**THIS POSITION MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A $15,000 SIGN ON BONUS, WITH A 3-YEAR COMMITMENT**
Join the team at Avera!
Award Winning Health Care: Avera has been named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME.
Culture: Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
You Belong at Avera: Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, and options for: Student Loan Repayment Program, potential $15,000 sign-on bonus, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.
Exciting opportunity to join the Avera Laboratory, one of the top labs in the nation!
May be eligible for a $15,000 sign on bonus, with a 3-year commitment!
Position Highlights:
- Student Loan Repayment: This position may be eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principal balance faster.
- Compensation: Immediately, Avera starts you with great wages, excellent benefits including health, dental, paid time off, and generous retirement.
- Positive Work Environment: Be part of an organization where we practice the mission in our daily operations and demonstrate our pride by delivering excellent care.
Job Summary
- Responsible for accurately performing a variety of clinical laboratory tests & procedures.
Professional Growth Opportunities:
- Lab Leadership Apprenticeship program
- Key Operator overseeing laboratory instruments
- Train in specialized lab departments:
- Blood Banking
- Microbiology
- Flow Cytometry
- Molecular
- Specials Chemistry
- Cell Therapy
Here’s what one current employee has to say about opportunities in the lab:
“I completed a six-month internship in the Avera McKennan laboratory while completing my degree. One thing became very clear to me – this place is full of opportunity.”
Read the full story HERE on how a current employee took advantage of the opportunities that Avera McKennan lab has to offer!
Education and/or Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Medical Laboratory Science and completion of NAACLS accredited MLS program or bachelor's degree in related science and 1-2 years' experience acceptable to the ASCP or AMT
- Six Months to one year of related experience preferred
Certification, Licensure, Registration
- Must be board certified from the ASCP, AMT or equivalent within 12 months of hire.
Work Schedule
- Varied Shifts, 72 hours every 2 weeks:
- Occasional weekend
- Occasional holiday
- No call time
Pay
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
- $27.50 - $41.50 per hour