Medical Laboratory Technician (Georgetown FSED)
Georgetown, KYFull-time$7.25/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
The Medical Laboratory Technician works in Baptist Health’s Georgetown laboratory on the first shift. The role maintains technical competency, performs and evaluates laboratory procedures, assesses specimen acceptability, and addresses issues involving specimens, test orders, registration, and clinical or instrument problems. An associate’s degree is required, and candidates must be certified or eligible for certification in clinical laboratory science, with certification required within one year.
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Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Experience Required
None
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:
Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT)
Full Time I First Shift
Laboratory I Georgetown, KY
$15,000 Sign on Bonus Available for Qualified Individuals
Description:
Maintains technical competency as related to the job functions.
Understands pertinent LIS functions and performs downtime procedures effectively.
Evaluates each procedure performed and chooses appropriate investigative techniques as indicated.
Identifies and resolves problems that may adversely affect test results and notifies appropriate personnel.
Determines acceptability of specimens by performing visual inspections or by recognizing abnormal/unusual results.
Documents unacceptable specimens according to policy. Communicates specimen requirements to appropriate personnel.
Assesses job functions and takes appropriate action when problems are detected.
Identifies problems with specimens, test orders, registration and takes appropriate action.
Handles troubleshooting professionally and communicates with coworkers and customers when delays occur.
Expected to utilize complex problem-solving skills in resolving clinical and instrument problems.
Requirements:
Associate's degree.
Certified or eligible for certification in clinical laboratory science by recognized certifying agencies.
Clinical Laboratory Science Certified within 1 year.
Benefits:
Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
PTO Sell Back Program
Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support
Retirement with Company Match
Identity Theft Protection
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
R26101264
How this job compares
Set against the 744 open Medical Laboratory Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$7.25/hr
- Kentucky median$7/hr22 hourly ranges
- US median$26–42/hr292 hourly ranges
This rate, $7.25/hr, is close to the Kentucky median midpoint ($7/hr) — in the middle half of Medical Laboratory Technician hourly ranges in Kentucky.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 30 open Medical Laboratory Technician jobs in Kentucky and 744 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Kentucky
- Baptist Health (this employer)15 open
- Norton Healthcare5 open
- Aya Healthcare, Inc.3 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 (180 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for an associate degree; 338 of the 744 open Medical Laboratory Technician jobs (45%) 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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