Medical Laboratory Scientist

Sentara Health; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reim

Paid Time Off and Sick Leave

Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave

Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year

Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000

401k/403B with Employer Match

Job summary

Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, VA is hiring a Medical Laboratory Scientist or Laboratory Technician for full-time night shift (2115-0745) to perform laboratory tests, interpret results, and report findings. The position requires a Bachelor’s in medical technology or biology/chemical science and ASCP/AMT/AAB certification.

Base pay ranges from $37.13 to $54.39 per hour, with potential incentives and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in medical technology or Biology/Chemical Science required.

Responsibilities

• Perform laboratory tests and interpret results.
• Document and report results.
• Maintain department equipment, instruments, and tools.

Skills

Laboratory testing

Result interpretation

Equipment maintenance

Education

Bachelor’s in medical technology or Biology/Chemical Science

Job description

Overview:

Sentara Leigh Hospital is hiring a lab tech to work full time nights (2115-0745) in the clinical lab.

City/State

Norfolk, VA

Work Shift

Third (Nights)

Sign on bonus up to $20,000 for qualified candidates!

As a Medical Laboratory Scientist or Laboratory Technician, duties are to perform laboratory tests; interpret results; documents and reports results. Maintains department equipment, instruments, and tools.

Education

• Bachelor’s in medical technology or Biology/Chemical Science

Certification/Licensure

• ASCP, AMT, or AAB certification

keyword: MLS, medical laboratory scientist, MT, technologist, laboratory technician, Talroo-Allied Health, Laboratory Services, MLT

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $37.13 - $54.39 hourly. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs.

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans


• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000


• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave


• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
  
• Emergency Backup Care


• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans


• Life Insurance


• 401k/403B with Employer Match


• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education


• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000


• Pet Insurance


• Legal Resources Plan


• Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Sentara Leigh Hospital

located in Norfolk, VA, is a 274-bed acute care facility that opened in 1903 and relocated to its present site in 1977. Our hospital completed a renovation in 2016, including two new patient towers, a beautiful atrium, and a multi-story parking garage. Sentara Leigh Hospital includes a dedicated Orthopedic Hospital providing patients access to a full continuum of orthopedic care, from the preoperative phase and surgery to rehabilitation and home care services. Along with being a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, we also specialize in orthopedic and spine care, heart, vascular, maternity care, and general surgery. We are also home to the region’s only 24-hour hyperbaric oxygen program that helps speed up the healing of carbon monoxide poisoning, wounds that won’t heal, infections in which tissues are starved for oxygen, airborne chemical exposures, and scuba diving accidents.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer

and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work,

Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.