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Medical Lab Technician

Centra Care
Willmar, MN Full Time
POSTED ON 10/6/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/3/2027

Enjoy a rewarding career at CentraCare as a Medical Lab Technician!

Laboratory professionals are key members of today’s health care team, and quality medical care depends on them. Every day, nurses, physicians, and other medical workers rely on laboratory professionals to perform tests on body fluids and tissue samples, interpret the results and help provide a complete picture of a patient’s health. Without this precise and valuable information, medicine would simply be guesswork.

  • Performs clinical laboratory procedures in chemistry, hematology, microbiology, immunohematology, immunology and other areas of the clinical laboratory
  • Utilize state-of-the-art equipment
  • Provide accurate and timely test results
  • Monitor quality to maintain high performance
  • Conduct research and develop new tests and methodologies

SCHEDULE:

  • Full time | 64 hours every two weeks
  • Monday-Friday | Varied 8- hour shifts between 6:00am-7:30pm
  • Every 7th weekend

PAY & BENEFITS:

  • Starting pay begins at $25.20 per hour and increases with experience
    • Pay range: $25.20-38.57 per hour
  • $10,00 hiring bonus OR $15,00 Student Loan Repayment | $5,000 relocation bonus for eligible candidates.
  • Full time benefits: medical, dental, PTO, retirement, employee discounts and more!

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Associate degree from an accredited Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician (CLT / MLT) program or other qualifications as outlined by CLIA regulation, section 493.1489 for employees hired before September 1, 1997.
  • ASCP-BOC certified within 6 months with first exam completed within 3 months of hire, with certification verified within six weeks of exam
  • High School diploma or equivalent, required.
  • New graduate’s degree must be validated within 2 months post-graduation

To be eligible for the hiring bonus or student loan repayment you must be an external candidate who is hired into an eligible full-time or part-time benefited position. Previous CentraCare employees qualify if they have not worked for CentraCare for at least 9 months at the date of hire. Relocation assistance requirements: Must accept a position that offers benefits and may not have worked for CentraCare in the last 9 months. Must currently reside more than 50 miles away from the primary work location and relocate within 30 miles of the primary work location. CentraCare hiring incentives to include but not limited to, hiring and relocation bonuses may be discontinued at any time.

CentraCare has made a commitment to diversity in its workforce. All individuals including, but not limited to, individuals with disabilities, are encouraged to apply. CentraCare is an EEO/AA employer.

Salary : $25 - $39

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