Medical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Laboratory Technician - Weekend Option
- Sign-on bonus up to $6,000
- Relocation assistance
- Weekends
How this pay compares
This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open medical laboratory scientist jobs in Missouri post a median of $37.67 an hour, the middle half $32.74–$37.67, across 14 jobs that state their pay. Medical laboratory scientists employed in Missouri earn a median of $28.99 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
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CoxHealth in Springfield reported 6 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 1,143,510 hours worked: 1.0 per 100 full-time workers, against 4.5 per 100 full-time workers at orthopedic hospitalsnationwide. With its hours, the best estimate leaning on similar sites is 1.2 per 100 full-time workers. This is the employer's own report. Workplace injuries by employer.
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About the job
Facility
CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807
Department
1070 Laboratory South
Scheduled Weekly Hours
36
Hours
6 AM - 6 PM
Work Shift
Day Shift (United States of America)
CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:
- Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.
- Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group .
- Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
- Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).
Benefits
- Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)
- For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth
- Up to $6,000 Sign-On Bonus
- Up to 40 hours of front-loaded Paid Time Off
- Up to $3,000 Relocation bonus
Job Description
Medical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Technologist perform tests on blood and body fluids to determine the presence or absence of disease, monitor response to treatment and aid in health maintenance. Serves as a technical resource for lesser credentialed staff and assist in training new or lesser credentialed staff. Responsible to troubleshoot and address instrument issues and recognize need for service. Responsible to use critical thinking and clinical knowledge to assess questionable results and correlate with clinical information to determine accuracy.
Medical Laboratory Scientist
Job Requirements
Education
- Required: Bachelor's Degree must be obtained within 90 days OR High School Diploma or equivalent AND Grandfathered status under CLIA Regulations
- Preferred: Completion of a medical technology program
Experience
- N/A
Skills
- Strong analytical/problem solving skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with different levels of management. Demonstrates clear verbal and written communication
- Excellent time management, interpersonal, presentation, organization, prioritizing, decision-making, and planning skills.
- Knowledge of current information technology and an ability to lead project teams to accomplish automation projects of large size and complexity.
- Proficient in all Microsoft programs; high level proficiency in Excel.
Licensure/Certification/Registration
- Required: Certified as a Medical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Technologist from either American Medical Technology (AMT), American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), or American Society of Clinical Pathologist – International (ASCPi).
Medical Laboratory Technician
Education
- Required: Associate degree OR completion of an accredited MLT Program
Experience
- Preferred: 1 Year experience in a laboratory
Licensure/Certification/Registration
- Required: Certified as a Medical Lab Technician from a nationally recognized laboratory certifying agency or eligible to sit for exam at time of hire; must obtain certification within 90 days of hire.
From CoxHealth's job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About CoxHealth
CoxHealth is a not-for-profit health system with six hospitals and more than 100 (source: CoxHealth, About Us) clinics serving Springfield and the Ozarks region of southwest Missouri. Source: CoxHealth, About Us
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