Medical Technologist (MT)

About the job

Schedule: Full-time/40 hours per week

Your experience matters

Ottumwa Regional Health Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Medical Technologist ****joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to *making communities healthier ***®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you’ll contribute

A Medical Technologist who excels in this role:

• Follows standardized procedures and helps prepare samples for testing.

• Collects samples and analyze bodily fluids and substances for abnormalities.

• Collects blood and study blood samples used in transfusions

• Operates laboratory equipment in a high-quality, effective manner.

• Analyzes test results for accuracy, acceptability, and critical limits, and reports/documents results per organizational standards.

• Performs automated tests using computerized instruments & automated equipment.

• Runs tests and analyzes the results to be reported to the physician or registered nurse.

• Performs Quality Assurance work to ensure accuracy of equipment.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.

• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.

• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.

• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).

• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we’re looking for

• Education: Bachelor’s degree Preferred

• Licenses/Certifications: Medical Technologist License through ASCP or AMT Preferred

More about Ottumwa Regional Health Center

Ottumwa Regional Health Center is a 217-bed hospital that has been offering exceptional care to the Ottumwa community for over 133 years. We are proud to be recognized by The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations.

EEOC Statement

“Ottumwa Regional Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ottumwa Regional Health Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

About Us

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Additional Information

• Job Identification: 360693
• Job Category: Technical & Diagnostic Services
• Posting Date: 2026-10-22
• Job Schedule: Full time
• Locations: 1001 Pennsylvania Ave, Ottumwa, IA, 52501, US
• FTE: 1.0 - 80 hr/pp (Full Time)
• Career Site Category: Laboratory
• Position Type: Primary
• Facility Name: Ottumwa Regional Health Center
• Is this position grant-funded?: No