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Medical Lab Technician

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Compensation
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Location
Minneapolis, MN
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Medical Laboratory Technician performs and evaluates clinical laboratory tests, determines the validity of results, and provides technical assistance to organization team members. The role floats among clinic labs in Brooklyn Park, East Lake, Golden Valley, Richfield, and Whittier. The technician reports to the Laboratory Supervisor and assists with laboratory duties and responsibilities.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

CommunicationCustomer ServiceIndependent WorkSelf-MotivationTeamworkReading InstructionsBasic Computer SkillsCritical Thinking

Qualifications

Associate of Arts or ScienceNAACLS-Approved Laboratory Technician TrainingEquivalent Education and ExperienceMedical Laboratory Technician Certification or EligibilityCustomer Service Experience

Full job description

JOB DETAILS *Department:*Community Clinics Labs *FTE:*1.0 (80 hours per pay period) *Workdays:*Monday - Friday *Shift(s):*Days (start times fall between 7 AM and 10 AM) *Shift Length:*8 hours *Location:*In-Person

**This role will float between a variety of clinic labs: Brooklyn Park, East Lake, Golden Valley, Richfield, and Whittier

*Purpose of this position:*The Medical Laboratory Technician performs and evaluates requested clinical laboratory tests determining the validity of results and provides technical assistance as requested from other organization team members. The Medical Laboratory Technician assists with all duties and responsibilities assigned to the laboratory and report to the Laboratory Supervisor

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Performs laboratory collections and testing following all laboratory established procedures and processes, including but not limited to patient/specimen identification, specimen collection and/or processing, diagnostic testing, proficiency testing, recognition, and communication of unusual and/or critical result values
  • Performs accurate documentation in the laboratory information system and/or on patient result logs
  • Performs and monitors quality control processes according to standard operating procedures
  • Performs calibration, maintenance, and performance checks on instrumentation according to standard operating procedures
  • Performs troubleshooting processes for instrumentation, reagents, and/or patient samples as they occur
  • Assists in training/teaching of new team members and/or student interns
  • Assists with inventory maintenance
  • Maintains competency in a minimum of four workstations/testing areas

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Associate of Arts or Associates of Science degree

-AND/OR-

  • Completion of a Laboratory Technician training program approved by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)

-OR-

  • An approved equivalent combination of education and experience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Customer service experience
  • Ability to work independently and self-motivated
  • Ability to work cohesively and respectfully with a diverse work force and patient population
  • Ability to read and follow written instructions
  • Certified as a Medical Laboratory Technician (ASCP), Clinical Laboratory Technician CLT (NCA), or approved equivalent

-OR-

  • Eligible for certification as a Medical Laboratory Technician (ASCP)

Note: As a condition of employment, an employee hired with “eligible” status must take the first available examination after their date of hire and pass a nationally approved certifying exam

Knowledge/ Skills/Abilities:

  • Basic computer skills
  • Critical thinking skills

Title: Medical Lab Technician

Location: MN-Minneapolis-Whittier Clinic

Requisition ID: 261789

How this job compares

Set against the 737 open Medical Laboratory Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$51–73K/yr22 salary ranges
  • Minnesota median$25–37/hr31 hourly ranges
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
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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