MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN
(MLT)

Medical Lab Technicians play a crucial role in the overall functionality of hospitals and clinics, focusing on the science and technology aspects of healthcare. MLTs work with lab managers, physicians and technologists to perform a variety of tests. Using specialized instruments, they perform testing on biological specimens and process these to find data that plays a key role in the identification and subsequent treatment of a wide variety of diseases.

Areas of medical laboratory training include microbiology, chemistry, hematology, immunology, transfusion medicine, toxicology and molecular diagnostics.

$2,000 – $10,000*

Sign-On Bonus

$25/Hr Starting Pay*

With Experience

$22.91/Hr Starting Pay*

New Graduates

$2,000 – $10,000* Sign-On Bonus

$25/Hr* Starting Pay With Experience

$22.91/Hr* Starting Pay New Graduates

Job Duties

  • Collect and prepare specimens for laboratory analysis using established guidelines
  • Maintain laboratory records, reports and statistics
  • Prepare samples for reference testing
  • Perform tests to determine the health of blood and tissue

Education/Licensure Requirements

  • Associate degree in Clinical Laboratory Science or Health Science Technology required
  • BLS training required (can be obtained at PMC)
  • Nationally recognized certifying agency regulations (ASCP, NCA, etc.) required or registry eligible

PATHWAY TO BECOMING AN MLT

  • Take the ACT test
  • College Readiness Track
  • Anatomy and/or Physiology
  • AP English Literature/Composition or Dual Credit Literature/Composition Class
  • AP Biology or Dual Credit Biology Class
  • AP Chemistry or Dual Credit Chemistry

These classes are not required for admission to all schools, but are recommended in most instances.

Speak to your Guidance Counselor about:

  • What dual credit classes are offered at your school from colleges/universities in the region
  • What financial resources are available and how to apply for them

Southern West Virginia Community & Technical College

Southern West Virginia Community & Technical College in Logan, WV, offers an Associate Degree in Laboratory Technology to meet community and employer needs for medical imaging professionals.

For a list of possible financial resources available to students, click here.

Upon completion of the programs listed above, the graduate is eligible to take the MLT national certification examination through the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).

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Federal and Kentucky Labor Law Postings

Pikeville Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.