Medical Laboratory Technician (MLS)

hshs; Highland (IL); On-site; USD 33,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Paid Time Off

Education Assistance

Adoption Assistance

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS), St. Joseph's Highland is seeking a Medical Laboratory Scientist or Technician to perform routine and complex testing in all major clinical laboratory areas. Under general supervision, this role ensures accurate and valid test results that support diagnosis and treatment.

Responsibilities include analyzing specimens and preparing detailed reports, contributing to high-quality laboratory services. This is a full-time day shift position in Highland, IL.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree with NAACLS-accredited MLT program or equivalent.
• 60 credits with 6 chem and 6 bio plus 50-week US military medical lab training.
• 60 credits with 6 chem and 6 bio plus 3 years full-time lab experience in last 10 years.
• Lab sciences degree for Physician Enterprise is required.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine and complex testing across major clinical laboratory areas.
• Analyze specimens and prepare detailed reports.
• Ensure accurate and valid test results to support diagnosis and treatment.

Skills

Laboratory testing

Quality control

Specimen analysis

Education

Associate's degree + NAACLS-MLT program

Associate's degree + 60 credits incl. 6 chem & 6 bio + 50-week military lab course

Associate's degree + 60 credits incl. 6 chem & 6 bio + 3 years lab experience

Physician Enterprise: Lab sciences degree required

Job description

Pay Range:$24.31 - $36.47 A successful candidate's actual pay rate will be based on several factors including relevant experience, skills, training, certifications and education.

Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS), St. Joseph's Highland is seeking a Medical Laboratory Scientist or Technician to perform routine and complex testing in all major clinical laboratory areas. Under general supervision, this role ensures accurate and valid test results that support diagnosis and treatment. Responsibilities include analyzing specimens and preparing detailed reports, contributing to high-quality laboratory services.

Position Specifics:

• Department: Laboratory
• Core Function: Laboratory
• Schedule: Full-Time, Days, 8hrs, 10s, or 12s Hours: 6:00 AM - 6:30 PM. 6:00 AM-6:00 PM or 6:00AM-4:30 PM or 6:00 AM-4:30 PM
• Shift? Day shift
• Facility: Highland – St. Joseph's Hospital
• Location: Highland, IL
• Compensation: Compensation that aligns with your experience

Education Qualifications

• Associate's degree required and successful completion of a National Accreditation Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) accredited medical laboratory technician program, OR
• Associate's degree and at least 60 academic credit hours including 6 hours chemistry and 6 hours biology and successful completion of a 50 week US military medical laboratory training course, OR
• Associates degree and at least 60 academic credit hours including 6 hours chemistry and 6 hours biology and 3 years full time lab experience in an accredited laboratory within the last 10 years.

Physician Enterprise: Associates degree in Laboratory Sciences (including chemical, physical, biological or clinical laboratory) is required.

Experience Qualifications

Experience in an accredited lab is preferred.

Certifications, Licenses and Registrations

• Medical Technician or Medical Laboratory Technician or eligibility for certification by a nationally recognized certifying agency such as:
• American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
• National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA)
• American Medical Technologies (AMT)
• Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) - or other laboratory certifying agency is required.

Certification must be received within 180 days of hire. Colleagues hired prior to January 1, 2017 are exempt from this requirement.

Physician Enterprise: Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) certification is preferred.

Job Description

Scheduled Weekly Hours:40 Throughout communities in Illinois and Wisconsin, 13 hospitals, numerous community-based health centers and clinics, our 13,000+ colleagues have built a culture based on our solid core values of respect, care, competence, and joy. These are the ideals we believe in, work by, and live each day.

Built upon more than 145 years of service to the communities we serve, we now look to the future and our place in it as a healthcare system that strives to continually improve processes, procedures, and outcomes with the latest and most advanced technologies and treatments.

Regardless of how far our passion for excellence carries us, our focus will always remain on the most important person in our entire organization: The patient.

Benefits:

• HSHS provides a benefits package designed to support the overall well-being of our colleagues including their physical, emotional, financial, spiritual, and work health. Colleagues budgeted to work at least 32 hours per pay period are eligible for HSHS benefits.
• Comprehensive and affordable health coverage includes medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time colleagues.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) combines vacation, sick, and personal days into one balance to allow you the flexibility to use your time off as you need.
• Retirement benefits including HSHS contributions.
• Education Assistance benefits include up to $5,250 of educational assistance each calendar year and tuition discounts to select colleges with no waiting period.
• Adoption Assistance provides financial support up to $7,500 for colleagues growing their families through adoption to reimburse application and legal fees, transportation, and more!
• Other benefits include: Wellness program with incentives, employer-paid life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, ID theft coverage, colleague rewards and recognition program, discount program, and more!

Benefits

HSHS and affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

HSHS is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.

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