What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Lab Technician or Medical Lab Scientist position at CentraCare?
Temporary role until 12/26/26
Performs laboratory tests according to current standards of federal, state, and local regulations and District policies and procures. (CLT-Clinical Lab Technician, MLT-Medical Lab Technician; CLA-Clinical Lab Assistant)
What you will do:
- Perform clinical laboratory procedures in chemistry, hematology, microbiology, immunohematology, immunology, and other areas of the clinical laboratory.
- Monitor quality to maintain high performance.
- Utilize state-of-the-art equipment.
- Use established and approved protocol that require a broad exercise of independent judgment and responsibility with minimal technical supervision.
- Responsible for operating, maintaining, and validating instrumentation/equipment and records.
- Troubleshooting of equipment, instruments, and procedures
- Recognized factors affecting measurement and takes appropriate action.
- Monitor quality control, proficiency testing and quality assurance activities related to test performance.
- Determine results that are abnormal or deviated from expected.
- Rotates through various benches/areas of the lab to include Microbiology, Blood Bank, Hematology, Coagulation, Urinalysis, Chemistry, molecular, and phlebotomy responsibilities.
- Involved in special projects, evaluations, and implementation of new methodologies in the laboratory.
- Support and implements patient safety and other safety practices as appropriate.
- Demonstrate customer service principles when interacting with patients and their families and with co-workers.
Schedule:
- Temporary role until 12/26/26
- Full-time | 72 hours every two weeks | Onsite
- Days | 8-hour shifts | Monday-Friday shifts between 7am and 6pm.
- Optional weekends and holidays for additional hours.
Pay and Benefits
- MLT
- Starting pay begins at $27.67 per hour and increases with experience
- Pay range: $27.67 - $39.59 per hour
- Starting pay begins at $27.67 per hour and increases with experience
- MLS
- Starting pay begins at $32.57 per hour and increases with experience
- Pay range: $32.57 - $48.09 per hour
- Starting pay begins at $32.57 per hour and increases with experience
Qualifications:
- MLT
- Associate degree from an accredited Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician (CLT / MLT) program New Graduate’s degree must be validated within 2 months post-graduation.
- ASCP-BOC certified within 6 months, with the first exam completed within 3 months of hire, with certification verified within six weeks of exam
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Current American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Healthcare Provider card required
- MLS
- Bachelor’s degree with necessary science/math credits as required and verified by the ASCP Board of Certification (BOC). New graduate’s degree must be validated within 2 months post-graduation
- ASCP-BOC certified within 6 months, with the first exam completed within 3 months of hire, with certification verified within six weeks of exam
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Current American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Healthcare Provider card required
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 : $28 - $40