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Avera Marshall Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) - Chamberlain in Chamberlain, South Dakota
Join the team at Avera!
Award Winning Health Care: Avera has been named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME.
Culture: Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
You Belong at Avera: Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, sign-on bonuses, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.
Exciting opportunity to join the Avera Laboratory (https://www.avera.org/services/lab/) , one of the top labs in the nation!
Position Highlights:
This position may be eligible for a $2,400 sign on bonus.
This position is eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principal balance faster.
First UNOS accredited HLA laboratory in South Dakota.
First CAP/ISO 15189 Hospital Medical & Anatomic Pathology Certified Laboratory in the country.
Currently the longest accredited CAP/ISO 15189 Laboratory in the country.
Highlighted in the Medical Laboratory Observer Magazine as Laboratory of the Year—2010.
Auto verification of most commonly ordered tests, fully automated core lab.
Watch this VIDEO (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJzpE3RtrJE) to learn about the important role Avera’s lab plays in Healthcare.
Job Summary
Responsible for expeditious and accurate performance of routine clinical laboratory tests and basic clinical laboratory functions.
Professional Growth Opportunities:
Lab Leadership Apprenticeship program
Key Operator overseeing laboratory instruments
Train in specialized lab departments:
Blood Banking
Microbiology
Flow Cytometry
Molecular
Specials Chemistry
Cell Therapy
Here’s what one current employee has to say about opportunities in the lab:
“I completed a six-month internship in the Avera McKennan laboratory while completing my degree. One thing became very clear to me – this place is full of opportunity.”
Read the full story HERE (https://www.avera.org/balance/mission/avera-lab-coordinator-why-loves-work) on how a current employee took advantage of opportunities the Avera McKennan lab has to offer!
Education and/or Experience
Associate's degree in MLT or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school required.
Six months to one year related experience and/or training preferred.
Certification, Licensure, Registration
Certification as Medical Laboratory Technician from the ASCP or AMT required within 12 months of hire.
Work Schedule
Varied Shifts; 48 hrs/2wks
Pay
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$21.00 - $30.25 per hour
What Makes Avera Special? (http://www.avera.org/careers/what-makes-avera-special/)