Job Summary
We are seeking a Certified Laboratory Technician to support clinic-based laboratory operations.
Although MLT (ASCP) or MLT (AMT) certification is required, this position is designed primarily around the duties of a Medical Laboratory Assistant/Clinic Laboratory Assistant role. This position focuses on specimen collection, specimen processing, waived testing support, quality documentation, reference laboratory coordination, and daily laboratory operations.
This is a strong fit for an MLT who wants predictable and flexible clinical hours, a patient facing environment, and a meaningful community health work without the pace or bench-testing volume of a hospital laboratory.
Responsibilities
- Perform venipuncture, capillary collection, urine collection, and other routine specimen collection procedures
- Verify patient identity and ensure accurate specimen labeling
- Assess specimen acceptability, including volume, tube type, labeling, timing, temperature, and handling requirements
- Process specimens, including centrifugation, aliquoting, storage, packaging, and preparation for courier or reference laboratory transport
- Accession specimens and enter the required information into the EHR or reference laboratory portal
- Perform or assist with waived testing and quality control documentation as assigned
- Support limited clinical testing workflows only as allowed by certification, training, competency, and regulatory requirements
- Maintain laboratory supplies, collection kits, reagents, PPE, and inventory
- Perform basic laboratory equipment maintenance and documentation
- Maintain logs for temperatures, QC, maintenance, specimen tracking, equipment maintenance, and regulatory compliance
- Communicate specimen issues, workflow concerns, and follow-up needs to the appropriate clinical staff
- Coordinate with reference laboratories, couriers, providers, and clinic staff to ensure timely and accurate testing workflows
- Maintain a clean, organized, safe, and patient-centered laboratory workspace
Required Qualifications
- Current MLT(ASCP) or MLT(AMT) certification
- Associates degree or higher
- Experience with phlebotomy, specimen handling, or clinical laboratory workflows
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to patient safety
- Ability to follow CLIA, OSHA, HIPAA, infection-control, and laboratory safety standards
- Ability to complete competency assessments and maintain required documentation
- Professional communication with patients, providers, nursing staff, reference laboratories, and clinic team members
Preferred Qualification
- Prior outpatient clinic, FQHC, community health, hospital laboratory, or reference laboratory experience
- Experience with specimen accessioning, centrifugation, aliquoting, packaging, and send-out testing
- Familiarity with EHR (Aetna, Epic) workflows
- Bilingual ability is a plus, but not required
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a certified MLT who is dependable, calm, organized, kind with patients, and comfortable owning the day-to-day laboratory workflow in a community clinic setting. This person understands laboratory quality and safety, but also enjoys practical, hands-on clinic support work.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to stand, walk, sit, bend, and move throughout the clinic
- Ability to lift and carry routine laboratory supplies
- Manual dexterity for specimen collection, labeling, processing, and equipment use
- Ability to follow infection-control and safety procedures consistently
Equal Opportunity Statement
Social Welfare Board of St. Joseph is an equal opportunity employer and values a respectful, inclusive, patient-centered workplace.
Pay: From $23.25 per hour
Work Location: In person
