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, one of the top labs in the nation!
*This position may be eligible for a sign on bonus of $10,000 with a 2 year commitment*
Position Highlights:
- This position may be eligible for a sign on bonus of $10,000 with a 2 year commitment.
- 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 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 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
Day Shift, e/o wknd/hol/call; 80hrs/2wks
Pay
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
What Makes Avera Special?
