Local Contract Medical Lab Technician
Phoenix, AZ
DT-Healthcare Staffing
5x8 hrs, Days, Evenings, Nights, Flexible, Rotating
Referral Bonus

Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT)

Phoenix Indian Medical Center (IHS)  |  Phoenix, Arizona

DT-Trak Consulting, Inc.  |  Federal Contract Position  | Local Candidates Only

Pay: $1,200/Week  |  $62,900/Year Gross

Compensation

Amount

Hourly rate

$30.00/hr

Overtime rate (pre-approved hours over 40)

$45.00/hr

Weekly gross (40 hours)

$1,200

Start bonus

$250

Completion bonus (after 1-year assignment)

$250

Annual gross (base + bonuses, excluding OT)

$62,900

Contract term

1 year + up to 4 extension years

Local candidates only: you must live within daily commuting distance of the Phoenix metro area. No per diem, housing, or relocation assistance is provided.

About the Facility

Phoenix Indian Medical Center (PIMC) is the flagship hospital of the Phoenix Area Indian Health Service: a 127-bed, Joint Commission–accredited acute care hospital in Midtown Phoenix with about 1,200 staff and a 24/7 Emergency Department. PIMC serves more than 171,000 patients representing 67% of all federally recognized tribes, making it the most tribally diverse patient population in IHS.

PIMC is the tertiary referral hub for IHS facilities across Arizona, Nevada, and Utah, with subspecialty services such as gastroenterology, infectious disease, pulmonology, and plastic surgery, plus a National Institutes of Health research floor. The hospital is at 4212 N. 16th Street, about 10 minutes from PHX Sky Harbor.

What You'll Do

• Specimen collection and processing: collect, receive, verify, label, process, and prepare patient specimens; verify specimen identification and integrity before testing.
• Perform routine and moderately complex testing in chemistry, hematology, coagulation, urinalysis, serology, microbiology, and blood bank, according to your documented competency.
• Operate laboratory instruments, and verify and report results according to laboratory policy.
• Run QC and QA procedures, proficiency testing, and routine equipment maintenance and calibration.
• Document results accurately in the LIS and EHR.
• Follow CLIA, OSHA, HIPAA, and IHS laboratory policies.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technology, or equivalent qualifying education
• Current MLT certification from ASCP, AMT, or another nationally recognized certifying body, active and unrestricted
• At least 1 year of recent clinical laboratory experience
• Demonstrated proficiency in specimen collection and processing, chemistry, hematology, coagulation, blood bank, microbiology, serology, urinalysis, and QC/QA
• BLS certification (per facility policy)
• Must pass identity verification, fingerprinting, and a federal background investigation, and complete orientation and competency validation
• Must reside within daily commuting distance of Phoenix, AZ

Preferred

• Experience at IHS, tribal, or federal healthcare facilities
• Experience in hospital-based, CAP- or CLIA-accredited laboratories
• Phlebotomy experience or certification (PBT)

Schedule

8- or 10-hour shifts. Assignments may include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and federal holidays, based on facility needs for 24/7 laboratory coverage.