
Medical Lab Technician MLT
Waterloo, IAFull-timePosted 6 days agoStill listed 4 days ago
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The Medical Lab Technician performs clinical testing of laboratory specimens to provide accurate and reliable data for patient clinical assessment. The role obtains specimens, reviews results for clinical correlation, performs quality control, and troubleshoots instrumentation and assays. New graduates are encouraged to apply. The position has varied evening shifts of eight hours and includes benefits beginning on day one.
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Employment Type: Full timeShift: Evening Shift Description: New Grad Encouraged to Apply
Position Purpose: Performs clinical testing of laboratory specimens to provide accurate and reliable data for clinical assessment of patients. Adheres to MercyOne's performance expectations and performs all defined services and other related duties in accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values of MercyOne.
What you will Do: Obtains proper specimens for testing. Performs clinical testing of laboratory specimens and reviews data for clinical correlation. Performs quality control testing on all analyzers and analytes and interprets results. Troubleshoots instrumentation and assays. Adheres to all safety, infection control and colleague health policies and procedures
Hours/Schedule: Varied 8-hour shifts
Minimum Qualifications:
- Associates Degree: Medical Laboratory Technician program.
- ASCP eligible and successfully pass certification exam within 6 months of hire or certified Medical Laboratory Technician by ASCP.
- Mandatory Reporter.
- Intermediate language, intermediate math, high reasoning ability.
- Personal computer, database software.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision. Ability to be highly organized. Ability to work with multiple, simultaneous tasks and in emergency situations.
Position Highlights and Benefits We care about your well-being, both physical and mental, which is why our benefit package includes:
- Wellness programs
- Education reimbursement
- Personalized health insurance plans including dental and vision
- Paid time off
- Long- and short-term leave
- Retirement planning
- Life insurance coverage
All benefits begin day 1 with no waiting period!
Ministry/Facility Information: MercyOne Northeast Iowa provides expert health care to eight counties. MercyOne Northeast Iowa provides excellent, personalized care close to home to the communities in the Cedar Valley. With 491 licensed beds between the three medical centers, each providing 24-hour emergency lifesaving care, MercyOne is there for you in critical moments:
- MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center, an Area Level III Trauma Center and an accredited chest pain center
- MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center, Community Level IV Trauma Designation
- MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center, Community Level IV Trauma Designation
With more than 2,500 colleagues, MercyOne is one of the largest employers in Northeast Iowa. MercyOne Medical Group – Northeast Iowa is made up of more than 30 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine and specialty clinics located throughout Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Benton, Butler, Fayette and Tama counties.
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
How this job compares
Set against the 748 open Medical Laboratory Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$50–74K/yr31 salary ranges
- US median$25–42/hr295 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 22 open Medical Laboratory Technician jobs in Iowa and 748 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Iowa
- Trinity Health (this employer)6 open
- UnityPoint Health6 open
- Access Dubuque3 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 (182 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for an associate degree; 343 of the 748 open Medical Laboratory Technician jobs (46%) ask for an associate degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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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