Medical Lab Scientist III - Transfusion Medicine Service
Chapel Hill, NCFull-time$28.87–41.5/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
The Medical Lab Scientist III performs patient testing across multiple laboratory disciplines and specialty laboratories in support of clinical activities at UNC Health. The role demonstrates advanced technologist competencies, serves as a senior or lead technologist, provides technical direction and consultation, monitors laboratory operations, and supports quality, training, and regulatory compliance activities. The position is onsite at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill and is eligible for the Clinical Laboratory Incentive Program.
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Description
Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.
This position is eligible for the Clinical Laboratory Incentive Program.
Summary:
Performs a variety of patient testing in multiple laboratory disciplines and in specialty laboratories, in support of clinical activities in the UNCHCS.
Responsibilities:
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Demonstrates advanced level technologist competencies in producing accurate laboratory test results which includes all levels of CLIA outlined testing and problem solving.
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Maintains and investigates problems with equipment, test results, specimens, and/or workflow.
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Serves as a Senior or Lead Technologist in area of expertise. Provides technical direction to assigned personnel. Provides laboratory testing consultation to other members of the healthcare team.
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Gathers data for quality purposes.
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May assess testing personnel competency levels.
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Monitors daily operation of laboratory section or work area.
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Participates on teams or performs special projects/assignments including but not limited to inventory management, committee membership, assists with new test development and validations, linearity studies, etc.
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Performs and reviews quality control and proficiency testing in the appropriate laboratories.
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Reviews test results to ensure accuracy of report and timely correction of errors.
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Serves as preceptor in teaching multiple types of learners and training of new employees.
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Begins to gain knowledge of and assists with regulatory compliance endeavors.
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Other duties as assigned.
Other Information
Other information:
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science or Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical or Biological Science or Associate’s Degree in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technology
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
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• If Assoc Degree in Clinical Lab Science, Medical Lab Technician, Chemical Science or Biological Science – MLT (ASCP) or MLT (AMT) certification required.
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• If Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical or Biological Science – ASCP categorical certification in specialty area required.
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• If Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical/Medical Lab Science – MT/MLS (ASCP) or MT/MLS (AMT) certification required.
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• CHT/CHS(ACHI) is acceptable for Histocompatibility Laboratory.
Professional Experience Requirements:
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• If Assoc Degree in Clinical Lab Science, Medical Lab Technician, Chemical Science or Biological Science with MLT (ASCP) or MLT (AMT) – four (4) years of experience required.
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• If Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical or Biological Science with ASCP categorical certification in specialty area – three (3) years of experience required.
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• If Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical/Medical Lab Science with MT/MLS (ASCP) or MT/MLS (AMT) certification – two (2) years of experience required.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
Job Details
Legal Employer: STATE
Entity: UNC Medical Center
Organization Unit: Transfusion Medicine Service
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Salary Range: $28.87 - $41.50 per hour (Hiring Range)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [email protected] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,164 open Medical Laboratory Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$28.87–41.5/hr
- North Carolina median$25–39/hr21 hourly ranges
- US median$30–47/hr512 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $35.19/hr, is 11% above the North Carolina median midpoint ($32/hr) — in the middle half of Medical Laboratory Scientist hourly ranges in North Carolina.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 34 open Medical Laboratory Scientist jobs in North Carolina and 1,164 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in North Carolina
- UNC Health Care (this employer)16 open
- Novant Health8 open
- AdventHealth4 open
- Experience
- Medical Laboratory Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (405 postings).
- Education
- 537 of the 1,164 open Medical Laboratory Scientist jobs (46%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 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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