Medical Laboratory Scientist I

Sentara Health; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

401k/403B with Employer Match

Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year

Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000

Life Insurance

Pet Insurance

Paid Time Off and Sick Leave

Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave

Emergency Backup Care

Job summary

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, VA is seeking a laboratory technologist/technician for full-time evening shifts in the core lab (3p-11p). The role includes performing tests, interpreting results, and documenting findings for accurate reporting.

Eligible for ASCP/AMT/AAB certification is required or pursued, with a sign-on bonus up to $20,000 for qualified candidates. Sentara offers comprehensive benefits and career growth within a large health system.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in medical technology or biology/chemical science.
• ASCP, AMT, or AAB certification; eligible for certification.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Laboratory testing

Quality control

Interpreting results

Education

Bachelor’s in medical technology or Biology/Chemical Science

Tools

ASCP/AMT/AAB certification eligibility

Job description

Overview

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, VA is hiring a lab tech to work full time evenings in the core lab. (3p-11p)

City/State

Norfolk, VA

Work Shift

Second (Evenings)

Overview

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, VA is hiring a lab tech to work full time evenings in the core lab. (3p-11p)

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
• Eligible for certification

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

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

Here at Sentara, we are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day!

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.

In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women’s health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.

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.