<p>The Hospitals of Providence – Sierra Campus in El Paso, Texas is recruiting a full-time Medical Laboratory Scientist Lead (Scientist, Med Lab Lead) to serve as a working supervisor within its clinical laboratory. This is a rotating-shift, acute care position that combines hands-on bench work with direct oversight of daily lab operations, staff management, and accreditation compliance. The Sierra Campus is part of a five-hospital regional system with roots in the El Paso community dating to 1902, offering a stable, mission-driven environment with genuine leadership scope.</p>
<h3>Perks and Benefits</h3> <ul> <li>Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage</li> <li>401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match</li> <li>Generous paid time off</li> <li>Career development and continuing education opportunities</li> <li>Health savings accounts (HSA) and healthcare and dependent flexible spending accounts (FSA)</li> <li>Employee Assistance Program and employee discount program</li> <li>Voluntary benefits including pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder and childcare assistance, and auto and home insurance</li> <li>Note: benefit eligibility is determined by employment status and location</li> </ul>
<h3>Practice Highlights</h3> <ul> <li>Full-time, rotating-shift schedule within an acute care clinical laboratory</li> <li>Supervisory authority over daily departmental operations, including staff scheduling, personnel selection, performance management, and disciplinary recommendations</li> <li>Responsible for maintaining accreditation compliance under CAP, TJC, AABB, or equivalent accrediting body</li> <li>Reviews quality control data and patient results to ensure accuracy and regulatory compliance</li> <li>Performs high-complexity laboratory testing consistent with CLIA regulations (42 CFR 493.1489 and 42 CFR 493.1491)</li> <li>Executes instrument maintenance, troubleshooting, and operational upkeep of laboratory equipment</li> <li>Drives service level agreement adherence through implementation of operational efficiencies</li> <li>Reports directly to the laboratory director; completes additional duties as assigned</li> <li>Part of a five-hospital regional system including a dedicated children's hospital, serving a broad El Paso-area patient population</li> </ul>
<h3>Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in medical technology or a related science, or graduate of an accredited school of medical technology; equivalent military training as defined by 42 CFR 493.1489 is accepted; or qualification at the Medical Technologist level via satisfactory HHS examination score prior to 2/28/92 per 42 CFR 493.1491</li> <li>Minimum five years of experience as a medical technologist or clinical laboratory scientist in an acute care facility (required)</li> <li>Minimum five years of laboratory supervisory experience (preferred)</li> <li>Current certification from an approved certifying agency: ASCP, NCA, AMT, or equivalent</li> <li>Active state licensure as required by Texas law</li> <li>Must meet CLIA requirements for General Supervisor designation under high-complexity testing standards</li> </ul>
<h3>About the Community</h3> <p>El Paso sits at the western tip of Texas along the Rio Grande, bordered by New Mexico to the north and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico to the south — a bicultural, bilingual metropolitan area of nearly one million residents with a cost of living well below the national average. The city offers year-round sunshine, access to the Franklin Mountains State Park and Guadalupe Mountains National Park, a vibrant food and arts scene, and strong public and private school options. For clinicians seeking an affordable, sun-drenched lifestyle with genuine community ties, El Paso delivers a compelling quality of life.</p>