Medical Technologist CLS/MLS
Why Mayo Clinic
Are you an experienced laboratory professional, a new graduate, or currently a student in the sciences? We invite you to explore our Clinical Lab Technologist - Clinical Lab Science opportunity, where you will perform tests on specimens from Mayo Clinic, its affiliated laboratory services, and from clinics and hospitals around the world!
Mayo Clinic is the nation's best hospital (U.S. News & World Report, 2020-2021) and ranked #1 in more specialties than any other care provider. We have a vast array of opportunities ranging from Nursing, Clinical, to Finance, IT, Administrative, Research and Support Services to name a few. At Mayo Clinic, we invest in you with opportunities for growth and development. Our benefits and compensation package are highly competitive – for additional information please visit Mayo Clinic Benefits as eligibility may vary. We are excited to invite you to be a part of our team within the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology (DLMP) where you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, mutual respect, and most importantly, a life-changing career!
Diversity and inclusion are integral to Mayo Clinic's mission to provide excellent, culturally relevant care in a welcoming environment to all individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds. In DLMP and Mayo Collaborative Services (MCS), we aim to diversify our workforce and to create an inclusive work environment where differences are valued, allowing individuals to achieve and contribute to their fullest potential. By leveraging the strengths that each diverse individual and group brings to the table, we gain the strategic advantages of accelerated innovation, better problem solving, enhanced productivity and job satisfaction, improved quality, and, most importantly, we find better ways to meet the needs of our patients.
Position description
**This is the "HUB" CLS posting. To be considered in this posting, a candidate must either be:
- Not a current Mayo Clinic employee
- A current Mayo Clinic employee that is not in a CLT or CLS role
Current Mayo Clinic CLT/CLS employees interested in transfer should apply directly through that specific Laboratory's internal posting.
Position Responsibilities:
- Performs analyses on blood, tissue, and body fluids to aid health care providers in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of patients.
- Testing is performed in specialized laboratories and may include highly skilled manual techniques or automated testing using sophisticated instrumentation.
- Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: instrument operation and maintenance, troubleshooting assays, evaluating tests for accuracy, assisting with interpreting results, and operational support activities to optimize testing.
- Works with multiple computer systems to retrieve information and report results.
- May work with minimal supervision and may assist with specimen collection.
- Must strictly adhere to safety protocols to work with infectious specimens, chemicals and other hazards.
- Must be capable of producing accurate results under time constraints, multi-tasking, and performing in a fast-paced and changing environment.
- Experience with operation and troubleshooting of laboratory instrumentation and assay systems is desirable.
- Must possess good communication skills and be able to work closely with others.
- Must be able to accommodate scheduling adjustments, off-shifts, holiday, on-call, and weekend work assignments.
**A two-year commitment to this position is required**
Qualifications
**This is the "HUB" CLS posting. To be considered in this posting, a candidate must either be:
- Not a current Mayo Clinic employee
- A current Mayo Clinic employee that is not in a CLT or CLS role
Current Mayo Clinic CLT/CLS employees interested in transfer should apply directly through that specific Laboratory's internal posting.
Graduate or student graduating within six months with a Bachelor's degree in:
- Medical Laboratory Science (MLS)
- Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS)
- Medical Technology (MT)
Or Bachelor's degree plus Certificate in Medical Laboratory Science (MLS), Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS), Medical Technology (MT), as recognized by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) is required. A HEW certificate may be substituted for the specified degree.
**Applicants needing visa sponsorship must possess CGFNS Visa Screen certification upon application.**
Additional qualifications
ALL MUST be included for your application to be considered:
- CV/Resume
- Cover Letter
- Transcripts (unofficial copy accepted)
- Internal candidates must provide their past three performance appraisals.
For international/foreign trained applicants, it is the responsibility of the applicant to provide Mayo Clinic the following transcript information in your application:
- MUST have a DETAILED equivalency evaluation
- The applicant is responsible for the cost associated with obtaining the equivalency evaluation.
- MUST show US equivalent degree
- Evaluation MUST be completed from an organization listed as a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) www.naces.org OR the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE) www.aice-eval.org
Exemption status
Non-exempt
Compensation Detail
Education, experience and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended. The minimum pay rate is $29.37 per hour.
Benefits eligible
Yes
Schedule
Full Time
Hours / Pay period
80
Schedule details
Varies
Weekend schedule
Varies