , our care philosophy is Woman First. It’s in our name, and it’s in our founding mission . Our 420+ bed hospital was founded in 1976 by 29 physicians who recognized a need in Houston for a facility focused solely on women in all stages of life. We were the first women's hospital in Houston and first facility in Texas dedicated to the health of women and newborns . Today, we are the state’s premier facility dedicated to the health of women and children offering expertise and an outstanding level of care in breast health, imaging, gynecology, minimally invasive surgery, infertility, obstetrics, high-risk pregnancy, and pediatrics. We deliver 800+ babies a month, more than any other hospital in Texas, and care for more multiple births than any other hospital in the region. Our Level IV NICU provides the highest level of care for premature babies and we have the area's only March of Dimes NICU Family Support program. As a member of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive healthcare provider in the region, we are a part of a network that delivers stronger, smarter and more accessible care to women than any other medical system across the Houston area.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Medical Technologist Lead opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,167 open Medical Technologist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$72–106K/yr40 salary ranges
- US median$32–47/hr423 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 59 open Medical Technologist jobs in Texas and 1,167 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- HCA Healthcare (this employer)38 open
- Memorial Hermann7 open
- Actalent3 open
- Experience
- Medical Technologist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (462 postings).
- Education
- 591 of the 1,167 open Medical Technologist jobs (51%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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