Cytogenetic Technologist

Location Address

2800 10th Ave Receiving Dock Minneapolis, MN

November 12, 2025

Central Lab Cytogenetics

Day (United States of America)

8 hour shift

40

SEIU-9-Central Lab-SLC

Every 4th

Join our team as a Medical Laboratory Professional! Step into a diverse, multicultural lab environment where your work directly impacts patient care. As a key member of our fast-paced healthcare team, your work is essential for diagnosing genetic diseases. We're driven by a passion for innovation, teamwork, and creating meaningful impact.

• 1.0 FTE (40 hours per week)
• 8-hour day shifts
• 9:00am - 5:30pm
• Every 4th weekend rotation

Performs high complexity testing in the cytogenetics specialty of the pathology department. This includes the accurate and timely processing of specimens, and performing routine and complex laboratory procedures with strict adherence to quality control and quality assurance policies. May serve as a key operator for a technical work area, including oversight of regulatory compliance, new method validation, technical procedures, and inventory control.

CLIA Role:
Testing Personnel
Moderate complexity testing
Testing Personnel
High Complexity testing.

• Performs routine and complex laboratory procedures.
  • Performs analytical tests.
  • Prepares specimens for culture, harvest, slide preparation and staining, FISH processing, and analysis.
  • Performs cytogenetic analysis, including analysis of digital images and microscopic analysis, and documents results.
  • Correlates analysis results with patient's reason-for-referral, previous studies, related family studies as applicable and additional pathology/test results as available.
  • Evaluates results for accuracy, and resolves complex test problems.
  • Recognizes, communicates, and documents results that require action.
  • Follows all federal regulations including CAP, OSHA, COLA, CLIA, ACMG and HIPAA.
  • Performs and documents required & advanced instrument maintenance, and quality control.
  • Performs and documents required reagent preparation.
  • Performs quality control, and takes appropriate remedial action.
  • Ensures appropriate documentation and record retention according to federal regulations.
  • Performs proficiency testing as assigned.
• Processes Specimen.
  • Performs all aspects of specimen management, including confirmation of patient identity and labeling of specimens and aliquots.
  • Coordinates and performs the processing of cytogenetic specimens.
  • Assess all pre-analytic processes and documents all sub-optimal situations.
  • Evaluates patient orders for completeness and follows up as needed.
• Maintains safety, education, and competency requirements.
  • Stocks, rotates and requests supplies on a regular basis to ensure proper availability in the work area.
  • Participates in the training of new employees and students.
  • Assists in Direct Observation of staff for annual competency.
  • Participates in development of technical procedures, forms, miscellaneous documents, method validation, and implementation.
  • Participates in departmental or system meetings, projects and committees as assigned.
  • May assist with department scheduling.
  • Performs proficiency testing as assigned.
• CLIA defined responsibilities.
  • * 493.1425 Standard;
    Testing personnel responsibilities. Moderate complexity.
  • * 493.1495 Standard;
    Testing personnel responsibilities.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university AND successful completion of a NAACLS accredited cytogenetics education program within the last five years or
• Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college/university with a major in biological science or chemistry, or a bachelor's degree including 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) of college course work in the biological, chemical and/or medical sciences from a regionally accredited college/university AND one year of full-time acceptable work experience in a clinical cytogenetics laboratory in the U.S., Canada or an accredited laboratory within the last three years or
• Master's degree or Doctorate in genetics or molecular biology from a regionally accredited college/university AND nine months of full-time acceptable work experience in a clinical cytogenetics laboratory in the U.S., Canada, or an accredited laboratory within the last three years
• CLIA defined
  
  Qualifications:
  
  * 493.1423 Standard;
  Testing personnel qualifications
• CLIA defined
  
  Qualifications:
  
  * 493.1489 Standard;
  Testing personnel qualifications
• CLIA defined
  
  Qualifications:
  
  * 493.1491 Technologist qualifications on or before February 28, 1992

• Technologist in Cytogenetics CG (ASCP) within 6 months required

• Light Work:
• Lifting weight up to 20 lbs. occasionally, up to 10 lbs. frequently

Pay Range: $39.05 to $51.48 per hour The pay described reflects the base hourly pay range. Your starting rate would depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to,…