MLS Mid and Night Shift Microbiology Lab
Louisville, KYFull-time$7.25/hrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
Baptist Health Louisville’s laboratory performs testing for inpatients and outpatients across chemistry, hematology, blood bank, and microbiology. The Medical Laboratory Scientist works a mixed second- and third-shift schedule, three days a week from 3 p.m. to 4:30 a.m., with every third weekend. Newly graduated medical technology laboratory students are welcome to apply. Experienced candidates may be eligible for a $20,000 sign-on bonus.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Full job description
Experience Required
1 - 20 years
Minimum Education Required
Associates Degree
Compensation
$7.25 / hourly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Work Schedule and Shift Requirements
First (Day)
Job Description
Summary
Job Description:
Job Description
Medical Laboratory Scientist
$20,000 Sign on Bonus for Experienced Candidates
Mixed 2nd and 3rd shift, 3 days a week, 3pm- 4:30 am, Every 3rd weekend
About the Laboratory:
The Laboratory at Baptist Health Louisville acts as the core laboratory for the Baptist Health system performing testing for both inpatients and outpatients. This fast-paced, busy automated Laboratory has the capacity to perform a full range of tests while maintaining a short turnaround time for our patients. The Medical Laboratory Scientistperform testing in chemistry, hematology, blood bank, and microbiology. This is an outstanding opportunity for individuals who like a busy laboratory and an opportunity to learn and grow in the field. Newly graduated Med Tech Laboratory students are welcome to apply.
Knowledge, education, experience:
Bachelor degree in in Medical Laboratory Sciences or an Associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technology or equivalent required.
Must become certified within one year of hire.
Previous work experience in high complexity testing preferred.
If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!
Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
"EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to r ace, color, national origin, gender, s exual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES
Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056."
Job Type
Full time
Benefits Offered
Not specified
Veteran Preference
No
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
R26106771
How this job compares
Set against the 1,162 open Medical Laboratory Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 1, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$7.25/hr
- Kentucky median$7/hr31 hourly ranges
- US median$30–47/hr518 hourly ranges
This rate, $7.25/hr, is close to the Kentucky median midpoint ($7/hr) — in the middle half of Medical Laboratory Scientist hourly ranges in Kentucky.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 39 open Medical Laboratory Scientist jobs in Kentucky and 1,162 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Kentucky
- Baptist Health (this employer)17 open
- CommonSpirit Health5 open
- Norton Healthcare5 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 (400 postings).
- Education
- 552 of the 1,162 open Medical Laboratory Scientist jobs (48%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 1, 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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