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

Lab Professional Top 25% in Lab Professional rolesNo weekendsFull-Time

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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
[https://www.mcfarlandclinic.com/media/cms/BENEFIT_SUMMARY_2022Hourly_5698BB42CD3C6.pdf]
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 85 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 ~$183k (25 salary observations; 114 listings), vs ~$159k nationally (1,594 salary observations; 6,500 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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