Medical Lab Technician or Medical Lab Scientist
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How this pay compares
This posting states $27.67–$39.59 an hour. Open medical laboratory scientist jobs in Minnesota post a median of $40.55 an hour, the middle half $37.41–$40.81, across 24 jobs that state their pay, so this one is below the middle half of what they post. Medical laboratory scientists employed in Minnesota earn a median of $35.79 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, opens in a new tab).
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About the job
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
- Casual | Will work 4-8 hours per pay period on average over a year | Onsite
- Days | 8-hour shifts | Monday-Friday Days with start times between 5am-10am
- Predominantly day-shift coverage with occasional evening and rare night shift opportunities.
Pay and Benefits
- MLT
- Starting pay begins at $27.67 per hour and increases with experience
- Pay range: $27.67 - $39.59 per hour
- MLS
- Starting pay begins at $32.57 per hour and increases with experience
- Pay range: $32.57 - $48.09 per hour
- Casual roles will accure PTO.
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
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.
From CentraCare's job posting, checked Oct 29, 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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