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Medical Lab Technician - Highlands Lab - FT - 2nd Shift

CompanyHuntsville Hospital Health System
LocationScottsboro
Work ModeOn Site
PostedAugust 8, 2026
About The Company
Huntsville Hospital is an 881-bed hospital that serves as the regional referral center for North Alabama and southern Tennessee. Huntsville Hospital is governed by the Health Care Authority of the City of Huntsville and is the second-largest hospital in Alabama. In recent years, the hospital has expanded its services throughout the region with the development of Huntsville Hospital Health System, which includes hospitals in Huntsville, Madison, Athens, Decatur, Boaz, Guntersville, Moulton, Red Bay, Sheffield, Scottsboro, and Fayetteville, Tenn. The Health System includes more than 2,300 patient beds and 21,000 employees.
About the Role

Overview

Performs all required procedures relating to moderate and high complexity laboratory testing on all types of blood and body fluid specimens. Performs quality control procedures, instrument function checks, and preventative maintenance as required according to department policies and procedures. Teaches new employees laboratory policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Education required: Associate's degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences or one of the biological or chemical sciences

License, registration and/or certification: Eligible for registration as a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT,ASCP) or Clinical Laboratory Technician (CLT,NCA) or equivalent preferred

Experience: 1-2 years laboratory experience preferred

About Us

Highlands Medical Center is a 170-bed hospital located in Scottsboro, offering a wide variety of emergency, inpatient and outpatient services to support the wellness of our community. A part of the Huntsville Hospital Health System, HMC has the strength of a collaborative group of high-performing hospitals across North Alabama to share information, processes, ideas and best practices for continual enhancements to the care and services offered to meet the health care needs of our diverse community. Accredited by the Joint Commission, Highlands Medical Center stands out as one of the top-rated healthcare providers in the state.

In addition to Highlands Medical Center, the system provides many services through owned-entities across the community - Highlands Family Medicine, Highlands Home Health, Highlands Occupational Medicine, Highlands Surgical Services, Jackson County Family Medicine, Scottsboro OB-GYN, Highlands Pediatrics, and Highlands Health & Rehab and Cumberland Health & Rehab, two rehabilitation and long-term care nursing homes. With over 720 employees, HMC is one of the largest employers in Jackson County.

Key Skills
Laboratory testingQuality controlInstrument maintenanceSpecimen analysisMedical laboratory sciencesClinical laboratory procedures
Categories
HealthcareScience & Research
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
Performs moderate and high complexity laboratory testing on blood and body fluid specimens. Conducts quality control procedures, instrument checks, and preventative maintenance while training new staff.
📋Job Type
other
📊Experience Level
0-2
💼Company Size
6185
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
40 hours
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