
Medical Technician
BUFFALO, NYFull-time$32.46–41.1/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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The Medical Technician receives, orders, and prepares laboratory samples for analysis and performs tests and procedures on patient specimens. Work is conducted promptly, accurately, and reliably under the direct supervision of a Clinical Lab Scientist, Laboratory Supervisor or Manager, or Pathologist. The role is onsite in the KL Microbiology Lab and requires applicable New York State laboratory licensure or a limited permit.
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Medical TechnicianDepartment: KL Microbiology LabLocation: Rehab & PathologyLocation of Job: US:NY:WilliamsvilleWork Type: Full-TimeScheduled Work Hours: 2p-10p, 3p-11p, 4p-12aShift 2 Job DescriptionTo receive, order and prepare laboratory samples for analysis as well as perform laboratory tests/procedures on patient specimens in a prompt, accurate, and reliable manner under the direct supervision of a Clinical Lab Scientist, Laboratory Supervisor/Manager or Pathologist. Education And CredentialsAAS - Associate of Applied Science Medical Technology or as outlined in NYSDOE license requirements required. Lab Technician or Lab Technologist within 9 months required, or Lab Technician limited permit required. NYS DOE Clinical laboratory technician/technologist full license upon hire OR clinical laboratory technologist, limited permit required not necessarily prior to hire, however prior to starting. If working with laboratory technician limited permit, must obtain full licensure within 9 months of hire. If a hired employee meets the NYS DOE qualifications for a limited or full license, however, the official limited or full license will be delayed at NYS DOE due to processing time, KHL will allow the employee to start training with a non-licensed LIS security that does not allow the reporting of results. No patient specimens will be able to be tested or reported by the trainee until a limited or full Medical Technician NYS license (or Clinical Laboratory Technologist) is granted and verified by the NYS DOE. Experience1 year of experience in Clinical Laboratory preferred.Working ConditionsEssential: * Weight Requirement - Medium (up to 50 lbs) * Job DetailsStandard Hours Bi-Weekly: 75.00 * FTE: 1.000000 * Weekend/Holiday Requirement: Yes * On Call Required: No * With Rotation: Work Arrangement: Onsite * Union Code: U16 - CWA 1168 Flint Road Lab TCC * Requisition ID#: 17918 * Grade: T13 * Pay Frequency: Bi-Weekly * Salary Range: $32.46 -$41.10 * *Wage will be determined based on factors such as candidate's experience, qualifications, internal equity, and any applicable collective bargaining agreement. * Kaleida Healths mission is to advance the health of our community, and we believe our diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategic work is mission- critical for the good of our workforce and the community who need and depend on our care and services. We understand that racism and health inequities stand firmly in the way of advancing the health of our community, and Kaleida Health envisions DEI as the pursuit of equity and restorative justice for every person. We will exemplify courage and accountability through both the professing and practice of our core values for our friends, colleagues, and community. Kaleida Health is committed to creating a culture of equity and inclusion where diversity is valued and celebrated!
How this job compares
Set against the 2,066 open Laboratory Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$32.46–41.1/hr
- New York median$24–28/hr114 hourly ranges
- US median$22–26/hr1,003 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $36.78/hr, is 42% above the New York median midpoint ($26/hr) — in the top quarter of Laboratory Technician hourly ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 192 open Laboratory Technician jobs in New York and 2,066 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- University of Rochester31 open
- NYU Langone Medical Center10 open
- Cornell University8 open
- Experience
- 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 (882 postings).
- Education
- 288 of the 2,066 open Laboratory Technician jobs (14%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 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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