MLT (FT) | Family Medicine East | Ames | 2026-231

Lab ProfessionalNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

McFarland Clinic is currently accepting applications for MLT for its Ames offices. Candidates should be service-oriented, a team player, and be able to provide extraordinary care, every day to our patients.

Responsibilities include: performing laboratory tests classified under CLIA-88 as highly complex, moderately complex, or waived, in all sections of the laboratory under minimal supervision in accordance with McFarland Clinic's Employee Level vision related behaviors.

Education

  • Associate degree in medical laboratory technology from an accredited institution and/or successful completion of a recognized course of study in Clinical Laboratory Technology.

Certification/License

  • Certification, or eligibility for certification, as MLT (ASCP) or equivalent.

Days: Monday - Friday.

Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Experience

  • Minimum of 1 year experience working in a hospital or clinic setting as an MLT.

Pre-employment drug screen and criminal history background checks are a condition of hire.

Benefits

McFarland Clinic offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health and dental insurance, 401(k), and PTO. Click here

for details.

McFarland Clinic is central Iowa's largest physician-owned multi-specialty clinic. Join our team and join a group of caring professionals, dedicated to providing Extraordinary Care, Every Day! We value quality care and extraordinary service, trusting relationships and an exceptional workplace.

Our organization has more than 80 years experience of caring for people. We welcome applicants who can help us enhance the health and well-being of our patients and communities we serve.

McFarland Clinic Is an Equal Opportunity Employer

McFarland Clinic makes every effort to comply with all requirements of federal, state and local laws relating to Equal Employment Opportunity.

Key Responsibilities

Perform laboratory tests classified as highly complex, moderately complex, or waived across all sections of the laboratory. Ensure all procedures are conducted under minimal supervision while adhering to clinic vision and behavioral standards.

Requirements

Requires an associate degree in medical laboratory technology and certification or eligibility for certification as an MLT (ASCP). Candidates must have at least one year of experience working in a hospital or clinic setting.

Key Skills

Laboratory testingCLIA-88 complianceClinical laboratory proceduresSpecimen analysisQuality control

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates MLT (FT) | Family Medicine East | Ames | 2026-231 at McFarland Clinic a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Lab Professional roles — ranked against 80 active Lab Professional roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Family Medicine Career Context

In Iowa, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$151k (49 salary observations; 269 listings), vs ~$160k nationally (3,552 salary observations; 18,625 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Family Medicine by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · top 25% in lab professional rolesranked against 80 Lab Professional roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Iowa vs national$151k median in Iowa$160k nationally (−6%)49 state / 3,552 national salary observations
Cost of livingIowa index 87.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 9% state a sign-on bonus · 4% offer loan repayment80 active listings, Nov 2026
New Family Medicine listings2,279 in the last 30 days1,333 the 30 days before (+71%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Family Medicine pay trend+3.7% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (80 Lab Professional roles listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.4
Better work-life than 80% of Lab Professional roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 80 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Ames

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$293k
Typical market rent
$1,240/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.8
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Ames, IA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.