Travel Medical Lab Technician - $2,472 per week

TalentBurst, an Inc 5000 company; Eureka (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

TalentBurst, Inc is seeking a travel Medical Lab Technician for a travel job in Eureka, California. The position requires a California CLS license in hand and at least two years of lab experience. The assignment is 13 weeks, 40 hours per week, with 8-hour days in a day shift.

Travel experience is a plus, and the traveler will cover an Observation Unit including ER hold patients. Shifts run 8:00 to 16:30, with 40 hours weekly; start date ASAP. Weekend requirements vary by department needs.

Qualifications

• CA CLS license in hand is required.
• Two years of laboratory experience.
• Travel assignment experience preferred.

Skills

Chemistry

Immunoassay

Blood Bank

Crossmatch

Hematology

Job description

TalentBurst, Inc is seeking a travel Medical Lab Technician for a travel job in Eureka, California.

Job Description & Requirements

TalentBurst, Inc is seeking a travel Medical Lab Technician for a travel job in Eureka, California.

• Specialty: Medical Lab Technician
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Start Date: 11/16/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

• Position: Medical Lab Technologist
  Location: Eureka, CA
  Shift: Day (5x8 Hours) 8:00 16:30
  Duration: 13 weeks, 40 hrs/week
• Start date: ASAP
  First Time Traveler: Yes
  Weekend Requirement: varies to meet dept needs
  Ratios: n/a
  Visits/Day: n/a
  Rooms/Beds: n/a
  Avg. Daily Census: n/a
  Years of experience: 2 yr
  Float: yes. Travelers will cover Observation Unit which is ER Hold patients
  Call Required: n/a
  CA state license: yes (HARDSTOP- CALIFORNIA CLS LICENSE MUST BE IN HAND, REQUIRED, DO NOT PASS IF THEY DO NOT HAVE CA CLS LICENSE)
  Pending License accepted: no
  RTO Restrictions: No more than 7 days
• Hospital Highlights
  Type of Facility:
  Scrub Color: scrubs ok, no jeans or Logo tees, business casual

• Certifications: Certs marked with * are preferred ASCP-MLS, California Lab Scientist HARDSTOP
• Skills: Skills marked with * are preferred
  Chemistry
  24 hour urine
  Acetone Analysis
  Arterial Blood Gas
  Atomic absorption
  B-12 Folates
  Hormone/Thyroid
  Immunoassay
  Review & Interpretation of QC
  Specimen Preparation
  Stool Analysis
  Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
  Thyroid testing
  Tumor Markers
  Blood Bank
  ABO/Rh/Antibody Screen & ID
  AHG Crossmatch
  Antibody Typing: Tube Method
  Antigen Typing
  Blood banking procedures
  Blood irradiation
  Cord Blood Evaluation
  Direct Coombs (DAT)
  Donor Collection Procedures
  Electronic Crossmatch
  Indirect Coombs Test
  Patient identification process
  Rhogam Screening
  Thawing/Cooling of Blood Products
  Transfusion Reaction Workup
  Specimen Processing/Handling
  Accessioning
  Pipetting
  Reporting test results
  Specimen Collection
  Specimen Receipt
  Specimen Transport
  Microbiology
  Aerobic culture
  AFB culture
  Anaerobic culture
  Chlamydia culture/smear
  Culture plating
  Gram Stain
  Mycobacteria culture
  Organism identification; Aerobic Anaerobic
  PCR Testing (flu; group B; MRSA Screen; staph aureus; covid)
  Plate Set Up
  Quick identification test (strep serological; indole; coagulase; catalase; oxidase)
  Rapid test kits (RSV, strep; H-flu; C-diff)
  Sensitivities
  Wet prep (WBC; Yeast; Trichomonas)
  Immunology/Serology
  ANA (antinuclear antibody)
  ASO titer (Antistrepolysin O)
  Body fluids
  C3, C4, Total Complement
  Pregnancy test (urine or blood)
  RPR (rapid plasma reagin)
  Urinalysis
  Analyzer
  Crystal identification
  Manual macroscopic UA
  Microscopic UA
  Hematology/Coagulation
  Automated Instrument Use
  Bleeding time
  CBC Manual
  Factor Assays
  Fibrin split products/FDP
  Fibrinogen
  Occult Blood
  Platelet aggregation
  Platelet Count
  Reticulocyte Count
  Sed Rate Manual
  Sickle cell prep
  Professional Knowledge and Skills
  Blood specimen storage
  Hazardous materials and MSDS
  Management/lead experience
  Proper disposal