Medical Laboratory Technician
Duluth, MNFull-time$24.45–36.37/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago
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Job overview
Essentia Health is seeking a Medical Laboratory Technician for St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, Minnesota. The full-time position rotates between day and evening shifts and works in the Processing and Chemistry departments. The technician performs and reports laboratory tests across complexity levels and supports screening, diagnosis, treatment, and disease management. The role also includes quality assurance, instrumentation maintenance, troubleshooting, specimen processing, and phlebotomy.
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Full job description
Building Location:
Building B - St Marys Medical Center
Department:
2992010 GENERAL LAB - IL
Job Description:
Essentia Health is searching for a Medical Laboratory Technician to join our team at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, MN. This position is a full-time day/evening rotation, and will work between our Processing and Chemistry departments.
Education Qualifications:
- Graduate of an associates degree in Medical Laboratory TechnicianORMeets Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) guidelines for the complexity of laboratory testing for alternative route.
Key Responsibilities :
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Perform and report tests of all complexity levels, as defined by CLIA, on patients of all ages to assist with the routine screening, diagnosis, treatment and management of diseases and injuries.
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Exhibit problem solving skills of a complex nature, participate in Quality Assurance, Quality Control Monitoring, instrumentation maintenance and troubleshooting, specimen processing, phlebotomy, along with customer service.
Licensure/Certification Qualifications:
- Certified as a Medical Laboratory Technician through the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or equivalent; within one year of hire
FTE:
1
Possible Remote/Hybrid Option:
Shift Rotation:
Day/Eve Rotation (United States of America)
Shift Start Time:
5:00am - 12:30pm
Shift End Time:
1:30pm - 9:00pm
Weekends:
Yes
Holidays:
Yes
Call Obligation:
No
Union:
USWA Technical Workers SMMC (UTECH)11/3/2026
Compensation Range:
$24.45 - $36.37
Employee Benefits at Essentia Health:At Essentia Health, we’re committed to supporting your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, along with supplemental options to fit your needs. We offer a 401(k) plan with employer contributions to help you plan for the future, and we invest in your professional development through training, tuition reimbursement, and educational programs. To help you thrive both at work and at home, we provide flexible scheduling, generous time off, and wellness resources focused on your physical, mental, and emotional health. Please note that benefit eligibility may vary. For full details, refer to your benefit summary or contact our HR Service Center at (218) 576-0000.
It is our policy to afford EEO to all individuals, regardless of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, family medical history, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, military service or veteran status, culture, socio-economic status, status with regard to public assistance, and other factors not related to qualifications, including employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or any other category as defined by law.
How this job compares
Set against the 737 open Medical Laboratory Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$24.45–36.37/hr
- Minnesota median$25–37/hr31 hourly ranges
- US median$26–43/hr288 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $30.41/hr, is 6% below the Minnesota median midpoint ($32/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Medical Laboratory Technician hourly ranges in Minnesota.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 40 open Medical Laboratory Technician jobs in Minnesota and 737 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Minnesota
- Essentia Health (this employer)8 open
- HealthPartners4 open
- CentraCare3 open
- Experience
- Medical Laboratory Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (181 postings).
- Education
- 86 of the 737 open Medical Laboratory Technician jobs (12%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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