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Clinical Lab Scientist

Veterans Health Administration · Louisville, KY

$60k–$116k/ yearPay published by the employer
  • EmployerVeterans Health Administration
  • LocationLouisville, KY
  • EmploymentFull-time
  • Postedtoday
  • Requisition889115500
  • ProfessionMedical Laboratory Scientist

About this role

Veterans Health Administration is hiring a Clinical Lab Scientist in Louisville, KY. The employer published a pay range of $60k–$116k per year, and the listing is for a full-time position. We list it here with the published pay so you can compare it with other medical laboratory scientist roles before you apply.

Medical laboratory scientists run and validate tests on patient samples and report results to clinicians.

Duties from the announcement

This Clinical Laboratory Scientist position is located in the Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service at the Robley Rex VA Medical Center, the duties and responsibilities of the Clinical Laboratory Scientist- Generalist include but are not limited to the following: Performs a broad range of laboratory procedures including all testing and tasks of the medical laboratory technician occupation. In addition, performs advanced and complex laboratory procedures; recognizes deviation from expected results; analyzes and corrects problems using scientific principles.

Duties as listed in the USAJobs announcement, a U.S. government posting.

How this pay compares

The midpoint of this range, $42.49 per hour, is 8% above the median of 294 Lab Scientist postings with published pay across the US ($39.46 per hour).

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Louisville, KY at a glance

  • $30.27/hrmedian pay, Louisville/Jefferson County area
  • $22–$39middle half of earners, per hour
  • 93price level, U.S. = 100
  • 8hospitals listed by CMS in Louisville
  • The metro median is 5% above the Kentucky statewide median of $28.80 per hour. Nationally the median is $29.75 per hour.
  • Adjusted for local prices, a $30.27 median hour in Louisville/Jefferson County buys what $32.52 buys at the national price level.
  • Federal per diem for travel assignments in Louisville: $142 a night for lodging and $80 a day for meals and incidentals.

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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2024), BEA regional price parities, CMS hospital directory, HRSA shortage areas, GSA per diem, state licensing boards. These are area figures, not this employer’s offer.

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What do medical laboratory scientists get paid at other employers in Kentucky?

  • HealthTrackRx, Inc.Louisville, KY$37.52/hr
  • University Medical Center, Inc.Louisville, KY$36.94/hr
  • CommonSpirit HealthLEXINGTON, KY$32.35/hr

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Typical requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in medical laboratory science or a related science
  • ASCP certification (MLS)
  • State license in some states

General requirements for this profession. Check the exact requirements with your recruiter.

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