Medical Lab Scientist or Medical Lab Technician - Core Lab and North Dodge Clinic - 60% Weekend Option

Qualified candidates may be eligible for a sign-on incentive of $5,000 based on years of experience!

(Current UI employees are not eligible for incentive)

The Department of Pathology is seeking a Medical Laboratory Technician or Medical Laboratory Scientist to, under general supervision, provide waived and moderately complex clinical lab testing and analysis on biological specimens to provide information used in the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of disease.  Will use a variety of procedures that may involve numerous detailed tests and techniques that require the use of professional judgment.

This position is 60%-time, Weekend Option, Saturday and Sunday from 0700-1930. Shifts will start at the North Dodge Clinic from 0700-1200 before traveling to Medical Center University to work the remainder of the shift in the Core Laboratories.

The department intends to hire for one position from either Medical Laboratory Technician, or Medical Laboratory Scientist, based on the qualifications of the successful candidate. Please indicate in your application materials the position you wish to be considered for on indicate both. 

Duties to include:

·        Performs quantitative and qualitative analysis for both waived and moderately complex testing on laboratory clinical and research biological specimens such as blood, tissue, and body fluids.

·        Provides information to health care provider regarding test methodology and interpretation. Evaluates test results

·        Investigates quality assurance issues involving patient samples, Carries out recommended corrective action for quality assurance.

·        Calibrates, conducts routine maintenance and troubleshoots laboratory instrumentation.

·        Performs specimen processing and accessioning tasks in the LIS. Creates packing lists and prepares specimens for transport via courier.

For a full job description, please send an e-mail to the contact listed below.

​​​​​​​The Department of Pathology is part of UI Health Care, a comprehensive health sciences center that serves Iowa and the region, as well as patients referred from the United States and overseas. The Clinical Laboratories are well recognized for providing outstanding and comprehensive care to the patients we serve. The breadth and depth of services provided are amongst the best in the country. The educational programs that the department participates in includes medical students, clinical laboratory scientists as well as biomedical scientists. To learn more: https://medicine.uiowa.edu/pathology/about-us

MLT Qualifications:

·        Bachelor’s degree in a chemical, biological, clinical laboratory science, or medical technology progra