Travel Laboratory Medical Lab Technician — Sitka, AK — $2222 Est. Wkly - Sitka, AK
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How this pay compares
This assignment posts $2,222 a week, the agency's gross: a taxable hourly rate plus housing and meal stipends. Open travel medical laboratory technician assignments post a median of $1,646 a week, the middle half $1,545 to $1,744, across 45 assignments, so this one is above the middle half of what they post. Staff pay is hourly and carries no stipends, so it is not set beside it.
Tax-free stipend limit here
GSA's per diem rate for Sitka, AK (the standard rate) is $113 a night for lodging in November 2026 and $68 a day for meals and incidentals: $1,267 a week. Agencies set tax-free housing and meal stipends against it, for a traveler who keeps a tax home elsewhere; the posting's own figure says what this assignment pays. Stipend limits in Alaska.
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About the job
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ARMStaffing is looking for a Medical Laboratory Scientist in Sitka, Alaska.
Location
Sitka, AK
Assignment Duration
This is a 13-week contract position.
Schedule/Shift
May be needed for day or night shift, no call expected.
Job Description
The Medical Laboratory Scientist will apply advanced technical skills to conduct a full range of sample tests and laboratory services in a hospital-based setting. This position requires shift work, including nights and weekends, to ensure 24-hour laboratory coverage. Responsibilities include performing high complexity testing, collaborating with medical staff on test results, and maintaining laboratory equipment and quality control procedures.
Responsibilities
- Conduct all levels of laboratory testing including CLIA defined high complexity testing.
- Evaluate, judge, and interpret test results, ensuring accuracy.
- Identify and resolve inconsistencies in patient results, collaborating with other staff as needed.
- Provide specialized expertise in microbiology, transfusion medicine, molecular biology, and infectious disease safety.
- Perform patient specimen testing and assess sample suitability.
- Maintain laboratory equipment and ensure quality control of instruments.
- Assist with training new employees and conducting competency evaluations of testing personnel.
Required Experience
A bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or a related field is required, along with three years of experience in a laboratory setting.
Certifications/Licensure
Active ASCP or AMT certification is required upon submittal. Flu vaccine is also required.
About ARMStaffing
Founded in 2011 and a member of the ARGroup, LLC, ARMStaffing connects dedicated nurses and allied health professionals with the facilities that need them most. As three-time winners of the Top Workplaces Award and named to SIA’s Largest Staffing Firms in the U.S., we’ve built a reputation on more than just placements - we’ve built it on relationships.
As a trusted partner to hospitals, rehab centers, and long-term care facilities across the country, we take pride in helping clinicians grow rewarding careers while supporting the organizations that rely on their skills.
From ARMStaffing's job posting, checked 13 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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