Laboratory Aide II

Munson Healthcare; Traverse City (MI); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Full benefits

Paid holidays

Generous PTO

Employee discounts

Free individual retirement counseling

Free wellness platform

Job summary

Munson Healthcare in Traverse City, Michigan, invites candidates to join its team in delivering outstanding patient care in a rewarding healthcare environment. The position requires a High School Diploma or GED and offers a chance to develop skills through training and tuition reimbursement.

Responsibilities include managing laboratory requisitions, monitoring instrument temperatures, and processing specimens for testing. Munson Healthcare emphasizes team values and personal wellness, and maintains a strict vaccination policy to ensure safety.

Qualifications

• Previous laboratory experience or medical assistant training/certification.
• Satisfactory completion of laboratory introductory phlebotomy course.

Responsibilities

• Requisition entry and result entry for computer functions.
• Monitor instrument temperatures.
• Maintain supplies of test reagents and materials for specimen testing.
• Process specimens for reference laboratories.

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Job description

More Than Just Care, It’s Community

1330-12

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where people vacation. That’s life at Munson Healthcare – northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award‑winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties. If you want a career in healthcare and a lifestyle most people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures – you might just be Munson Material. To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence, teamwork, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.

Invested in You

• Grow: Tuition reimbursement, in‑person and online development, and access to our career hub to help you advance.
• Thrive: Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.
• Be Well: Free wellness platform for you and your family, plus personalized support for personal or family challenges.
• Be Heard: Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings.

Job Description

A Day in the Life

• Computer functions: requisition entry, result entry, monitor instrument temperatures.
• Maintain supplies of test reagents and other materials used for specimen testing.
• Process specimens for send out to reference laboratories.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED.
• Previous laboratory experience or medical assistant training and/or certification or satisfactory completion of laboratory introductory phlebotomy course.

Additional Information

Munson Healthcare requires all employees to be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.