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, sign-on bonuses, 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!

Position Highlights:

• You may be eligible for a $5,000 or$7,500 sign-on bonus with a 2 or3 year commitment.
• This position is 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.
• First UNOS accredited HLA laboratory in South Dakota.
• First CAP/ISO 15189 Hospital Medical & Anatomic Pathology Certified Laboratory in the country.
• Currently the longest accredited CAP/ISO 15189 Laboratory in the country.
• Highlighted in the Medical Laboratory Observer Magazine as Laboratory of the Year—2010.
• Auto verification of most commonly ordered tests, fully automated core lab.
• Watch this VIDEO to learn about the important role Avera’s lab plays in Healthcare.

Job Summary

• Responsible for expeditious and accurate performance of routine clinical laboratory tests and basic clinical laboratory functions.

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 opportunities the Avera McKennan lab has to offer!

Education and/or Experience

• Associate's degree in MLT or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school required.
• Six months to one year related experience and/or training preferred.

Certification, Licensure, Registration

• Certification as Medical Laboratory Technician from the ASCP or AMT required within 12 months of hire.

Work Schedule

• Varied Shifts Schedules: Monday - Friday: 9am - 7:30 pm or 12:30 pm to 11:00 pm
• Every 3rd Weekend & Holiday Rotation
• Varied Weekend Hours: 8am - 6:30 pm, 9am - 7:30 pm; 10:00 am - 8:30 pm or 12:00 pm to 10:30 pm

Pay

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

• $21.00 - $30.25 per hour

What Makes Avera Special?