Lab Assistant

**Lab Assistant** **Opportunity**:
Principle Health Systems is hiring a **Lab Assistant (Overnight) **to support our rapidly growing clinical laboratory Principle Laboratory in the Webster/League City, TX area. Our position will work within a core laboratory/blood section under a Licensed Clinical Laboratory Scientist to assist with specimen processing, testing on machines ,and reporting of results.

PHS recently received the Culture Excellence Award in Innovation, Industry Award in Healthcare, and Houston Chronicle Top Workplaces for the Houston metro area.
- Full-time, permanent role
- **Pay**: Hourly+Shift Differential
- Plus shift lab differential between 8pm-6am ($1-$2/hour)
- **Schedule**:Monday-Friday 5:00pm-1:00am with 1-hour lunch
- **Competitive benefits**:health, vision, dental, 401k matching, 3 weeks PTO ,and 9 paid holidays a year
- Position works out of a core laboratory/blood section in the Houston, TX 77058 area

**Lab Assistant Essential Job Functions**:
Under the supervision and direction of a _Licensed Clinical Laboratory Scientist_, the Laboratory Assistant may perform the following duties:

- Completes appropriate routing, handling, and processing of various medical specimens
- Prepares batching of samples before loading instruments or delivering them to the technical staff
- Loads patient samples and controls onto automated instruments
- Assists the laboratory staff in notifying clients of critical values according to the laboratory’s policy for notifying and documenting critical values
- Archives specimens throughout the day into the LIS. Disposes specimens according to laboratory specimen retention policy and removes them from LIS archive files
- Adheres to all laboratory policies, procedures, and quality assurance programs
- Monitors the LIS backlogs at a minimum every 30 minutes to determine if any priority client patient samples are delayed longer than 1 hour after accessioned
- Other job-related duties as assigned by management

**Lab Assistant Knowledge, Skills, Abilities**:

- At least two (2) years experience in a clinical laboratory is preferred
- Knowledge of basic laboratory procedures is required. Ability to work the computer system, analyzer machines, and telephones
- High School Diploma or GED required. Associate of Science Degree or Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college or university preferred

For internal use only: lab; medical lab; med lab; core lab; core laboratory; lab tech; lab technician; lab testing; lab test; specimen; specimens; specimen handling; specimen processing; specimen routing; accession; accessioner; accessioning; lab assistant; lab assisting; LIS; LIMS; Lab Daq;

Pay: From $1.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Safety equipment provided
- Vision insurance

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overnight shift

Application Question(s):

- What is your current zip code and desired hourly pay range?
- Are you able to work the overnight schedule M-F 5:00pm-1:00am?

Work Location: In person