Pay Range
$23.34 - $35.01 Schedule Information
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40 Work Shift:
Varies, evening schedule 11:30a-10p, or overnight schedule from 8:30p-7a, depending on department needs and candidate preference.
Find Your Golden Opportunity at Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare
At Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare, you're more than an employee. You're a valued member of a supportive organization that invests in your growth, encourages professional development, and empowers you to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and communities every day.
As a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT), you'll play an essential role in delivering accurate and timely laboratory results that support patient diagnoses, treatment decisions, and exceptional clinical outcomes. Working alongside providers, nurses, and fellow laboratory professionals, you'll help ensure the highest standards of quality, safety, and service while contributing to a patient-centered healthcare experience.
What You'll Do
Review patient test results for accuracy, completeness, and clinical appropriateness prior to release, ensuring results are verified and reported in a timely manner according to established laboratory policies and regulatory requirements. Perform laboratory testing across multiple disciplines while maintaining a strong commitment to quality, reliability, and patient safety.
Accurately document and report laboratory findings, utilizing chartable and non-chartable comments, footnotes, and other documentation tools to support clear communication and appropriate interpretation of results. Maintain compliance with laboratory policies, procedures, accreditation standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.
Utilize Meditech and other laboratory information systems to support specimen tracking, result reporting, documentation, and workflow management. Monitor pending worklists and laboratory logs, proactively identifying delays, discrepancies, and unresolved issues to ensure efficient turnaround times and continuity of patient care.
Perform and document quality control activities, evaluate testing performance, and take appropriate corrective action when necessary. Operate laboratory instrumentation safely and effectively while performing routine maintenance, troubleshooting, and quality assurance activities. Apply critical thinking and sound judgment to resolve technical and operational challenges while supporting efficient laboratory operations.
Collaborate with providers, nurses, and healthcare team members to support coordinated patient care. Assist with inventory management, stocking laboratory supplies, maintaining a clean work environment, and supporting departmental goals that promote operational excellence and continuous improvement.
What You'll Bring
Required Qualifications
Associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technology or related laboratory science program.
Knowledge of laboratory testing methodologies, quality control principles, and laboratory operations.
Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to perform laboratory testing accurately while maintaining attention to detail and a commitment to quality.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to operate laboratory instrumentation and laboratory information systems.
Commitment to patient safety, regulatory compliance, and quality outcomes.
Preferred Qualities
Previous experience in a clinical laboratory setting.
Experience working with laboratory information systems, including Meditech.
Knowledge of CLIA, CAP, Joint Commission, and other applicable regulatory and accreditation standards.
Experience performing testing across multiple laboratory disciplines.
Healthcare experience in a hospital or rural healthcare environment.
What Success Looks Like
You consistently provide accurate and reliable laboratory results that support high-quality patient care and clinical decision-making. You maintain compliance with quality assurance…